1. OS version? vista home premium
2. What firewalls you have? windows/avg free(don't know if avg has a firewall )
3. How much ram?4 gigs
4. Hard Disk space available?432 gigs
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?n/a
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?4.12.15 (but get same response with 4.14 version)
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?mediacom
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? test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. not sharing
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.new problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?yes
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?upnp enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)?avg guard free version
16. What country are you living in? u.s.

some other things to note are: I've been on LW for about 3 years with no problems. Upgraded to this new comp about 4 months ago, still no problems. upgraded to version 4.14 and got firewall issues. went back to old version of 4.12 and still firewall issues. I've already tried the java fix,deleting the pref folder,turning off all firewalls,uninstalling and reinstalling avg as well as windows firewall then re-installing LW all with no help. Ive been scrolling thru these posts and trying about everything reccommended with still no luck. please help.