Fausto G.....Cox are known to block p2p....
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-limewire.html Cox Communications - Cable, High Speed Internet and Telephone services in Cox Communications
Executivej you sound like you are only connecting to fake files..
Try installing PeerGuardian, it will help keep the fake hosts out...Remember to enable PG just before you start limewire up...
Phoenix Labs » PeerGuardian 2 If you're using Vista, there's this PG2 Beta available for Vista users. PeerGuadian 2 for Windows Vista beta released - Phoenix Labs PeerGuardian 2:Manual - Phoenix Labs Wiki
Another thing if you are using limewire 4.13 and later you can apply this hostile list...This will block known fake IP addresses...
The TechNutopia Fullsize Hostiles List for BearShare and LimeWire
If that fails try using a torrent client like utorrent....