1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista) XP
2. What firewalls you have ? Windows firewall
3. How much ram ? 640 MB
4. Hard Disk space available ? 25.23 GB
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ?DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers ?Linksys Wireless router model # WRT54GS / VisionNet modem model # T207ES
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ?house
8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.?Java 1.5.0_11 / LW 4.12.11
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? local provider, basically verizon
10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ?The test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.A home network
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.?I've been using LW for about a year. It worked up until last week.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ?yes, even after I shut off my firewall
14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ?Yes
15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? On, but LW still doesn't work when I shut off the firewall.


As I said in my other post, LW worked without issues until just recently. Windows updated, and I have not been able to get LW to download since. I'm not sure how this info is supposed to help, since my ISP, router, modem, etc. have not changed and LW was working before.