I need help with manual portfowarding for limewire. I dowloaded the program a few days ago and I have very slow downloads. The port 6346 is busy so I have to us another port. Also the IP address that my computer gives me via the command prompt is different than the one I receive from the "what is my ipaddress" website
1. OS version? Windows xp pro
2. What firewalls you have? I have just the firewall that comes with windows
3. How much ram? 1.86GHz
4. Hard Disk space available? 160gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable, I am in a dorm with wireless internet.
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? I don't have my own router
I am connecting wirelessly via the Dorms' network
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? student accomodation
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire 4.18.1-- Java 1.6.0_07
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Unknown
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? It said 'your test worked'
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Yes I am sharing the connection with other computer in this building
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. I have used limewire at home before but I had my own router and I portfortwarded with my own router, the port 6346 was not busy, I was using XP home edition, and my ip address was 192........, and it seemed much easier the last time I did it.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes I see the brick and it say "limewire has detected a firewall" which is what I am trying to remove without disabling my firewall on my computer.
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. I am using spybot and AVG.
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). I am in the US
17. Has anything in your setup changed recently? Have you updated your version of LW or Java? Have you added any new software or new hardware? Have you updated any software? Have you moved house, changed internet plan or ISP etc etc?