Did you try connecting without the router to see if it made any difference (if that's possible)?

You have something blocking that port a firewall of some sort.

Are you running any programs like Norton Internet Security, Zone Alarm, etc. It could be almost anything that has a firewall, or built in Firewall.

Lord of the Rings and myself aren't there to see what you have, so it is really hard for us to think of other options and fixes.

Hey dieselfreak,

I have a dell and I was having the same problem and I think we might have the same type of comp. If you have the McAfee firewall then this is what you do. Click on the McAfee Personal firewall icon click on the internet tap. You should see an icon for Limewire if it says blocked next to it then press unblock. What happened for me was when I was installing limewire I blocked it so that might have been your same problem. This worked for me and now I have an excellent collection. I hope it works for you.

i figured it out my 90 day trial firewall expired. so all of its components quit working until I renewed my subscription. now it is letting me access limewire with no problems. thanks for all the help and paitence.