1. OS version?
windows xp media center
2. What firewalls you have?
avg 7.5 internet sercurity
3. How much ram?
1gb
4. Hard Disk space available?
60
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
bt home hub (the white one off the tv with the guy from my family (uk))
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
home

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 4.11.2 pro java 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
bt broadband
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?
says :"your test worked"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
no and no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
no i had limwire 4.11.2 pro installed on my old win xp sp2 laptop upgraded to win media center now it doesnt work neither does the ftp protocol

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?
yes i do.

As i metioned erlier i have upgraded my old laptop (running win xp sp2) to a new 1 running xp media center, i used to be able to run limewire on the laptop but now it wont connect. my wirless hub uses unup and automatically configure for the gnutella network i have also set all the port on my avg internet sercurity to the correct port, but i still cant connect, if you could tell which specific protocol the gnutella network uses i could create specific rules . also i cant use the ftp protocol on media ceter if that helps the solve the problem