I did everything you indicated up to the port forwarding. When I did this my router indicated the IP was already being used and cant port forward? When I checked the advanced option in limewire,Network interface, it states check box for network interface and below that states
NVIDIA nforce networking controller packet scheduling miniport

below that is my wireless usb netgear wg121 adapter- packet scheduling miniport

round box to check with 192.168.1.126 (my ip for that computer)

So wher does that play when trying to port forward and my router states 192.168.126 is already being used? What is this tab really mean and what should be checked?

1 other question, why is my firewall on and listed as limewire as an exception but when connected I see no wall in the globe as limewire states there should be when lw is connected?

Again thanks, everything else I followed and it is up and running. Your explanation was very understandable and truly appreciated.....TQ