1. OS version? OS X 10.5.1 leopard
2. What firewalls you have? just the apple ones
3. How much ram? 1gb
4. Hard Disk space available? at least 100gb
5. Connection type? cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? linksys WRT54G
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.14.12 & JAVA 1.5.0_13
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? SUREWEST
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. I have used limewire previously, but I am new to using it on a MAC
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes there is a brick wall.

All looks normal, so you should be able to connect after a while (the connections may be having trouble finding spots for many new users).

If problems persist and your ISP says connections are allowed to the gnutella network, then try replacing your gnutella.net file. Instructions are here: Replacing gnutella.net file on Mac OSX
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I have the exact same issue with the same information you have. I downloaded a few files two days ago and now it won't connect. I deleted the LW folder in the users preferences folder and still doesn't connect.


This is LW version 4.14.12 Pro

PeerGuardian was the culprit, I disabled the filters, then enabled them again!

And does it help???

Yes, it worked, I was able to use Limewire again...

how do you disable the filters

Open PeerGuardian if it's not open, go to file, select enable or disable filters....

I have been reading the post for the last few days and I'm am having a similar problem. I have read about replacing the gnutella.net file. The problem is that all of instruction to do this is for windows users. Is this action capable of being done on a mac running OS X 10.5.1

Yes, go to users>preferences>Limewire Folder.

The gnutella.net file resides in the Limewire folder inside your user's preference folder.