1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) XP
2. What firewalls you have?McAfee
3. How much ram? 1gb
4. Hard Disk space available? 106 gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? BT Voyager 105 usb adsl modem
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. limewire 4.8.1 pro java 1.5.0_02
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? AOL
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? same thing 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. nope
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. its a new problem, have had limewire for ages
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? nope
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? erm im confused?
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall for antivirus i use AVG
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). UK

It would be because of your ISP AOL...
* FUP comes into place Feb 2007.
Little information available - link
Update Feb 07 - Many users over the past few weeks have been reporting download speeds in the region of around 400 kbps - despite them not being heavy users. :/

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