Hi LOTR
Thanks for the speedy suggestions.
Having failed to connect I did apply port forwarding to the router (taking instructions from this forum).
I didn't manually allocate an IP - as my machine in the only pc on the network - but I have now.
My Java install in the latest - downloaded as part of the natty LimeWire install.
I had configure my firewall but that is now disabled.
I had NOT forced ip within LW but I have now.
I HAVE checked and recheck all settings.
Still no connection. Am I now a lost cause?
Chris

ps I voted LOTR as the best book ever (BBC Radio 4, UK) but that was before I read the Dark Tower sevenology