I'm having the same problem. On a Mac G5
running OSX 10.3.3 (no firewire), using version 3.8.7, basic, high speed internet cable. Limewire previously caused disconnection of my modem only upon quitting out of the application, now it disconnects from the network upon launching the program too. VERY frustrating!! (have to shut down, unplug modem then restart computer). Sometimes I remove just the preferences, sometimes the entire program, then reinstall. Works for a while (no problem on start-up), but still disconnects when I quit. Any new news about this? Just noticed that there's an upgrade to Limewire-version 3.8.9. Does anyone know if they addressed this issue with this new version? Also, can I install the new version of Limewire without removing the older one? Does it just upgrade the existing one? By the way, tried everything mentioned above by the moderator, still didn't work. Would really appreciate any help here, or
any experiences with 3.8.9. I think this is a terrific program when it works!!