I have the basic version. I started it up and it says it is connecting. I have pretty fast connection and its been more than and hour, without connecting. i do not think a firewall is blocking it because when i first set lw up it said that if something comes up i have to click unblock. but nothing came up. someone please help me. p.s. it does this for every computer i have. i asked my friends who use lw and they have computer,internet, and version of lw installed and it works for them.

Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

* Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?

Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider?
10. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.

i'll reply in a sec. im trying it to see if its because of my firewall. i tried the test and it doesnt work. im on windows xp pentium 4i use sympatico dial up.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) - windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? windows firewall,nortoninternet secrurity.
3. How much ram?- 599MHz,512MB of ram
4. Hard Disk space available?-do not know where to find
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) dial up

7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? cottage. (even at home lw doesnt work), ( home has faster connection also)

8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
newest version of java and lw.
9. Who is your isp provider?- bell sympatico
10. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.- im not experienced but i have tried to set up in the past and failed.

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Disable your XP Firewall! (go to the control panel, double click on Windoze Firewall, check the disable box.) Then configure your Norton firewall using these instructions: *Configuring Norton Internet Security
Norton & XP firewall don't seem to work together very well. Only one is necessary!

I suspect this may be your problem if you're only using dial up.

Allow LW plenty of time to try to connect. Give it 25 or more mins. If still no connection, try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Fixes for Limewire Oh & do the port test again, the one you did above.