Okay, yes. I believe I set the static ip properly -- and yes, those are the instructions I used. The only thing I can think of, is that the screen shot they give for the security page on the setup -- it has an enable/disable firewall option. My screen is showing no such option.

see:

This is the one displayed on the instructions page:

http://i14.tinypic.com/2ywhn4i.jpg

and this is the one I actually get on my screen:

http://i14.tinypic.com/34s3pqv.jpg

I'm not sure why that is, though, and how to disable it if I can...Um. Yeah.

That's because they are different versions...
What number did you choose ??
Did you enter this number in the manual port forward and listen box in limewire, they have to be exactly the same number ??

Connection Fine...Connection Not!!!
 

Found out that my D link router is not very good with UPnP so went down the port forwarding route. Followed the instructions and way hay here we go. Brilliant, downloading like a M***** F****. Five green bars, no brick wall, was even getting 40 to 60 k speeds. ( dont know if thats good or not, was for me). Have had the PC on since then downloading day and night until... er indoors turned it off, now we're back to square one, one bar, brick wall no connecting. Tried port forwarding again numerous times and numerous different ports, nothing. Then i sussed out that Pipex use dynamic IP's so when the missus shut down it put a large spanner in my works.
Now im trying to assign a static IP but the last piece of information i need to do this is the address of the DNS that Pipex use. Called them, spoke to a bloke about what im trying to do, (he even told me that he has to do something similar for his Bit Torrent Client but knows nothing about Limewire).
Anyway the long and short of it is that Pipex use a Dynamic DNS and he couldnt give me anything to help me...

Does this mean that i am saying goodbye to Limewire as its clearly using up Hard Drive space at the moment like an ageing unwell dog..

Any thoughts you very technical people out there??