STILL CANNOT CONNECT... help plz

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(have LWpro4.10)connects and then drops the connection. it says i have a firewall (i don't, actually i have no virus protection, 'cept spysweeper) and it says i don't have an active internet connection, i haven't had this prob with bearshare or morpheus. i tried the 'test' (it worked) and going to the options and the example bug report (it says false) here are PC specs (if it helps)

Win98
650mhz Pentium III
dial up internet (sasktel)
Limewire PRO 4.10.0
NO FIREWALL (i think)
10.3GB of HDD space left

i don't know what else to tell about it except it'd be a big help if U could fix it
Thanx

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I have ran Limewire 4.9 on this computer before(basic). I didn't pay for PRO i got it from a friend... Sometimes i see the firewall icon in front of the globe and when its there it won't connect. When its not there i had no prob connecting. I have my computer sharing a phone jack with another computer. I don't know about my isp blocking it but how do i find out?

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I understand the link, but i don't think i have a firewall, i have an anti virus program that blocks certain cookies as they are coming in but i keep it turned off as it slows my computer down. It seems every time i get something good on my computer it craps out on me.

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sorry i made a mistake, im running limewire right now and there is no wall in front of the globe but it still says "starting connection"

[birdy]

Do this test & see what result you get
http://www3.limewire.com:6346

Tell us your ISP & if you use an external modem/router, the brand & model.

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My ISP is Sasktel (i think) but i used Sympatico to connect. Port 6346 is open according to the test and my modem is internal.

[Lord of the Rings]

A canadian isp right? It would be interesting to find who is the parent company!

Try an experiment, try downlding a magnet link from here: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml
Tell us what happens in detail with speed & connection.

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Originally Posted by Lord of the Rings

A canadian isp right? It would be interesting to find who is the parent company!

Try an experiment, try downlding a magnet link from here: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml
Tell us what happens in detail with speed & connection.

I got that one of those videos downloading right now, the connection status filled up to 'turbo-charged', and droped back down to zero, and according to LW i now have no firewall...
Its downloading from 1 host at 1 kb/s and remaining time is 8 hours. in reply to birdy's PM i have my ultrapeer capabilities diasbled. hope this info helps...

[birdy]

Have you actually asked Sasktel/Sympatico whether they're using traffic shaping? Even though I can't find anything on Google to support the theory Are you still able to use Bearshare & Morpheus?? If so then I guess it blows that theory away!

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looking on sasktel's site as i speak, i wish they'd get high speed availible on farms...