PC Loses Internet Connection When Limewire Starts

[butter428]

Ok, I'm at my wit's end here with Limewire. Everything was fine until about a month ago. I'm running XP SP2, my internet provider is WOW (Wide Open West), and I'm using a Belkin Wireless G Router.

I have not changed anything on my PC in a long time, and all of the sudden I started having problems.

When I *try* to connect to Limewire, my PC loses the internet connection and I have to restart my router. I cannot use Limewire because of this. My Windows firewall is configured to allow Limewire and Gnutella. 3 times, I was able to delete the .limewire folder located in "C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire", and it worked fine. But now, that folder is no longer present on my PC, so I can't delete it.

Since I have to reboot the router after I lose the connection, I'm thinking it's a router problem. But Belkin's website doesn't offer much for support. It's a Wireless G Router 2.4Ghz, 802.11g. That's about all that I know about it. Is there an IP address I can type into my Internet Explorer to tweak the router settings?


Any suggestions?

[Wintermute6]

I'm definitely thinking it's your router, as the whole reason I came to this forum was because my PC is doing the exact same thing yours is. AND, we're using a Belkin Wireless G as well.

[garbagefan2]

this happened to my computer before. do you have an ethernet in your computer? i had to take mine out because my router and internet stopped because the computer didnt know which internet to use. this might or might not be the solution. so ask someone that knows lots about computers