Important!!!!!!! A Fix for those whose ISP's block Limewire

Speednet, in Michigan throttles limewire during the day, according to a company rep. Heres what he told me:
My network gurus say we don't block but only throttle filesharing during the
day. hrm
However, it seems Charter does not. Looks like i'll be changing ISP's

Be wary of Charter. There have been odd reports of problems with them also. ISP's known to BLOCK or Filter p2p or specifically Limewire or search Charter on the forum.

I don't know much about Proxies myself so can only point people to where people have suggested using proxies with some success. But as the author of this thread pointed out to me, you do need to keep trying different proxy numbers as some don't work or don't work very well.

gday
had pro for around 3 yrs 4.8.1 worked perfectly till yesterday when i had t reboot computor now it dosnt connect tried everything thats been listed i even downladed kazaa lite and imesh wich both work fine but limewire is still the best and i hope someone comes up the right fix.will be phoning my provider primus australia tomorrow see if they block but funny how kazaa connected anyway cheers gaz

iPrimus aren't blocking p2p. If you exceed your download limit for the month, you'll get shaped back to snail speed until the end of the month, but they won't stop you connecting

What version of Java are you using? Try this version. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current version of Java before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that doesn't help, try deleting LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 2 here & also point 3 if you've ever installed a newer version of LW (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

Or you could try changing ports. In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to 64049, or something in the range of 49152 - 65535. Apply to save a change. Any ports forwarded within a modem/router will also have to change.

cheers birdy
scuse my ignorance what and where are limewire prefeance folders
cheers gaz

Click on the blue link 'fixes for LW' in my post
For LW 4.8.1 the preferences folder is found here: C:\Documents and Settings\your username\.limewire

gday
well i deleted preferance files uninstalled java instaled the older one and still not connect ing anyone got theres going
cheers gaz

I honestly don't know why things would change after a reboot Or did you do something else, like reformat?

Can you give us your details please.
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hi heres my details
1.xp
2.just windows i think
3.0.99GB
4.59.8GB
5.ADSL
6.netcomm NB5 -2 modem router
7.house
8.LW 4.8.1 java j2se development kit 5.0 update 11 j2se runtime enviroment 5.0 update 11
9.iprimus
10. it says your test worked
11.no
12. no i have lw pro for a few years now
13. no
14.upnp enabled
15.just avg free
16australia
cheers

i did this the way it explained and i got this message saying limewire is not connected to the internet but will keep trying to connect. I can only get one bar of service and it says starting connection. I don't know whats going on but i really hate the fact that it don't work.

I am a Rogers Cable Ultralite Internet subscriber. I thought I would add this little bit of information. I am using a D-Link router and was unable to connect to Limewire. I went into router settings and Port Forwarding options. I set it up as follows (DHCP must be enabled on router and you must use an available private IP address.)


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hello i went through the steps and having trouble with finding tool>advance>port. i c everythin else but that one i have 4.14.4 version help please

I got an updated proxy from Yahoo and tried it. It still has a stupid firewall. Any other suggestions? I took down my gateway and reinstalled it and it worked for awhile until the battery went dead.

Hello

Thanks for this posting - I managed to get all the bars green!!

Not sure how long it will last but at least I've got it for a while.

Cheers!!

Sarah

yo i dnt knw if thisll work but it worked for me...

the problem was tht limewire wouldnt open after i installed the update for java.. so wat i did was went to control panel- add or remove programs and unistalled the updates for java... limewire worked perfectly afterwards!!!

oh my god this worked! I've been unable to use limewire for months and thot it was my internet or smtin but didnt know how to fix it. You're a lifesaver!!

glad i could help

Where is the port option in Advanced options?

i did this and it didnt work i need some help

Does anyone know of a LimeWire version which has no connection problems when you're running IP filters like PeerGuardian 2?

This is my last throw of the dice before I uninstall LimeWire as a hopeless case.

The instructions here which say Tools - Options - Advanced - Post is no good if you have no 'Post' option to click.

Thanks OPMaced! You've done it! What you've set out here actually worked!

The cheque is in the mail!

The whole thing's gone bad again. I'm now convinced there's a virus of some sort that is screwing my LimeWire from connecting fully to the internet.

Either that, or my ISP has somehow disabled its operation.

