I can't connect too. Also I noticed that sometimes limewire is able to establish a connection to one or two hosts but loses these connections after exchanging two messages.

DonDave

unfortunately reinstalling msn explorer didn't do the trick. now both limewire and my msn explorer are not working correctly. oh well. at least I still have an internet connection (for now!).

hoping an answer to my gnutella problem comes...

-Leo

I'm having almost exactly the same problem!

I used to have no problems with Limewire - but after not using it for a while, I have updated to v. 1.6 and now, no connection!

Autoconnect doesn't even attempt to work, and my Connect button on the 'Connections' tab is dead. When I try to force a connection through the 'Community' tab, it makes a bit of a feeble effort, but gives up after a few seconds and disconnects again!

Help!

I got the following off my ISP's web site. Might it be the reason I can't establish a connection with LimeWire, BearShare, or any other similar protocol anymore? Please comment. Thank you!


"Can I Host a Server?

AT&T Broadband does not allow servers to be connected to the cable modem. This means that no computer in a personal network can be used as a server.

Last revised on 2001-06-27 00:00:00.0"

Come to think of it, the stated date of their last revision coincides with about the time I started having these unable to connect problems. Or am I just going crazy?

ok, i don't think that was it either. i'm fairly sure now that it's a network control panel problem. i'll troubleshoot that these next couple of days and we'll see if that was it. wish me luck. there's a non-copyrighted song i'm interested in downloading...

-Leo

Hi,

i have the same problem here. No connection with 1.6.
It always worked flawless before. I hoped that 1.6b would solve the issue, but no, it does not.
Internet connection is up and running, otherwise I could not write this.
I also installed Bearshare (afterwards) and it connects without problems.

When I start Limewire, it tries connecting to the Autoconnect hosts. After it gives up, the connect button does not make it try again. Also adding hosts in the upper field does not work. Adding autoconnect hosts does work.

I am connected to the net via a local server that uses IP Masquerading.

I hope you can solve this problem because Limewire is a great program and I hope I can use it again soon.

I'm a new visitor to this site and perhaps I am missing something, but I haven't seen any mention of what caused the identical problem in my connections to limewire.

Have any of you folks recently installed Audiogalaxy? Audiogalaxy and Bearshare and two KNOWN sites that sneak spyware onto your computer. Audiogalaxy sneaks Webhancer onto your system and Bearshare sneaks new.net onto your system.

We had downloaded Audiogalaxy just before all our problems began. After using Limewire flawlessly for a few months, we suddenly could not connect. We were frustrated for a week. We also were attempting to download WinMX and could not download it.

After being told about the spyware, we went to ad-aware.com and downloaded their program. After checking our system, 52 spyware components were discovered and removed.

After running ad-aware, all connections to limewire were fine once again and we were able to download WinMX with no problem. Has been working great since.

BearShare doesn't sneak spyware onto your computer. It clearly describes what New.net is and gives you the option of not installing it.

I installed LW 1.6b a week ago and immediately got 2800 hosts. Had good luck up till a few days ago, and now I fluctuate between 2 and 15 or so. Very strange. Mac 9.1/RR cable

I can connect fine at qwork using mac OS 9.1 but at home running win 2k it worked until I installed 1.6b. I tried to install i.6d and still doesn't take. Bearshare doesn't work either. I am firewalled with a 192.168.xxx.xxx address, but then I am at work as well. I am the Admin there and it works fine. I have a feeling it has something to do with the latest Java Runtime. Because When I installed 1.6b it never worked though I still had 1.4 on the PC and it worked fine. I uninstalled 1.4 hoping that would solve the issue and still no go. I tried the manual connects and most of the tips on these boards.