Have been using Limewire for a couple of weeks. Has always taken 15 minutes or so to connect but as of sunday afternoon i can get no connection at all. Tried all the usual, checked my router settings...check, checked my firewall exceptions...check...blah blah. Now i dont even get the connection tab when its running and i only have the option of disconnect in the file drop down. How can i disconnect if its not connected?? Please can someone help.
1. OS version?-------XP Pro
2. What firewalls you have?-------Windows Firewall
3. How much ram?-------512mb
4. Hard Disk space available?------C: 54GB, D: 16GB
5. Connection type?------Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?----DLink DSL-G604T/UK
7. Where are you trying to connect from?------House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?----- 4.12.6 & 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider?------Pipex Homecall
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?----"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
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.-----1st try but has been working succesfully
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?------Yes
Have tried un installing and deleting limewire file directory