I am using Jaguar's bulit in Firewall and I have only Personal File Sharing enabled. During the one day I was able to use Limewire without getting grilled by my parents for "endangering the local network", I found that when I hit the "Connect" button on Limewire, I was only able to connect for a split second, before being automatically disconnected again. I know for a fact that my internet connections and other settings are fine, and I suspect that this is the same problem that is stopping me from logging in to MSN, iChat, Hotmail and anything else that even sounds like it can be used to transfer files.

What I need to know is this: Are my problems arising from the fact that I have blocked the FTP Access port? If I enable it, will it affect anything else on my computer?


(I have already made a comment about this on the Limewire General Mac OS X Support forum, but that one was about the risks of using Limewire, not the firewall problems.)

I understand that Limewire and Firewalls dont go very well together, but does anyone have a workaround that I can use to a) use Limewire and b) not get grilled by my paranoid parents?

Any response would be welcomed.