Thanks for the help, but that is where the problem is. Sometimes it works fine and sometimes it takes about 2 hours to connect, whereas I used to be able to connect immediately. I've searched around for information, and I have yet to find anything about the network blocking Gnutella. I wanted to know if there was something else I could do. Have you heard about the rule that one must share a certain number of files to be able to connect? Are there requirements for being able to connect? Is there a certain version that is better than others? Sorry to be so tiresome.