1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? just windows as far as i know
3. How much ram? errr, i have no idea what it is, sorry
4. Hard Disk space available? 212 GB (thats if im looking at the right hing!)
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? i have no idea what all of them are
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
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-4.12.11 Java-1.5.0_11
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? tiscali
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 says your test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. not that i no of!!
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. i've had limewire for some time, but the problem keeps coming back, only way ive managed to fix it, is by uninstalling then re-installing again, but it only works once, then doesnt connect again
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes

Tiscali are a pain, so many people are having probs with them lately.

Double check the config of your XP firewall
Firewall setup

Some people have found changing ports helps. To do this, in LW go tools > options > advanced > firewall config. There you can change LW's listening port. Good ones to try are 49152 - 65535. Someone recently got connected after weeks of pain using port 139. Have a read of these...

Tiscali & Limewire
can't connect between 5pm-11pm
I have found a solution to getting Limewire to work with Tiscali

You could also see whether Java 1.6 makes any difference (it did for one person). Use the JRE offline installer here & remove your old Java versions before installing the new one.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

If you find that you do eventually connect, try to find the brand & model of your router (might be written underneath) & we can try to get rid of that firewall icon

heya, thanks for the reply ill try some of those tips and see if i get any joy cheers xxx