help! I'm drowning in connection problems! Where's the life raft?

[tsp]

I have xp and I need to see What file
or files your talking about deleting...

[trap_jaw4]

I have no idea what file you are talking about. Which LimeWire version do you use?

[ursula]

I think this was meant to be posted as a reply but was in fact entered as a new thread...
No idea where it is supposed to be

[Lord of the Rings]

Ursula if you check all the &ps of those who have posted in the last 14 days, I'm sure you'll find it. lol Hey I'm entitled to an off the cuff joke. Concentrate on the target. har har lol (Xcuse the silly sense of humour tsp)

[Lord of the Rings]

tsp : if you're refering to deleting LW's prefs, see here: C:/Documents And Settings/your_username/.limewire You can simply use your search function (bottom-left & press Start & select Search) & find .limewire You need to delete the folder (.limewire) before restarting LW. But you must do it whilst LW is closed & make sure you remove the icon in the task panel on the lower right corner before you delete it. Then restart LW (will need to reset options) & things will hopefully be fine. If not, post back in detail about your firewalls, modem-router brand & model, Java & LW versions, & where you are trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)

[tsp]

still not connecting?

Im on xp pro and firewall is off.
con from home by dsl... speed 1.5mbps
speedstream 5200
java 2 1.4.1_02
lw v 4.2.2

were are you? connected to lw ill bet..
just kiddn, thanks for your help!

I have a joke lord of the rings!

[Lord of the Rings]

Thank you tsp. Perhaps it's your connection.
1. Where are you connecting from: home, school, work?
2. What connection devices are you using? Can you find out both the brand & model no. of your modem & router if you have one.

[tsp]

LORDOTR,

CON FROM HOME.
MODLE# NOT SURE, EFFICIENT NETWORKS-
SPEEDSTREAM 5200, DSL
WHY DO YOU AKS?

[Lord of the Rings]

Thank you TSP!

The reason is b/c you have a router modem that's blocking incoming & giving you connection problems. You will need to open a port to give LW access. I have instructions how to forward a port if you can log into your modem using our browser. (Please click onto the following links for instructions.)

Port Forwarding for the Efficient(Siemens) Speedstream 5200 Router & use Port no. 6346
You will also need to force IP within LW. LW settings instructions for Force IP (& sample image) & also use port 6346

Good luck. I believe this will sort your problems!