Duh.
Brainfart..
Okay, let's see...

It's Ethernet.
2Wire HomePortal 1000HW

Does that help?

It was the Freebie that SBC sent me for signing up for their DSL service.

I was wondering if the problem (now) might be with the Norton Antivirus? I've heard a LOT of complaints about it NOT being a clean uninstall.

When I couldn't get onto LimeWire, I tried to adjust the settings in the Firewall but, when I tried to open the program, it wouldn't open. That was why I deleted the software, instead of changing the settings.
If something unfortunate happened to the software, and it fuc...err... MESSED up, is it possible that an uninstall that wasn't "clean" could leave some sort of settings in there to thwart it?

I downloaded eBay's TurboLister program tonight so I could sell a few things swiftly. When you first try to run it, you have to connect to the internet so it can share some info with the eBay site. When I tried to do that, it said I had no internet connection (both WITH and WITHOUT AOL signed on).

Would it help or hurt if I downloaded the free AOL Firewall & tried to use the settings on it? Perhaps the settings for the NEW firewall would override the remaining settings from the old one (if that is what the problem is)?

Thanks for the assistance!

Eric