Please answer these questions (where it says LimeWire, or LW, just substitute Frostwire!).
System details - help us to help you

Download a file from here & see what speed you get.
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Sorry about that, guess I just wasn't thinking.

1. OS version? XP
2. What firewalls you have? Sygate PFP
3. How much ram? 1 gig
4. Hard Disk space available? 8 gig on HDD1 (windows) about 150 gig on HDD2
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Fiber Optic line. 15 mbps up and down
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Linksys WRT54g V5 flashed with DD-WRT v23 SP1 micro build
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? My house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. FW version: 4.13.1 Java version: 1.5.0_11
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Mstarmetro
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? It works, but only because the port is open for another program
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Between 3 and 4 other computers running off of the Linksys. This is the only one with p2 AFAIK.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 1st try at FW
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Nope



Thanks. Sorry I didn't provide this before.

Your ISP might be throttling p2p.
broadband help » Forums » Fiber Optic » MstarMetro throttling p2p connections

What speed did you get when you downloaded a magnetmix file? Slow speeds there can be a pointer to an ISP throttling.

Try changing ports. Use something between 49152-65535 (a few people use 64049). You can change FW's listening port via tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Any ports forwarded within a router will have to change as well