I have tried so mant things. Closed all my firewalls,ultra peers.....

1. OS version? Windows XP Pro
2. What firewalls you have? Modem firewall,Windows,Zone Alarm
3. How much ram? 1.00 GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 70.5 GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Westell Versalink 327W
7. Where are you trying to connect from? Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire 4.12.15 Java 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? AT&T/formerly Bellsouth
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. Its connected to my modem wirelessly which is connected via ethernet to my desktop.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with an semi-experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes.. it says Limewire has detected a firewall.
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? I dont know
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall AVG Free,Ad-Aware,Zone Alarm
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland).USA

First of all, delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

If you've recently updated Java, some people have had problems with Java 6 update 1...use the latest Java 6 update 2. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your old Java version(s) before you install this one.
Java SE Downloads

If that Java is no help, try this older version. Same deal with the JRE offline installer & removing other Java versions
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Try port forwarding for your router. The instructions are here.
Port Forwarding for the Westell Versalink 327W
LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router all have to be the same number.

This has worked for some people.
General Connection problems

Where is the preferences folder...lol?

Click on the blue 'fixes for LimeWire' link...it'll explain where the folder's located

There is no preferences folder. Went to documents and settings/my user/.limewire

The folder's not called 'preferences'. That .limewire folder is the preferences folder. You don't need to open it...just delete it.

If there's also a folder in C:\Documents and Settings\your username\Application Data\LimeWire then the LimeWire folder is the preferences folder.