1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows & AVG(?)
3. How much ram? 896 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 71.5 GB
5. Connection type? Toucan Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Speedtouch 330
7. Where are you trying to connect from Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LimeWire 4.12.11 Java 1.5.0_04
9. Who is your ISP provider? Toucan?
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? Test Worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user? 1st try
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes I do


Only get one green bar and the following message appears everytime you try to search

"LimeWire is currently connecting to the network. Your search may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network:idea."

Hi Fat boy,
There's no firewall in your modem, so double check your Windows firewall config.
Firewall setup

Are you using AVG Anti_virus plus Firewall? AVG Free doesn't have a firewall
If you do have an AVG firewall, you'll have to either turn it off, or turn the Win firewall off...don't use 2 software firewalls together. Which ever firewall you use must be configured to allow LW.

Toucan are a Tiscali reseller. Heaps of people have had problems with Tiscali recently, so I'll give you some Tiscali info that might help:

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

Use the forum search to look for Tiscali, you'll find lots more threads