U'r right ursula...I'll try to make myself clear.

Bearshare version 5.2.5 (i don't like the new one which is more of a chat)
I never had problems with it. Never had to modify the router, open ports or whatever.
One day I scan my pc with ad-aware (the free version, and I never used ad-watch, I don't even think I can in the free version). At the end of the scanning I delete some files that the program highlited and then started bearshare, which wouldn't connect.

I haven't changed any settings on the program or on the router settings. It just stopped working. I though I've deleted something useful. So I removed BS and reinstalled it again but with no change. I tried to check out the router and just in case I've opened the port for BS, something which I've never done before, and still no change.

I then turned on my laptop (with which I download from BS when I'm at uni), tried to see if it worked but (surprise surprise) it wouldn't connect either.

Now I have no idea what the hell is going on. Utorrent is working as usual, if I've changed something in the router/firewall settings that shouldn't work either.

Hope this makes the situation a bit clearer.


@aaron: I can't enter the host view as I haven't got the pro version.


Thanks for ur help lads.