Ah! LW, unlike Acquisition (my favourite OSX client), doesn't display speeds between 0 and 1KB. The only way I know that they're still uploading is to look at the time column. As long as a time is being displayed, something is being transferred. Those downloading aren't getting much, but more than nada if they end up saying "Complete." Some end up "interrupted." I have seen some zip along at 24 KB/s, and complete. btw--most of my interrupted uploads are Limewire/Acquisition. Do any of them complete for you?

In 10.2.4 the firewall settings are in System Preferences>Internet & Network>Sharing. I want to figure them out one of these days . . . but still not sure of the risks involved in turning it off. OS 9 didn't have it, but it wasn't UNIX based like OSX.

You should uninstall 2.9.6 and download a fresh copy of 2.9.7 (it fixed some mac stuff, I hear).

Your point is good, but until we figure out how to handle the OSX firewall, others will get their stuff very slowly from us. Something is better than nothing, and they decide if our stuff is worth waiting for. At least you just have the firewall to worry about--I've got to figure out the home network NAT problem too. I'd rather see more ups than downs, or feeling like a leech. For now, I just let whoever can connect, connect.

Cheers.