|
| |||||||
| Register | FAQ | The Twelve Commandments | Members List | Calendar | Arcade | Find the Best VPN | Today's Posts | Search |
| Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network.
(not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
Start here Suggestions to help you get connected, * try here first *, then see below (click on 'this' blue link) Did you FORGET something BEFORE you posted? If you post in this section you MUST provide these details: System details - help us to help you (click on 'this' blue link), else do not be surprised if your posting is ignored :) |
| Welcome To Gnutella Forums You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content, fun aspects such as the image caption contest and play in the arcade, and access many other special features after your registration and email confirmation. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! (click here) (Note: we use Yandex mail server so make sure yandex is not on your email filter or blocklist.) Confirmation emails might be found in your Junk folder, especially for Yahoo or GMail. If you have any problems with the Gnutella Forum registration process or your Gnutella Forum account login, please contact us (this is not for program use questions.) Your email address must be legitimate and verified before becoming a full member of the forums. Please be sure to disable any spam filters you may have for our website, so that email messages can reach you. Note: Any other issue with registration, etc., send a Personal Message (PM) to one of the active Administrators: Lord of the Rings or Birdy. Once registered but before posting, members MUST READ the FORUM RULES (click here) and members should include System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) in their posts if their problem relates to using the program. Whilst forum helpers are happy to help where they can, without these system details your post might be ignored. And wise to read How to create a New Thread Thank you If you are a Spammer click here. This is not a business advertising forum, all member profiles with business advertising will be banned, all their posts removed. Spamming is illegal in many countries of the world. Guests and search engines cannot view member profiles. Deutsch? Español? Français? Nederlands? Hilfe in Deutsch, Ayuda en español, Aide en français et LimeWire en français, Hulp in het Nederlands Forum Rules Support Forums Before you post to one of the specific Client Help and Support Conferences in Gnutella Client Forums please look through other threads and Stickies that may answer your questions. Most problems are not new. The Search function is most useful. Also the red Stickies have answers to the most commonly asked questions. (over 90 percent). If your problem is not resolved by a search of the forums, please take the next step and post in the appropriate forum. There are many members who will be glad to help. If you are new to the world of file sharing please do not be shy! Everyone was ‘new’ when they first started. When posting, please include details for: Your Operating System ....... Your version of your Gnutella Client (* this is important for helping solve problems) ....... Your Internet connection (56K, Cable, DSL) ....... The exact error message, if one pops up Any other relevant information that you think may help ....... Try to make your post descriptive, specific, and clear so members can quickly and efficiently help you. To aid helpers in solving download/upload problems, LimeWire and Frostwire users must specify whether they are downloading a torrent file or a file from the Gnutella network. Members need to supply these details >>> System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) Moderators There are senior members on the forums who serve as Moderators. These volunteers keep the board organized and moving. Moderators are authorized to: (in order of increasing severity) Move posts to the correct forums. Many times, members post in the wrong forum. These off-topic posts may impede the normal operation of the forum. Edit posts. Moderators will edit posts that are offensive or break any of the House Rules. Delete posts. Posts that cannot be edited to comply with the House Rules will be deleted. Restrict members. This is one of the last punishments before a member is banned. Restrictions may include placing all new posts in a moderation queue or temporarily banning the offender. Ban members. The most severe punishment. Three or more moderators or administrators must agree to the ban for this action to occur. Banning is reserved for very severe offenses and members who, after many warnings, fail to comply with the House Rules. Banning is permanent. Bans cannot be removed by the moderators and probably won't be removed by the administration. The Rules 1. Warez, copyright violation, or any other illegal activity may NOT be linked or expressed in any form. Topics discussing techniques for violating these laws and messages containing locations of web sites or other servers hosting illegal content will be silently removed. Multiple offenses will result in consequences. File names are not required to discuss your issues. If filenames are copyright then do not belong on these forums & will be edited out or post removed. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement. 2. Spamming and excessive advertising will not be tolerated. Commercial advertising is not allowed in any form, including using in signatures. 3. There will be no excessive use of profanity in any forum. 4. There will be no racial, ethnic, or gender based insults, or any other personal attacks. 5. Pictures may be attached to posts and signatures if they are not sexually explicit or offensive. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement. 6. Remember to post in the correct forum. Take your time to look at other threads and see where your post will go. If your post is placed in the wrong forum it will be moved by a moderator. There are specific Gnutella Client sections for LimeWire, Phex, FrostWire, BearShare, Gnucleus, Morpheus, and many more. Please choose the correct section for your problem. 7. If you see a post in the wrong forum or in violation of the House Rules, please contact a moderator via Private Message or the "Report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of every post. Please do not respond directly to the member - a moderator will do what is required. 8. Any impersonation of a forum member in any mode of communication is strictly prohibited and will result in banning. 9. Multiple copies of the same post will not be tolerated. Post your question, comment, or complaint only once. There is no need to express yourself more than once. Duplicate posts will be deleted with little or no warning. Keep in mind a forum censor may temporarily automatically hold up your post, if you do not see your post, do not post again, it will be dealt with by a moderator within a reasonable time. Authors of multiple copies of same post may be dealt with by moderators within their discrete judgment at the time which may result in warning or infraction points, depending on severity as adjudged by the moderators online. 10. Posts should have descriptive topics. Vague titles such as "Help!", "Why?", and the like may not get enough attention to the contents. 