Thanks for helping me out Speechless! This means a lot. I am not computer savy at all... so I don't know if I will answer these questions correctly.. here is my best.

1. What's your connection like - do you have any green bars at all? I have all the green bars.
Is there a brick wall in front of world ? No there is not a brick wall.

2. Do this test & see if it works. What does it say ?
http://www3.limewire.com:6346
^ I clicked the link and it took me to a blank browser that said "Your test worked!"... I hope that is enough.

3. What are your details

OS ? (Win XP, Mac OSX etc.) Windows XP Home
How much free harddiskspace ? 16.7 GB
How much RAM ? how do I figure this out?
LW & Java version ? (In Limewire press Help>about LW & you'll see)
LW 4.12.3 and Jave 1.5.0_04
What Firewall you're using ? How do you figure this out?
Modem/router brand & model ? Speedstream 4100
Are you using portforwarding, UPnP or nothing ? UPnP which is recommended(Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewall Config)
What is your listening port ? (Same as above) Listening port is 45037
ISP (Internet Service Provider) ? SBCglobal
Connection type ? (modem, DSL etc) + Speed Up/Down if you know. DSL
Where you connect from (home, school etc)- HOME
Are you sharing a connection with other computers? No.
Has Limewire ever worked for you ? If so how long have you been using it? I downloaded some songs so I guess it did work for about 15 mins.

Have you tried using any other P2P apps & if so, do you have the same problems ? I don't know what they are... maybe..

Also include any attempts to fix this. It helps people rule things out
None really except coming here.

I tried answering all the questions best to my ability. I hope this helps you and if you explain how to figure things out I will be able to get it for you. Thanks for all your help Speechless!