i am running win 98 and have LimeWire ver4.1.9 Pro beta. i used to be able to connnect instantly, but now can only get a poor connection for a few seconds at best. i have already tried purging my preferences but to no avail. i am not running any firewalls. can any one help me please.

Please do the following test & tell us whether your result is True or False: Click this link to take you to sample of LW test

the test is false

OK probably before people may have had difficulty connecting to you althugh you could connect. Can you provide me the specifics of your set-up:
1. Modem & router brand & model no.'s
2. Where you are trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
3. Java version? Can update here: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp for 1.4 or here for 1.5: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

we have a cable modem :surfboard sb3100
the router is a linksys 4 port model befsr41 ver 2
and java version 1.4

OK thanks. I'm not sure which router is yours (I think the 1st link) but follow the directions on the following link to forward a port on your Linksys router (use port 6346): http://portforward.com/linksys/befsr...forwarding.htm OR this one: http://portforward.com/linksys/befsr...forwarding.htm After doing that, you'll need to force ip in LW. Go to LW's menu Tools-Options-Advanced & Firewall. (Oh & make sure the Port options in Tools-Options Adv-Port is also set to 6346) See sample image below (must use same port as router):

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we are allowing the port to come through the router like it said to on the page, and i am forcing my ip, but i still cant connect. i also tried to run the purger again, but i still cant connect.

Double-check all your settings. Make sure you saved all your settings for your router. Are you sure there's no other firewall, such as the Norton package or anything. If you did everything correctly it should work. And make sure the same port no. is opened on everything.

2. Where you are trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?