A. Yes, I can see the firewall symbol. It's always been there when I've used LW.
B. 1. OS version? = WinXP (SP2)
2. What firewalls you have? = WinXP (active); ZA (inactive)
3. How much ram? = 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? = about 100GB
5. Connection type? = Fraudband (516KB)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? = iConnectAccess 621 (V38.54.3)
7. Where are you trying to connect from? = home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? = LW4.12.6 and JRE2 (V1.5.0_10-b03)
9. Who is your ISP provider? = iprimus
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? = it worked!
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. = No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. = experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? = yes
C. LW started (after answering prompt), file began downloading.
NB: LW now returning search results. It seems this event comes and goes without reason. For hours or days it doesn't work, then it does!