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| 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.
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September 15th, 2005
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| Like a lot of others, LW was running great til I downloaded 4.9.29. Now I can't connect. I have a laptop that connects fine with version 4.9.28. I just noticed an upgrade to 4.9.30....I thought this would be the miracle fix....gee....it's not...what a surprise. I've tried everything on these forums to fix it. Anyone know of another program to use? |
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September 15th, 2005
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| That's exactly what I want to know...Limewire has been the best one by far that I have used, but now I feel like it is the worst...no help to get the thing working...there is just a minor error, but I can't find it...another pc works fine with it on the same router. What is the problem! |
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September 22nd, 2005
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| There is a problem on Windows XP (at least with my copy and a few that I have seen) that I have not seen addressed anywhere but I have realized exists after doing several tests and many attempts to find workarounds. I still haven't figured out what exactly causes the problem yet, but I'm working on it. For a while I was having an issue connecting to certain online resources but never had any trouble browsing or using most internet based programs. Certain programs would not work properly which included all Gnutella network programs including Limewire, bittorrent, streaming QuickTime audio and movies, connections to game servers such as UT2004, and certain https sites that used a direct port connection. I can only assume that this was caused by some problem with the way my computer handles TCP or UDP connections or a corruption of Winsock. In LimeWire, when the problem is present, LimeWire reports that it has detected a firewall and will not connect to the network. However when the problem is not present, LimeWire will, after a few seconds, report that no firewall was detected and then proceed to connect to the network. One workaround that sometimes works is to unplug my Ethernet internet connection before Windows boots and then to reconnect it once Windows has started. A similar workaround that seems to always work is to run the WinSockXPFix.exe (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html), unplug the Ethernet cable while rebooting, and then reconnect it when Windows starts. After doing this, the above mentioned connection problems are gone, and LimeWire no longer reports a detected firewall and connects to the network properly. If, though, I do this after a full shutdown or reboot, the problems resurface when Windows is next booted. I don't know what the cause of the problem is yet, but I have some theories. I am not willing to rule out my firewall (ZA Security Suite), but in my tests, it does not seem to be the problem because even after being turned off completely the problems with LimeWire et al. are still present. Also, when the problem is present, ZoneAlarm does not report that LimeWire is even attempting to connect to the internet, but when the problem is corrected ZoneAlarm reports allowing LimeWire to connect. Because using the WinSockXPFix program seems to correct the issues, I suspect some piece of software is corrupting my WinSock or uses a defective LSP. I would interested to know if anyone has had similar symptoms, if anyone knows what the cause of the problems may be, and if this workaround corrects the problem with LimeWire or any other internet problems for anyone else. Acer Ferrari 4000 Notebook > AMD Turion 64 2.0 GHz > 1 GB RAM > Windows XP Pro SP2 > Windows Firewall Off > Zone Alarm Security Suite installed > At time of post using LimeWire and Java versions: 4.9.29 and 1.4.2_05 (updating...) > Broadcom NetLink Gigabit Ethernet card |
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September 25th, 2005
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 Am I ignorant or unlucky? I have been through these forums tryinfig to find a fix for limewire but I still keep getting "LimeWire was unable to initialize and start. This is usually due a firewall program blocking LimeWire's access to the internet or loopback connections on the local machine. Please allow LimeWire access to the internet and restart LimeWire.". I have done the enabling of Gnutella ports on the control panel. And I have disabled Windows firewall, I have Norton internetworm protection on and I checked to make sure that javaw was on the "Permit All" list and it was. I have no Idea of what other direction to work in. Everytime I try to load LimeWire a prompt comes up from Norton Internet Worm Protection stating the it has detected a remote system trying to access my computer. It asks me if I want to permit it to allow access to the internet even though I click ok to permit I still get the same messege. I have: LIMEWIRE BASIC v 4.9.30 Microsoft Windows XP Home 2002sp2 (came with the system hate it) Intel P4 1.8ghz 256RAM Motorola Cable modem Comcast Broadband Norton Anti Virus w/ InternetWorm Protection I have disabled Windows Firewall I share no connections My test did work I can't do the true false test LimeWire won't open I also have good speed on my tests I have also deleted my preferences.  Thanks, ~j halo___@msn.com |
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September 27th, 2005
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| Hey There, I've got an almost identical setup to you, Johnny Sixpack (except I have PC-cillin, not Norton). Like everyone else I've been labouring through all the posts trying pretty much everything on this thread without much luck until I tried something someone mentioned somewhere back there (sorry, I can't credit whoever it was!)!!! I changed the port # in Tools - Options - Advanced - Firewall to 44093 (seemed like a nice enough number), hit connect, and lo & behold, I've been connected for at least 10 minutes now (I think this may be a record!!!). I don't know if this post is a little premature but hey, it seems to be worth a try. Good Luck everyone. -Erica |
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September 28th, 2005
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| DOH!!!! Yep, you guessed it! Disconnected again. I don't know how long it stayed on for this time. I'm getting pretty tired of having to click on connect again all the time. Doesn't it auto-connect when it gets disconnected? Mine doesn't seem to. It just sits there not connected until I tell it to! Just a quick question... when setting up your firewall in whatever third party firewall you happen to use (I use PC-cillin) which of the 3 instances of javaw.exe are you supposed to be telling it to exclude. I've got one in c:windows/system32, one in c:windows/system and another one (I can't remember where). Do I need to put in a path to the file or is it enough to just put in the exe file name? Has ANYONE managed to set up PC-cillin firewall to allow the use of Limewire? As it is I've turned it off and turned on the Windows XP firewall and set up the exception in that. Although Limewire isn't detecting a firewall like it was with PC-cillin, connecting for more than a few minutes still seems to be a real problem. Oh, and has ANYONE actually claimed their money-back guarantee? How do I do it if I can't get this fixed? -Erica P.S. Here's my system setup: Intel P4 2Ghz 512Mb RAM Windows XP (probably with SP2 but haven't kept track) 56k modem connection (yeah I know that's lame!) My internet server is iinet (in Australia) |
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October 2nd, 2005
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| Hello I'm having problems with connecting to lw. it did this kinda thing a while back but I sorted it out (no idea how). this is a new version i'm using. When i connect it says after a while "your machine does not appear to have an active internet connection or a irewall is blocjiking lw from accessing the internet. i answered these questions... My Fire wall is set up to allow LW full acess. I did the test and got the message " Your Test Worked" Please give us a total desciption of your set up: 1. OS version? winxp 2. What firewalls you have? zonealarm 3. How much ram? - 256... maybe or 512.. 4. Hard Disk space available? – 11.5GB out of 120gb 5. Connection type? its broadband but it has a router and other people share the internet. Its a 256 connection i think 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? uh.. 7. Where are you trying to connect from? home 8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version -LW 4.9.23pro, JAVA 1.5.0.04 9. Who is your isp provider? slingshot i think anyway, any help will be greatly appreciated. it's getting quite annoying. I tried doing all the other things mentioned in the other posts, such as deleting the preferences. Thanks! |
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October 6th, 2005
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| possible fix if you have java 5 installed uninstall it. my limewire wouldnt connect i got pro and tryed everything else. i uninstalled java 5 because i had java 4 previous and now it connects instantly. hope this works for some of you. |
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