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Old August 31st, 2007
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I have tried all of the things suggested in the forum to get around the firewall and connect but I still can't connect. I get the smallest green bar, the rest are red and it never says anything but starting connection. What now?

1. what OS version (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista) ? XP
2. What firewalls you have ? WINDOWS
3. How much ram ? 256K
4. Hard Disk space available ?2012MB?
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ? cable
6.Modem what brand name & model numbers ? 3Com 56K V.90 Mini PCI Modem
7.Router brand name & model numbers ? Lynksys WRT54G
8. Where are you trying to connect from (house, apartment complex, school, student accommodation, work, etc.) ? Apartment complex, router in my apartment
9. What version,LimeWire & Java, are you using. Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.? 4.14.8 Pro, 1.6.0_02
10. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? Mediacom
11. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ? It says your test worked
12. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
13. Is this your 1st try at LW, or is this a new problem with an experienced user.? New problem when I downloaded limewire pro
14. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ? yes
15. Have you given full permissions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ? Yes
16. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? On with exceptions for limewire
17. In Start & remove Programs, Is this update Installed, "Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)" ? Yes
If Windows Updates are not seen, Tick the box at top of page, (show updates)
18. Are you using Manual Port faward in LimeWire OR UPnP ? Yes
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