I don't know if any of these will apply to you but worth reading through:
1.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd
2.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd
3.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd
4.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&highlight=bsd
Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider?
10. What graphics card type & driver versions are you using?