Cant Connect!!! Please Help!!!!
 

hey i have installed limewire recently, and it just displayes the error message of a firewall or a loopback in the system,

im runnin on me unfortunatly, and, using a wireless g router (although i am connected via a cable to it)
i switched off the firewall on the router and it still has the same message!
i also tryed placing my pc outside of the NAT which had no result either...

what else can i try?
nick

Re: Cant Connect!!! Please Help!!!!
 

HAH!
That's weird. How would you do that? :D


Anyway, try this: http://portforward.com/
Read about prot-forwarding (if you want. I recommend it), then go find your router in the extensive router list. Follow instructions from there.

limewire still not working
 

well i tried ALL that, followed the instructions and its still coming up with the same firewall/loopback message
any more ideas?
nick

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 (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.
12. 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?
13. Are you running a static or dynamic ip address to the outside universe?
14. What did you have for breaky?
15. So what's for dinner?
16. What R. U. doing this weekend?
17. Do you eat the same thing for breaky every day?
18. When was your last bad hair day? Give details! .... ???
19. What colour ... oh don't worry about that one!
20. What tatoos do you have? Detail them. Show samples if possible. ;)

BTW wireless devices by their nature of setup have their own firewalls. Generally NAT type of FW's. Try by-passing the wireless for an experiment & see if it makes a difference.

rite answers are-

1) windows me
2) only firewall im aware of is the one on the router,
3)ram 128m
4) on C: is 94.0m, on D: is 11.5gb, on E: is 1.09gb
5)connection type is bt broadband, adsl
6) router is a belkin F5D7633-4
7) home
8) LW is v.4.9.37, java is one i recently downloaded m2 i think it was
9)bt broadband
10)there is 1 wireless connection in the other room and im on a cable from the router
no other p2p software
11)1st time user, new problem
12)it says "your test worked"
13) i think its static but im not sure
14)was asleep at breakfast, lunch was a sandwich tho lol
15)as above lol
16)im workin all weekend (i work in a club )
17)dont usually eat brekkie at all as imusually just off bed
18)everydays a bad hair day for me, it never stops in place!!!!
19)i assum u mean eyes, brown
20) none at all, i have a clean body! lol

i attempteed to pop my pc outside the NAT as im wired to the router and not wireless,
but it failed i still got the silly message! lol

Firewall loopback
 

I to am having the same problem, the only difference is it did not start until I updated to windows media player 10, I had a CD to make and after updating to player 10, did that, but when I went back into Limewire got the firewall error.

Follow these instructions: http://portforward.com/english/route...4/Limewire.htm
Most important part is to do the static ip. If you don't do this correctly, the process won't work after the 1st time you connect.

After that, do this within LW: Manual port forward instructions & sample image & 2 posts after that.

nope still "connecting" status. and i know there isnt any other firewall other than router.