firewall(s)
 

Is there a way of finding out how many firewalls and where they are. I have tried a lot of suggestions that thave been posted and still cannot seem to download or the downloads are slow. I disabled the windows firewall and restarted and the firewall icon in LW is still there.

Post the details of your set-up so we have an idea what's going on. See: System details - help us to help you.

Check these links for more info on firewalls. Your modem/router probably has a nat firewall in it.

Connection Troubleshooting

Connection problems? Check here first!

1. OS version? windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? windows firewall
3. How much ram? 512MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 80g
5. Connection type? T-1 connection
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?motorola modem/ Belkin router
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? limewire 4.12.6, java 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?brighthouse (cable provider)
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? it says the test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. explained below
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes
Is there a way to allow LW thru modem/router?

Yes. If they support UPnP that is the desired way to go. If not then you'll probably need to setup port forwarding for them.

Can you give the model numbers for your router and modem e.g. Belkin F1PI-241EGau, Motorola BR700?