AAARRRGGG My friggin school is using Websense on their wifi. That aint fair! But that's also wierd too cause I can go to (I did it by accident) a hentai site and look at all their naughty adult images but can't download with limewire? What the heck! Isn't that kind of backward???

Any ideas or suggestions would be SOOO helpful!1

What if ISP ARE NOT FILTERING OR BLOCKING AND LIMEWIRE CONTINUES TO SHOW THE RED BLOCK WALL NOT CONNECTING ? ?????

It means that your being blocked by a Firewall. That can either be a Router/Modem or a Security Program. Supply System details

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hey um i think i know what my problem is i got vista and one time when i was trying to repair i reset my ip. my ip is now 198.168.0.3 and the one its configuered on my wireless adapter is 198.168.0.1 so my question is how can i get limewire (Version 4.13 btw) to reset its connection to the adapter/router cuz im pretty sure thats the problem. worked fine before btw.

edit: NVM i figured it out on my own i did ipcofig/release and while it was still trying to reconnect i did the stupid repair on my network and chose the option that caused it to not work which was automatically get new ip setting for adapter and voila it worked as soon as it connected

100% SELF resolved
thanks anyways

thank u.it worked great.finally someone cares.so thank u again neroteric.

please helpme i got both of these problem... i'm new on this and i cant really . i'm so fustrated. please help...! sandrye. ah ill try everything and nothing happends now i got a message saying windows firewall can not be displayed because the *** service is not running. do you want to start the fw/internet connection sharing(ics) sevice? i click Yes , and again says the windows cannot start the wf(ics) service.
...please helpme

i have done everything on here that everyone says to do. It says i am currently connected, acts like it is searching and nothing comes up. i have uninstalled and installed and nothing is working. i have avira antivir and windows firewall. on my other computer i have the same exact programs and LW works perfectly fine on that computer. i have limwire 4.16 and it wont work at all. i also had the other version that too didn't work. i am lost and pissed...help?

Providing your LW connection really is ok (all green/blue bars), try the fixes below.

1. In LW go tools > options > searching > basic & check whether the 'show license warning' box is ticked. If it does, untick it > Apply > ok...see if that makes any difference.

2. Problems with the search

3. Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will change all of your settings within LW's options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things to the way you like them.
Vista users: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

i still cant get mine working
the dam firewall is STILL up
help??!

In Limewire Links (below) click on (If LW will not connect) and go through these fixes -- if still no good click on (Fixes for LW when LW isn't operating as it should) if after all this your problem remains click on (system details) fill in and post back here

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Limewire links: (If LW 5 will not connect) (If LW 4 will not connect)(system details) (LW Clean Reinstallation Instructions) (setting up your firewall to accept LW)

LW links are changed at times to match the current problems.

High,I am new to this forum I will tell you what my problem is and hopefuly someone can help me. When I start limewire and try to connect it says starting connection but stays there for a long time and sometimes does not connect at all.Has anyone else had this problem.

I'm having problems trying to connect... I use to have limewire when I had dial up and never had a problem and now I have cable. I can't believe everything that I've tryed to do and it still don't work.. I've tryed a few of the suggestions off the forum.. still don't work.. I need help PLEASE

So you've tried all the fixes in the thread here (click on blue link)? If LW Will Not Connect

If nothing there has worked, you need to provide your system details

WOW all these things worked.. thanks

First, how do I test if a socks proxy is working?

Secondly, the port of the proxy, in the settings, is this different to the listen port and the manual port forward number

At the minute the listen on port is 23720 and the manual port forward is 6346

The port for the proxy is different to both. Should this be the case?

I have tried everything and sill cant connect using a proxy
I'm with talk talk whio say they dynamically shape, but no matter what time I can't connect

are there instructions for a recent version of limewire also?

The instructions are for an old version so I don't think I did it correctly

Thanks for this tip, I was getting really annoyed with COX's tactics. I have one question though. COX says they have a problem with uploading. You're allowed to download whatever you want but they don't want you sharing (uploading). Will this keep them from detecting uploads or am I better off just not sharing any files? I ask because I've already been disconnected twice while using bittorrent, and if I'm disconnected a third time, it will be permanent.

Hey 13lack0ut,
Your in Phx, Cox Sux. Tell 'em to Shove It, Like I did.
I use Qwest and have for Years with NO Problems. Have used uTorrent for a year-year 1/2 and All is Real Good.
Think about It.

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