How to connect to a specific IP
 

Greetings - this may be simple, but it's not intuitive....;-)

Is there a way for me and a buddy to connect to each other with Limewire without running a search? If we know each other's IP addresses, is there a way to just "type 'em in" somewhere...?? Or...???

Thanks in advance to the group - T.L.

I have tried this, but I wasn't successful. LW just moved on to another potential host and ignored the one I typed in manually.

is it just me or wouldent this be like incredibly usefull. and it would probably be a simple way to help the network as a whole(cutting down on the searching necessary). i think this should be high on someones too do list. i mean how big a leap can it be if limewire is already making point to point connections. i checked this out in bear share and was told it can be done with bear share, but i prefer lime wire, it seems more intuitive to me and that i belive will draw more people to it in the long run and more people= more files.

You can use a feature called Browse to look at all the files a particular node is sharing. Also, you are supposed to be able to type something in like "files on 123.456.789.012" and it will browse that host for you. However, I have never had this work successfully. :-(

do you know what the exact syntax for this is supposed to be? and were are you supposed to type it mabey i can get it to work?
were did you hear this? this would totally make my life easier, and that of many of my freinds.

To browse a host, you will need to type in this string into the LimeWire Search field on the Search Tab. Using the Browse Host feature for reference, the syntax is as follows:

"files on " + "IP Address" + ":" + "Port Number"

This may look weird, but yours should look like this when you try it. Make sure that you pay very careful attention to spacing.

files on 123.456.78.901:6346

This is just how the Browse Host feature does it. But like I said, I haven't been able to successfully browse any host with LimeWire. Try it out and tell us if it worked, ok? :-)

You can also make a connection to another computer under the Connections tab. Under the Connected Hosts box, there is a field where you can type in an IP address. Clicking the add button will tell LimeWire to attept to connect to that host. I have gotten this to work a few times. From there, you can perform a search, and whatever is on your friend's computer should show up in the search.

eureka! it worked sort of. first i tried connecting in the connect tab. i figured if i connect to my freind (in this case my home computer from work) then search for somthing im sure is the only on that computer, then when its found brows that host that i could brows a particular host. problem with this was i could not connect i think it was due to the host being too buisy. then i tried files on ect. and that worked but i got the wrong computer , cause thoes definatly arn't my files shania twain yesh. anyways i got this ip address from going to the web site http://www.netins.net/dialup/tools/my_ip.shtml
im on a cable connection. i will try this once more later today.
anybody know how to find out your ip address in windows nt. there should be a feild with this info in lime wire.

To Find Your IP
 

In Win 98, you can go to START > RUN, type in "winipcfg" and hit enter. Your IP will be given as well as some other information. In Win NT, I don't know how to do it other than to use another program.

I recommend StayAlive Pro. It keeps your connections alive and prevents disconnects due to inactivity. It can also click OK or whatever if aol asks if you want to stay online. Of course, this works best with dial-up. It also gives you useful info such as your IP address, connections speed, Time Online, Upload Rate, Download Rate, etc. Obviously, the main feature you are looking for here is the IP address capability. The download is less than 1.5 MBs, so it won't take long. Hope this helps! :-)

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0...st-7-2.2276896

This may interest folks:
http://www.limewire.com/index.jsp/faqs#Private

So am I the only one who is bugged by the publication of IP addresses? It's information I'd rather keep to myself. I want to share my folder, but couldn't LimeWire and other Gnutella clients mask the address but still allow downloads?