I haven't used LW in a while (at least 6 months) b/c I could never see incoming searches. I have reinstalled several times and I was able to get about 2 hours worth of full connection yesterday. I cam back later in the day to one bar and firewall icon. Please advise. Below is the information requested. Please know that I am not computer literate, but also very appreciative of any help.

1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee (LW has full access)
3. How much ram? 504 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 49.2 GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Siemens Speedstream 4100
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.12.11, Java 1.5.0_03
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? AT&T
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? 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
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Older, random user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Sometimes - it was there earlier, but not now! That happened yesterday as well.
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14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? Unsure of what this means