i'm pretty new at all of this but i was using limewire for a few months and then it stopped working i got a new ISP and still my limewire will not connect and it says i'm behind a firewall (brickwall in front of earth) but the only firewall i have is windows firewall which i have turned off i'm on windows xp with the service pack 2 if there is any other information that is needed i'll see what i can do to get that to you but any help at all would be very appreciated

Don't run without a firewall, just configure the firewall to allow LW through. Read through this sticky, it tells you how to configure firewalls. Do the port test & see what result you get. If your router supports UPnP, make sure it's enabled within the router & ticked within LW's tools > options > advanced.
Connection problems? Check here first!

Read the stuff about NAT firewalls in modems/routers. Does yours have one?

What are your details

OS(Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & you'll see)
Firewall you're using
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Connection type (DSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, school etc)
Are you sharing a connection with other computers
Is this your first try with LW

i'm running windows xp with service pack 2
LW version 4.10.9 java version 5.0 update 6
Firewall I'm using Windows firewall that came with my windows xp
my ISP is a local company yucca communications
Connection type is dial up 56.k
i'm connected at my house
no i'm not sharing a connection with other computers
this is not my first time using Limewire
also when it does happen to connect for a few minutes at a time after hours of waiting the firewall disappears from in front of the earth but if i close limewire and reopen it the firewall emblem reappers. i have done the connecting through the windows firewall before but it didnt do anything

Did you configure your firewall?
What was the result of the port test?
What's the brand & model of your router? Does it support UPnP & if so have you got it enabled?

The firewall might be within your modem/router. It's still better to run with the Win firewall than no firewall at all.

the port test says Your test worked!
i tried the configure firewall but still nothing same thing. i have no idea what a router is but the UPnP is enabled

Your router is a piece of hardware. What boxes do you have that are connected to your computer? Have a look around & see what you can find. It might have 'router' written on it or 'modem' or 'modem/router'. It will have LEDs... some will blink & some will just stay lit.

i dont have anything like that on my computer

What plugs into your phone line to let you connect to the net?

That's like going back to the roots (no offens though)

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my phone line just plugs into my modem