LOTR 'bumps' smallwonder85's hips & laughs.

Long list of tips lol

1. File sizes & duplicate naming techniques to beware: Virus thread: Typical virus spam file sizes - Make a note of them (click on blue link to see)

2. Direct instructions to eliminate porn from results & follow 'both' links in that post for terms to filter out. You may find more to filter out but be careful they do not compromise with any searches you do.

Yes, the firewall icon could be due to one of a number of things:

3. Make sure you added limewire to your windows or whichever firewall you're using exception list. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-firewall.html

4. System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) in case you still have firewall icon. In meantime, some things to try are listed here If LW Will Not Connect (click on the blue link), such as performance & speed options.