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Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network. (not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
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Old September 22nd, 2006
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Same problem here:

I'm on wireless connection, LW keeps saying "Connecting to netwerk".
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Read the whole thread. Follow LOTR's connection problems link in post #2.
Follow the advice & links there & if you're still stuck, post back with the info needed:wink:
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Old September 22nd, 2006
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Some more info:

I though it didn't work because I was on the school's internet connection, but when when I came home, IT STILL DIDN'T WORK!

The weirdest part is that downstairs, on the PC, it works perfect!
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Ive been running LW for a long time. I did a clean re-install on my PC and now, I cannot connect. Ive used the same settings as always and when that didnt work I tried the connection suggestions on the main page. After that, I went to Microsofts site and re checked all of the settings for XP, followed by coming here.

Ive tried all of the suggestions I could find, including 3 un-installs/re-installs/up date ect..

Could someone please tell me what to do now, if I dont fix this problem soon, Im going to write LW off, which I really dont want to do, however Im getting pretty frustrated.

Thanks
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Go to post #2 of this thread. Follow LOTR's link, there's a lot of info about connection problems. It will also tell you what info we need to help you
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ok, Ive followed it all step by step.

I could never get the page to load where it said, 'Your test worked!'.

and I am now stuck at the plug and play. I dd all of it but when I got to the Universal plug & play, it wasnt there.

I read on and tried to figure it out on my own, but I just dont understand what Im suppose to do next.

Sorry.
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Do you mean that you can't enable UPnP within your router, or when you got to LW's firewall config page, there was no option for using UPnP? How did you have your router set up previously (UPnP enabled, port forwarded or neither)?

If the test doesn't work, it means that LW's default port is blocked.
You could try changing to a higher port, one in the range of 49152-65535.
Tools > options > advanced > firewall config will get you to the page where you can change the listening port. If you change listening port, you'll also have to change port numbers allowed through your software firewall & connection ports if you're running with port forwarding or UPnP enbled within your router.

It might be easier if you could give us a few details, it's pretty hard to help without knowing anything about your setup!! You'll see the info we need within the connection problems sticky:wink:
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ok, Im sorry. Before when I set up limewire, I just -set it up. I never had to really do anything, none of this, it just worked.

So, I really am lost here.

I know that I am blocked this time, I have even tried shutting down my antivirus (AVG) and my firewall (windows XP) but that didnt work either.

When I went to My Network Places
view network connections
advanced
bla bla
networking services
there was no universal plug & play to check.

Ive changed the listening ports to 6346 because 6620 didnt work.
I have no idea what to do with the proxy within LW.

I will go back to where you sent me and I will try again.
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Old September 23rd, 2006
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Still doesn't work, even when I disable Norton firewall...


EDIT: It works, when I booted up LW, it seemed like it updated itself, after this, i got connection!
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It's me again. Been following all of the posts about not being able to connect. Trying all of their ideas, learning. Alot. Still no luck though. Most frustrating. I thought at one time I would just give it up, but I'm going to stick with it till I get it!
Running Windows XP Home
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So, still looking and still not connected.
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