11. Do not divulge anyone's personal information in the forum, not even your own. This includes e-mail addresses, IP addresses, age, house address, and any other distinguishing information. Don´t use eMail addresses in your nick. Reiterating, do not post your email address in posts. This is for your own protection. 12. Signatures may be used as long as they are not offensive or sexually explicit or used for commercial advertising. Commercial weblinks cannot be used under any circumstances and will result in an immediate ban. 13. Dual accounts are not allowed. Cannot explain this more simply. Attempts to set up dual accounts will most likely result in a banning of all forum accounts. 14. Video links may only be posted after you have a tally of two forum posts. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam. 15. Failure to show that you have read the forum rules may result in forum rules breach infraction points or warnings awarded against you which may later total up to an automatic temporary or permanent ban. Supplying system details is a prerequisite in most cases, particularly with connection or installation issues. Violation of any of these rules will bring consequences, determined on a case-by-case basis. Thank You! Thanks for taking the time to read these forum guidelines. We hope your visit is helpful and mutually beneficial to the entire community. |
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
January 8th, 2019
| ||||
| ||||
 That's good to hear you at least found a version to work for you. I'm not sure why this would be the case. However on Windows there has been a (LimeWire) history of something like this happening where one version works better than another. The only thing that is not working properly is either your UPnP or port forwarding or you have not given a Windows firewall exception, however this rule should already exist from your previous version. "You are behind a firewall and support firewall transfers." You will get better search and overall performance if you can instead get it to be like mine "You are not behind a firewall"; your WireShare would be able to join the DHT for superior searches and communicate via UDP which is where most communication between programs happens. 70% dropped messages via your connected ultrapeers is notably high. There will also be some other firewalled hosts you will not be successful for downloading from when your WireShare is firewalled. I suspect your port forwarding might have an error somewhere. Does the port forwarded match with WireShare's connection port? Did you set up a static ip address? Did you set the port forward rule to your computer and not accidentally set it to another device on your LAN? (I've made this error a few times, mainly because my multiple Windows & Linux have obscure ID's)   |
|
January 8th, 2019
| |||
| |||
| I removed the previous exceptions to start fresh, probably that's the reason. The screenshot shows the window after starting wireshare right after installation, not adding anything to firewall exception. However, I found this while looking at Windows 10's firewall exception list from Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Defender Firewall\Allowed apps Note this is not the advanced settings page where all the rules are showing. Also a question here - do I have to allow for both Outgoing and Incoming connections? Or just outgoing?  EDIT: The checkbox is left for PRIVATE and right for PUBLIC. Only private is checked. |
|
January 8th, 2019
| ||||
| ||||
| AFAIK you don't need Public, even if I did enable it for WSHR. Inbound Rules are sufficient. Check to be sure there's two for WireShare; one will be for UDP and the other for TCP as can be seen in the rule's properties, Protocols & Ports. It will also say it applies to all ports which is handy if you choose to change the port. |
|
January 8th, 2019
| |||
| |||
| Alright, I'll set it up. EDIT: I must be doing something wrong... I checked the inbound rules - there were 2, one for each protocol, UDP and TCP. So I set an outbound rule, for any protocol - still behind a firewall. I deleted all the rules and created a new one, inbound, any protocol and I'm still behind a firewall. The only firewall running is Window's. EDIT2: I added manual port forwarding on the router, still shows behind firewall. I also tried running WSHR as admin, no luck. EDIT3: So, the issue is not Window's firewall, I turned it off just for testing purposes and it still shows me behind a firewall... EDIT4: Tried WSHR 5.6.5 - working (same issue though, behind firewall) WSHR 5.6.6 - still not working xD I think the issue is the installer - the 5.6.6. installer has the shield icon from Windows while the 5.6.5 and previous don't. Even though I did run the installer as administrator. But I might be wrong about this assumption. Last edited by evil4ever; January 8th, 2019 at 08:20 AM. |
|
January 8th, 2019
| ||||
| ||||
| May I ask what connection equipment you are using? Brand and model router, etc. |
|
January 8th, 2019
| ||||
| ||||
| According to https://portforward.com/tp-link/ that model is not listed but the others appear similar to each other referring to the process as Virtual Server. Double-check the setting to be sure it includes both UDP and TCP or All (protocols.) Have you checked the UPnP section in the router's control panel to be sure it's enabled? You can switch WSHR between either UPnP and Manual PF to see if either works to fix the firewalling issue. Are you certain you set up a static address? https://portforward.com/networking/s...windows-10.htm the first three segments of the address need to match the router's address, but the last number must be different. In your case it looks like your present internal address is 192.168.0.104 and the router's address is 192.168.0.1 which looks fine. Without a static address, if there is more than one device on the LAN utilising the router, then each time you reboot your computer you can potentially get a different address and the port forward rule no longer works. Port forward rules are set to specific addresses. Do you use any other 3rd party security software such as firewall or anything that might be affecting WSHR's performance? At least your WSHR can connect, but something is probably blocking the incoming UDP messages. |
|
January 9th, 2019
| |||
| |||
| I don't use any 3rd party software that might block WSHR. I double checked the UPnP and it has 2 forwards for both protocols. The IP is correct, it doesn't change.... I think the router has a built in firewall...I might try to disable that and see if that works...but isn't the port forwarding made for that situation specifically? EDIT: I disabled the SPI Firewall in the router's settings but I'm still showing behind a firewall....now it's starting to get frustrating because I don't know what can cause this... I disabled Windows Firewall....I disabled router firewall and I'm still behind one? what the hell. Last edited by evil4ever; January 9th, 2019 at 01:54 PM. |
|
January 9th, 2019
| ||||
| ||||
| Quote:
My ignorance: I found this note about allowing apps through Win 10 firewall online: "Select Private if want the app to communicate in the local network. Or select Public when the app needs to communicate through the firewall on the internet. You can select both options as needed." My firewall rules are Private & Public. However since you tried disabling the firewall, this is obviously not the issue. Quote:
|
|
| |
79Likes
Linear Mode
