1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows Xp

2. What firewalls you have? Norton 2006, Windows xp (turned off)

3. How much ram? 1024

4. Hard Disk space available? 50gb

5. Connection type? Broadband

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? N/a not connected via either – using a network.

7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? home – living in student accomm

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.

Limewire: 4.12.6
Java: 1.5.0_06

9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Bt

10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?

You test worked!

12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 1st try

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? Yes


Ok I have tried all the solutions listed, in the other forums and none of them seem to work – I connected to limewire yesterday with fivebars but now its gone back to no bars and being unable to connect and I don’t know why.

I have deleted the preferences file – no result

Turned firewall off – no result

Made firewall permit all for lime wire – no result

Can someone please help me connect – like I said it did do it yesterday but it wasn’t doing it before or doing it today.