*^MY CONNECTION QUALITY IS STILL ON THE LOWEST BAR... i dont understand what to do^^*

[kibblesnbits]

erm, its been this way for the past half hour. ive read other posts but im confused on what to do to get this working right. i just installed LW, and the connection quality is still on the first bar. can ANYONE PLEASSSSEEE help me???

[kibblesnbits]

i dont understand any of the other posts. how can i fix it??

[Lord of the Rings]

Give us some details: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/announ...?s=&forumid=29

[kibblesnbits]

connection type: cable/dsl

modem & router brand name: well, i use AOL

version: 4.2.3 (the free one)

where you're trying to connect from: home

[kibblesnbits]

i use windows XP, if that helps. too...

[Lord of the Rings]

modem & router brand name:

I meant your actual devices not the softw or source you connect thru. I know little about aol. Your computer will be connected to a modem device of some type - well, not necessarily I guess if it's the equivalent of TV cable. Is it possible to contact your ISP provider to find out what type of device you go thru?

Here's what I can help you with at the moment: With XP it will have its own firewall. You will need to access it & allow LW access thru it. Instructions can be found here: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

By the way, it's normal for LW to take a little while to stabilise its connection. Depending upon how many incomplete files you have, it can correspondingly take longer. I suppose sometimes it's like trying to start your car on a very cold day perhaps after snow.