So, still can't really connect and have no idea why. I got one host connection for about a hour last week--don't recall the day--when it promptly dropped, and then I couldn't get anything. Have been working back through the suggested fixes AGAIN and getting nowhere. *sigh* Disconnected and reconnected LimeWire, nothing. (I do not have tips showing at startup and always manually start the connections rather than having the program do it on startup.) Replaced the gnutella.net file and restarted my computer, nothing. Twice. Rechecked that I have the latest/most up-to-date Java (I do). Deleted my preferences and restarted the computer and then LimeWire, nothing. Changed my listening port, nothing.