It might sound basic but if you coud answer my questions to this post:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...670#post107670 it 'might' point to an issue you have you never knew you had.
Sometimes a good way to sort connection problems is to delete your LW prefs found here:
/Users/your_username/Library/Preferences/LimeWire But you should keep a note of your settings 1st b/c you'd need to reset them. Sometimes basic solutions work wonders.