I think the culprit is the modem/router. I can't believe i paid for limewire pro without running the free version first to see if it would connect. Tomorrow I will try to use my old bellsouth modem with a lynksis router and maybe let you all know as soon as I can if that solved it. I did the port forwarding recommended and nothing works.

I think lime wire with att's new 2wire networking modem is gay