Gnutella Forums - connection help

Please, anyone, I cannot get limewire to connect when I am trying to search for anything. Is there something that I am doing wrong? When I open limewire it seems that it is working just fine, but when I click on connect, it will only stay on one bar at all times!!! It is very frustrating and I sware this computer will not last long if it keeps doing this.:mad2: No matter what I try, it will always stay at one bar. I have done everything that limewire.com has told me to do and still it doesn't work. Please, if anyone has any advice besides use my moniter as a new gun target, please tell me, I don't want to lose anymore hair over this.