nycshoegal I have a horrible suspicion (I hope this is not so!) that your isp provider (Cox) is responsible for your problems. See ISP's known to BLOCK or Filter p2p or specifically Limewire

Do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is the result True/False? If false then you have a firewall issue or something similar.

Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

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?

petesolis try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Fixes for Limewire