I have been using LimeWire for several months and had no trouble either downloading files from others or allowing others to download from me.
Last week, however, I installed Mac OS 10.2.1, and thereafter I have had only a couple of uploads, both of which failed--"transfer interrupted".
I came to these forums in search of support and happily found your post, which ends with this tip:
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If you are using NAT (meaning that the IP address of your machine is 10.x.x.x or 192.x.x.x ) now, might be able to connect, search and download from the network but no one will be able to upload from you. If you have taken the advise of others to force your IP using limewire then your half way there, as your port forwarding is working correctly. But, you need to FORCE THE IP OF YOUR ROUTER or FIREWALL to the network. To find out what your ip is from the machine that you use to get on Gnutella open a web browser to http://www.whatismyip.com
(write this IP down and force this IP in Limewire) If you need help testing this Just post a reply to this thread.
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So I went to System Preferences/Share/Firewall, where I noticed my network IP is 192.x.x.x. The firewall was not turned on (ie. "not in use", it says.). But I clicked on the button to enable Gnutella/Limewire anyway.
Then I went to LimeWire preferences, as you suggested, and forced the normal IP I had been using 61.x.x.x. (I typed in the IP# and checked the "Force IP" box.
Nonetheless, I still have no one downloading from me. Is there something else I need to do? (I don't follow the meaing of Router. I have an 8 megabyte per/sec modem that has Lan/Router, but I don't know if that's a problem.
I have searched this forum using key words but cannot find any answers. The FAQ didn't seem to answer it, and neither could I find help on the Mac OS X forum, though it must be a problem encountered by other Mac OS 10.2 users as well.
Can you help me, please?
Masa