I just installed LW on winXP-sp2. I have a direct connection to a CNet wireless router and the Mcafee firewall gave access to the LW exe. Imagine my consternation then when LW shows all 0s in the lower left corner and the connections tab is empty.

Imagine our consternation when we find that you haven't given sufficient system details & so we're unable to help you

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1. OS version?

winxp-sp2

2. What firewalls you have?

mcafee 07

3. How much ram?

512

4. Hard Disk space available?

60gb

5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)

ATT DSL - 100mbps

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?

Wireless rtr CNet cwr854 but direct connected to PC

7. Where are you trying to connect from

Home

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?

LW 4.12.11 - Java 1.6.0_01

9. Who is your ISP?

ATT

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?

Your test worked!!

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 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

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342

14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?

no & no

15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall

mcafee 07

16. What country are you living in?

USA or whats left of it

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LW has full access according the Mcafee. I have J2SE 5.0 upd 10&11. Also JSE runtime env 6 upd 1. I tried BearShare and it cant connect either. I dont have this problem with any other apps

I'd suggest removing all of your current Java versions & then reinstalling the version that I linked to. Quite a few people now have had problems connecting, after installing 1.6.0_01.