AO firewalls? How about disabling them & using XP firewall instead & configure it to allow LW full access. Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

Beware of AOL security. It has a spyware utility that thinks P2P programs are spyware & will either remove them or remove parts of the program & result in it not working properly. Put LW on its safe list or else, use a safe one like Spybot - Search & Destroy (FREE)