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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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![]() I can not connect and I think the reason may be that I am on a college campus. I can connect with other programs, Kazaa and emule. I do NOT have these programs running while I try to connect. I tried the whole delete .limewire folder, disable checked/apply/ok the connect at startup, disabled ultra trapper, I have the ports of 6346, I manually went in and put up the port 6346 like it says here: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml fot XP, I only have XPI exited the program, rebooted my computer after all was done. AND STILL an hour later and I am not connected. Agaim, I have XP firewall and that is my only firewall. I have a fast internet connection, my internet works, But the only thing I can think of is that fact that I heard that my campus might be monkeying and might not be letting me connect. Also, I have no "connection" tab. I have 3, the search, library, and monitore tab. None for connection. I have 256 mbs RAM and 57 gig of regular memory or whatever you call it with 37 free space. ARGH, thats as specific as I can be, I read over a bunch of stuff, and on some I must admit I am a computer moron. |
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![]() Go to LW's menu View>Show/Hide & select Connections. That will get that window back! You could be right about the school blocking. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say ‘Test Page was a Success’. What happens when you go there? (Sometimes they block certain ports.) See this post by Deepblue HERE (click on link) A suggestion, go to LW's menu Tools>Options>Firewalls & select Force IP & type in port no. Press Apply. (Force IP instructions & sample image & 2 posts after that.) Then try to connect manually from the menu bar selecting File>Connect If that doesn't work, try other port no.'s both for 1. Force IP & 2. for the listening port. Try ports like port 6344 or 6348. If that doesn't work then try others like: et voilà's post here Else look at the 1st post on that thread link for Force IP by Ursula & you'll find a link to other legal ports you can try. If this doesn't work then try a Proxy: Another option is A Fix for those whose ISP's block Limewire which is using proxies. |
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![]() Im in the same boat. Friday I downloaded LimeWire for the hell of it because it did not work in August, but I heard about the new version just released so I gave it a run. I noticed you can change the listening port so I typed in a random number (because my campus blocks P2P) but as of last night I can no longer connect. LW worked fine all day friday and saturday and I was a ble to get some downloads in, but now I cant connect. I went to that test page that you listed and it said I passed the test. I tried using a proxy but that has not worked. How can it go from working to not working even though the school does not have the port blocked? |
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![]() Well ... that's hard to say b/c different schools apply different techniques. First I'd suggest trying a different port no. See the link in the 1st post of this thread where it refers to Alternative Ports: Force IP instructions & sample image & 2 posts after that, but just go to very 1st post!!! (by the way port blocking does happen, isp's do use it!) |
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![]() Well I got the test page for the default port to work. I changed ports in the options and still nothing. LW says it cant detect an internet connection on my computer. Says this on everyone elses computer to. I used the Force IP or Force Port with the new LW version and still nothing. |
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![]() It tested 6346 and YES. The Fuzz blocked it ![]() ![]() Not going anywhere neer Deepblue's idea. I am not that smart and if I did get that smart and tried, we have intelligent people running our computer systems. I went the link about forcing port no. and had to go down to the newer version, the thing on "listening ports", router config/manual port forward...you know what I am talking about ![]() But it says also says something in your first post about checking the proxy connection. In all, how many places do you have to put the port no. in? 3 times in all=2 in the tools/options/advanced/firewallconfig and 1 in tools/options/advanced/proxy OR 2 times in all=2 times in tools/options/advanced/firewall and none in in tools/options/advanced/proxy? Two more questions I will make quick, any good port no. I should use and how long does it take to connect for the first time on a fairly fast internet connection? Thought I read one place an hour ![]() |
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![]() OH and I looked at the other threads and I noticed one on JAVA. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=34794 I have java of some kind, not really familiar with it. However, it says that I needed what was said at the bottom. I am almost positive I do not have that and am downloading it right now. |
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