More of a description of your set up might help. Sounds like you use a portable computer (laptop)?

Have you done any Java updates in the meantime since spring? Find the Java.exe file, right-click & choose/set to Run as Administrator. On Windows 7 this can be very important for LPE to function properly.

Then, make sure LPE is set to run as administrator. Right-click the LW shortcut & choose Run as Administrator.

If this does not help with the connection, then try deleting the LW preferences folder whilst LW is closed: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...ndows-7-a.html. You might wish to make a copy of the downloads file (downloads.dat) before deleting the preferences folder. After this, you will need to do all the settings again.

Beyond the above suggestions, check http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html

Let us know if any of these helped.