help ive tried lots of stuff from the forum but i still suck

[numbermumbler]

im getting that same message about firewalls and loopbacks as many of the other people on the forum
ive tried
turning off all the firewalls i could find
deleting the .limewire preferences folder
configuring the firewall port thing under the network settings to allow gnutella 6346

but so far nothing is working

its odd because i downloaded limewire 4.9 maybe a week ago and it had the same problem in the beginning but after i logged out of my account on the the administrators and then back, the message wouldnt pop up anymore and it worked very well
now we had to reset our computer using a backup hardrive thing the actual limewire program was deleted even though the installation program was still there and using both 4.9 and 4.10 it has the same pop up

gahhhhhhhh
can someone please help?

[Lord of the Rings]

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. 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?

These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.

I've a suspicion your problem is your modem/router so we need to know what model it is. Also, if you have 2 firewalls, disable one of them.

[numbermumbler]

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
windows XP i think its a media edition or somthing
2. What firewalls you have?
norton, wondows
3. How much ram?
1 GB
4. Hard Disk space available?
200 GB + an external hardrive of 300 GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
highspeed cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
modem- arris
router-hawking
im not sure about eh model #s
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
home
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
i cant even open Lw rite now so i dont kno..
9. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?
Wide Open West (WOW)
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
yes, theres a wireless connection to an upstairs computer
11. 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?
it works

[numbermumbler]

oops srry.. didnt read that part..
im gonna go try to find the model #s rite now
:P

[numbermumbler]

modem- TM402G/110
router- HWR54G

[Lord of the Rings]

Here's my suggestion, manually forward a port thru your router! Take it or leave it lol

Instructions:
1. Set up a Static ip (most important)

2. Forward a port Hawking Wireless-G HWR54G port forward instructions (click on link) (instructions for this & static ip included)

3. Within LW, Manual port forward instructions & sample image & 2 posts after that.


4. Disable XP's firewall: either (a) go to the control panel, double click on Windows Firewall, check the disable box. OR (b) http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...620#post178620 The reason for this is that XP & Norton FireWalls interfere with each other & affect LW's connection abilities. M$ & Norton & other firewall producers all advise against running 2 firewalls simultaneously for various reasons inclluding dthe possibility of less security as a result!

5. Configure Norton FW instead: * Configuring Norton Internet Security

[numbermumbler]

wow
ur amazing!!
thanks so much! it works
when i went to configure my ports for the router, i already had ports open for limewire
i think it was my norton personal firewall, b/c after i configured it to permit all fro limewire and actually turned off the personal firewall, it worked
i ahd it disabled before but that didnt help so im not sure waht happened.. but it works so yay