I have tried everything to set up exceptions around my firewall, and nothing has worked. My roommates LW works great, right next to mine. What settings am i missing to allow LW around my firewall? Does it have anything to do with my Spy Sweeper antivirus? What am i doing wrong?? Please help!!


1. OS version? 10,3,9
2. What firewalls you have? windows
3. How much ram? 256MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 40G
5. Connection type? wireless
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? motorola sbg900 surfboard gateway
7. Where are you trying to connect from: house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4,12,11 Java 1,4,2_12
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? roadrunner, time warner
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? Test Worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. yes, sharing the connection with my roommates computer, but the connection is password protected against outsiders.
12. Is this your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. First on this computer.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? YES. I am getting only one bar green.
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? Dunno? I think i tried both?
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall. I am using windows, and Spy sweeper w/ antivirus.
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country. US