Full green connection bar, no firewall but cant search/download!

[lwpro]

I've been using limewire for over a year and it has worked perfectly fine. But after i've come back from a wk long hol, LW has suddenly stopped working. The green connection bar is full, no firewall sign comes out but i my searches show no results and my half-completed downloads are stuck.
Please help! Thank you!

[s3ntfromabov3]

my topic is above urs. a admin told me to Go to tools > options > searching > lisence warning and make sure the box is not ticked and then select apply even if it wasnt checked before

[lwpro]

Thanks. i've tried that. now i'm getting some search results sometimes. but it's slow and few. and most of the time i still don't get any. what i don't get is why LW suddenly stops working when it has been working fine all this time.

[wondering why]

Could you post some of these details please...
System details - help us to help you

[lwpro]

here it is...

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98): xp
2. What firewalls you have? noen
3. How much ram? 768mb
4. Hard Disk space available? around 6gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? linksys
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, 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. LW: 4.12.6 java: 1.5.0_10
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Starhub
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. my comp is 1 of 2 sharing the connection
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. been using it for over a yr with no probs until now
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? no

[wondering why]

Try a connection & listening port somewhere between 49152 - 65535 such as 64049....
You could also try these fixes and see if that helps...

Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should!

[lwpro]

i've tried all the above solutions. but its still the same situation. i can get search results when i've just connected to LW, but it seems less than before. When i try downloading anything the speed seems stuck at 0kb/s even though it says downloading from 7 or 8 hosts. then after a few minutes, i try and search for the same thing and it's just blank results. weird

[wondering why]

I googled your ISP and this is what I found...It looks like Starhub shapes p2p..
http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/print...=1321482&pp=30

[lwpro]

thanks for your help. is there anything i can do about it apart from switching ISPs?