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Originally Posted by ABeatty  1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Mac OSX 10.3.9
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Modem: Alvarion BreezeACCESS SU-I & Router: Linksys WRT54GSV4
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Casair.net
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? Connection timed out/server taking too long to respond
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? ... We have a home network with one desktop and three laptops connecting through the router, but this has never been an issue before. I occasionally use Azureus but NEVER at the same time as LimeWire.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with an experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image Yes (but always have, even when LimeWire worked)
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I am port forwarding and UPnP is enabled
Except for a connection to one host about a week ago, I haven't been able to connect for around two months. |
10. Shows port 6346 is completely blocked. 13. Shows you are having firewall problems.
Perhaps you didn't set port forwarding up correctly. The very first thing you should have done is set up a static ip.
How to set up a Static ip for Mac OSX (click on link) If this was not the very first thing you did during the port forwarding process, then it was not done correctly & should be started from scratch, removing the previous port forward rule. For port forwarding your device, you should do both TCP & UCP. Even better to do them as separate port forward rules but not necessary. Then after setting up your port forward rules you save settings & depending on brand of device, may need to reboot that device to properly save & get the device into action with the new PF rules. Steps are (1) Static ip. (2) Set up port forward rules. (3) Save settings & reboot device if it requires it. (4) Set port forward settings for LW;
Manual port forward instructions & sample image.
* Do not use the same port to connect thru as any other computer on the network.
If the others are using port 6346 then choose another & make appropriate changes to your settings in LW, port forward rules, and as an extra OSX firewall rule.