Sorry, I didn't give you the right link about a Windstream firewall in my other post...here it is.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/218807-post7.html

Just to clarify...are there no connection bars at all, or connection bars but the firewall icon's showing?

Are you running as administrator?
LimeWire 4.14.7 won't work!!!!

Right click on the LW icon on your desktop > properties > compatibility (that's for XP, hope it's the same for Vista) & run in compatibility mode for XP.

When you deleted LW's preferences folder, did all of your settings within options change? If things didn't change back to default, means that the prefs folder wasn't deleted properly.

Yes, I run everything as administrator all the time, and my router doesnt have a built in firewall. I checked with Windstream about it and they said mine doesn't have one. So it must be something else new nobody encountered yet.

Well, the user guide says that your router has a firewall
http://kb.efficient.com/display/1n/a...31&r=0.3391687

Did all of your settings revert to default, after you deleted the prefs?

Windstream said that there was a misprint in the user guide and they assured me that there was no firewall on it. If there was, I would have had it dismantled a long time ago. Like I did with Vista Firewall. I shut off the service that ran it so I know that it was permanently disabled. When I deleted the prefs nothing happened either. Whatever it is, I went through it with a fine tooth comb and I just can't pin it down.
I think I might as well accept defeat. *Surrenders*