Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. Is your modem/router a USB device? both the modem and router are USB
2. What firewalls you have? I shut all firewalls down when downloading. I am running AVG antivirus.
3. How much ram? 512 MB RAM
4. Hard Disk space available? Plenty
5. Connection type? cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? modem is an RCA, not sure of a model; router is a Linksys Wireless-G
7. Where are you trying to connect from? home
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire 4.8.1 and Java 1.4.2
9. Who is your isp provider? Mediacom
10. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user? Benn using P2P programs for years. This problem recently popped up. Another problem that just popped up is that some of my files in my shared folder are red.