please help me get rid of my firewall problem..
 

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limewire started detecting a firewall out of the blue. its been working fine for the past six months. all my setting seem to be the way they should be, so why the pop up?? ive tried everything.. can someone please help me!!

thank you

Go through the sticky at the top of this page, the first part "... check here first". Make sure your firewall's configured properly. Do the port test & see what result you get. Read the info about internal firewalls within routers, does your router have one?

What are your details

OS(Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & you'll see)
Firewall you're using
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Connection type (DSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, school etc)
Are you sharing a connection with other computers
Is this your first try with LW

Within LW, go tools > options > bug reports > view example. Scroll down to 'recieved incoming this session'. Is it true or false?

Please don't double post.

Hello And Thank You For Your Suggestions. Ive Tried Them And Nothing Helps. I'm Frustrated Because My Computer Was Working Fine With Lw. Like Ive Stated It Was An Out Of The Blue Occurance. I Know Its Not My Firewall. By The Way I Have Win Xp Firewall. Could The Problem Be With Limewrire Itself. Should I Just Wait It Out?
What Do You Mean By My Ip Might Be Blocking. If That Were The Case Than Why Was It Working Perfectly Until A Few Days Ago??
Hope Soneone Can Help
Thanks,

Frustrated...

oo oo oo I can help!!!! The exact same thing happend to me, i tried something different..... I unistalled limewire completly from my computer for a couple hours. Then after the couple hours were done.... i reinstalled it and all of a sudden it started working. DONT GET IMPATIENT AND REINSTALL IT BEFORE 2 HOURS OR MORE ARE UP, because i did that and i had to wait another few hours. But it worked.... :)

general lee!
i was so excited when i read your suggestion. idid everything you said i even waited over night to reinstall limewire. well unfortunately it didnt work to well for me... the stupid brick is still in front of the globe!!! how annoying.. i want to download music...!!! thanks for the help though....

does anyone else have any words of wisdom for me???

thanks

Hi sidney

if you could provide Birdy with the details she has asked you for, then she might be able to give you some helpful advice. Otherwise it would be difficult.
The fact that LW worked well before and now it doesn't could be a hint that your ISP (Internet Service Provider) has changed its attitude towards P2P clients. This can happen suddenly without any notification from their side (as it happened to me; a shaping down of my bandwidth use since 2 month).;)

You need to give us a little more info if you want us to try and figure out your problem. Remember we are not sitting in front of your computer, you are.

As birdy suggested it could be your ISP. Usually when a person has a problem all of the sudden, after having no problems before. It is a good indicator that your ISP has started blocking or filtering your connection. But not always. We can not assist without the proper info. It would only be a guess.

Can you give us a total description 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? ( AOL/MSN/Comcast/Tiscal)
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.

* 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. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

12. Do This test, Is the result True/False?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...757#post103757 Is the result True/False

13. Do a speed test post the results here.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

here are my details

win xp
cable modem
provider name is cablevision
limewire vers 4.10
xp firewall only
conecting from home and not sharing with other computers
test 1 didnt work said cant find server
test 2 came out false
test 3 dl: 3173 kbps ul: 423kbps
hope this can help!!

OK you are behind a firewall but we need to find out where. What is the brand name and model number of your Modem and or Router. Your Cabelvision wouldn't happen to be supplied by Optimum Online by any chance.

from what I just found via Google, certainly looks like Cablevision uses Optimum Online....

Yep I also found the same thing out some days ago. Cablevision Optimum Online

the modem name is ARRIS model is cm300A

Your Modem does not appear to have a firewall in it. But your ISP Cablevision is supplied by Optimum Online which has started blocking or shaping P2P traffic. And they started doing it just about the time you started having problems. So unfortunately your problem most likely is your ISP. The link below may help.


http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=55461

i guess that makes sense. but is this a permanent thing...? should i contact the provider...

by the way, do you happen to know if roadrunner is powered by optimum online?

I dont know, it worked for me.