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Old June 24th, 2007
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Default Enabling Open Information Sharing Sooooo lost

Hi ive just installed limewire on my laptop and for some reason its not downloading anything and at the top it says enabling open information sharing and on top of that ive turned all my firewalls off and it still says that it is hiding behind one. Please help me im so lost and don't know much at all about limewire. Help would be appreciated.

1. OS version: Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows firewall and Norton Anti virus firewalls as far as i know
3. How much ram? 512MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 47GB
5. Connection type? broadband, Router, Cat 5e Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from Home
8. What version of LimeWire LW- 4.12.14 JAVA- 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP? Telecom
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?
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
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes
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?
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall avg and norton
16. What country are you living in? New Zealand

I hope this is of help for you to help me..
Thanks
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