1. OS version? Windows XP Home SP2
2. What firewalls you have? Mcafee
3. How much ram? 512mb
4. Hard Disk space available?40g
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? dlink di-604
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? HOME
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.limewire 4.10.5 Pro/java 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?Earthlink via Brighthouse Networks
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? IT WORKS
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.New problem only been going on a week. I have turbo charged connection, but when i try to d/l anything it says connecting and then awaiting sources forever.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? yes but my firewall has been set up to allow it and also my router. nothing has changed on my system nor have i installed anything since last week when it worked.

Files that sit connecting for ages, then need more sources are usually fakes. Try searching for some old songs & see what happens. Stay away from the files with large numbers of sources...try a file with 10 or less sources & see what happens.
Check the stickies below for more info & tips

Fake files showing up in search results
How to find music (info here applies to movies, too)

If it really is every file getting stuck, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's closed. See points 2 & 3 below. If you've used older versions of LW you maight have a folder in either location, so check both.
Fixes for LimeWire

If you want to look at the firewall issue, check the sticky below. Make sure the XP firewall is off. How do you have your router set up (UPnP enabled, ports forwarded or neither)? If you're firewalled, other people will find it very hard to download from you
Connection problems? Check here first!

I deleted the preferences .......restarted and still the same issue. Turbo charged connection, and not able to download I tried files w/ 99...75..10 and 4....nothing! I have restarted my router and modem, checked my firewall settings, allowed LW numerous times by taking out and putting it back on the list. I worked 100% last week and now nothing.

try this mr. oh so sure its not fake files...

do an image search for britney spears nude, and download one of those...

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You're best off port forwarding; go here & look under Dlink for your model: http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm And save your settings.
BTW you WILL need to reboot your router to fully save settings & get them into action immediately. Also restart LW. And possibly reboot.

Oh ... and don't forget to disable your XP firewall; Go to the control panel, double click on Windows Firewall, check the disable box. Configure your McAffee firewall as prescribed here Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)