ok so why does it work for me strange heres what i did:
i permitted my Norton Firewall to let limewire connect.
disabled my windows firewall.
upgraded my java software (www.java.com).
it could be the Mcaffe firewall that u get with AOL 9.0 maybe its blocking it.
AOL spyware blocks Limewire so dont block it.
Or in the end of the day im just lucky lol