want to enable direct connect

i want to enable direct connect so others can make connections to my computer i alredy disabeld all the fire walls
i have a dell windows xp system no currently running fire walls and dsl acces and would like people to be able to connect to my computer (like in connections) so can you pleas help.

[Lord of the Rings]

Probably most of what you need to know is here: How to Direct Connect, Browse & Chat

Yes firewalls can be an issue. If your ip address doesn't show just above the Direct Connect search box then it means you're firewalled. If helps if you have chat enabled & make sure you have free up & downld slots & bandwidth.

the problim is there is no firewall i manualy removed it but it still acts asif its there

[Lord of the Rings]

then it's probably your modem/router since many high speed ones have nat firewalls. Although many of the newer models & brands use UPnP technology, not all do.

What brand & model of modem/router do you have?

Do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is it True/False?

[fule]

true

[Lukino84]

Lord of the rings...I have the similar problem as fule. I can´t get the dirrect connect to work. I disabled Windows XP firewall, enabled gnutella ports but it still wouldn´t work. I have a high speed connection(Cable) which probably has a router firewall(although when I called the provider servise they said there is no). I had 2 people checking my computer and they didn´t find anything which would block the program. It definitely must be something with the router but now my question is...how can disable router firewall? Or at least how can I check if it has any? Limewire says : "Received incoming this session: false" I updated Java and reinstalled LimeWire but it still wouldn´t work. What do I do then?

[Lord of the Rings]

Lukino can you tell us the brand & model no. of the cable modem? Some modems use UPnP but some don't. For those that don't you might need to forward a port (open a port.) This same type of thing applies to games & video conferencing except they'd need multiple ports opened.


fule it's not always easy to DC & you need to have available upld & downld slots & bandwidth, and the same applies to the person you are trying to DC.

[Lukino84]

I have a Cable connection 1885.72 kbps (235.715 kB/s) download and 194.768 kbps (24.346 kB/s) upload.The brand is Chello, I guess you don´t know it since it´s only in West and Central Europe. It says Arris on the modem, no number. I did try to forwrad a port but it didn´t do anything. I discussed this with another computer technician today and he said that the connection I use has no router firewall. But if it´s not the router and windows firewall, what is it then that doesn´t let me to dirrect connect? I have this problem not just on Limewire but on Yahoo and Hotmail Messenger too. It never let´s me send a file due to the firewall...which I disabled, but it still wouldn´t work. I did all these steps Limewire says about connection problems:

Go to start -> Control Panel
Open Network Connections.
Right Click on the connection you use to connect to the network
Choose Properties
Go to the Advanced Tab
If your firewalled is Enabled go to step 8
If you want to enable Windows XP firewall check the box (this will enable the "settings" button. If you are not interested in enabling your Windows XP firewall, hit cancel -- LimeWire will not be affected.
Under Windows Firewall Options, Go to the Advanced Tab.
Select internet connection used. (Local area network or the name of your connection)
Hit the Setting Button.
Hit the "Add..." button.
In the description field add "Gnutella"
Set the IP address to "127.0.0.1"
Check the TCP Radio button
Set the external and internal ports to 6346
Hit OK
Repeat steps 9 to 13, except this time check the UDP radio button in step 12.
Make sure the list of services has two items listed Gnutella, and make sure they are both checked.
Click Ok

...and also added Java and Limewire on the list so that it doesn´t get firewalled but none of these things helped. What else can I do?

[Lord of the Rings]

Are you sure XP firewall is the only one you have? I'm not a win user per se so I can't confirm whether your process of setting up the firewall is correct. It sounds like a firewall issue.

Support for your modem is here: http://www.arrisi.com/consumer_products/faqs/index.asp

[Lukino84]

Thank you for your help Lord of the rings, I finally solved the problem. Guess what caused the firewall problem? My digital satelit!!!!! It is ridicilous. I would have never thought so. Today I unplugged the satelit cable(it has sort of a modem too) and there was no firewall issue anymore. YAY!