I do not have any activity either up or down right now so my bandwith is quiet. I will check it in the future and now I know what I am looking for! Attached is my monitor screen--why isn't the time displayed so I would know when the transfers were interupted, and is browse host grayed out?
Thanks again... ya'll have been very informative.

P.S. I have tried 3 times to attach my grab of my monitor screen. It is 89,000 bytes so it is under the limit and it is a JPG....when I go to preview reply--it is no longer attached...can you help me again??? Sorry:confused:

Ah--don't do the preview reply step (not sure why that strips the attachment).

btw--posting the monitor screen is probably not a good idea, since it contains filenames, IP's, and lots of personally identifying material.

The start/end/transfer times and rates can be seen by turning on the extended tooltips.

Ask someone to Direct Connect with you, and then you can use LW's Chat and really see what is going on.

Lyssa &JuliasMom: smells bad. I can direct connect to you meaning you have full access to internet, but I can't download any file from you :( Might be ISP blocking...

I agree et voilà

Mom--I wonder if they are using CISCO's NBAR filesharing controls http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/....htm#wp1074479 Look for the parts about "gnutella"

I gather this is built into much of the CISCO equipment ISP's use.

Call them and ask if this is the case. However, good luck finding someone who can answer. Two years ago the help desk at my ISP wasn't aware that the guys who run the equipment were using this stuff, so don't be surprised if the help desk is just as much in the dark as we are.