Hi!!!
I know that there are already many topic related to this, but nothing seems to work, or maybe Im doing something wrong.
I am not being able to connect limewire. Sometimes it does, and it reaches 2 or 3 green bars, but when looking for a file, only a couple show up.
The brick wall in front of the blue world icon is there. The windows Xp firewall is not enabled. I already checked this. I also have Norton, and I already configurated the norton firewall in order to allow LW full access. But the wall still appears.
I don't know which one is my isp provider, or my router brand name (it's an ethernet connection) , I'm trying to connect from home...
Im really new at this....so please...I need help!
Thanx!

anybody????

1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? microsoft (disabled) & Norton (Already allowing access to LW)
3. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) I don't know...i think broadband....ethernet....
4. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
5. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? Home
6. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? LimeWire 4.12.6 Java 1.5.0_06
7. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)? don't know
8. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs?

7. BTW would your ISP be lewisweb.net alias VELOCITY ONLINE INC ?

4. As far as I can ascertain HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem is some kind of software modem designed for notebooks. As far as I can estimate it is equivalent to a dial up modem, would that be correct?
http://www.soft32.com/download_184139.html

When you connect to the internet, do you connect directly from the notebook to the telephone line?

Choose nearest location for a speed test & only have your browser open: http://www.t1shopper.com/tools/speedtest/ What speed do you get? This will help as determine whether you're using dial up or broadband, etc.

Hi!
Yes, this is a notebook, and when I connect to the internet, I connect directly from the notebook to the phone line.
I did the test and it appears as follows: Your Speed is: 796.1 Kbps

yes, i think my isp is velocity online

796 kpbs = about 99.5 KB/s. So it's definitely broadband.

It might be an idea to give them a call to ask why there should be problems using games or p2p software on their service; http://www.velocityonline.net/support.html
According to this they don't seem to be anti-p2p use http://www.velocityonline.net/techsupp/problems.html

Most broadband services require a modem/router to connect. I can only guess what you're using by-passes the need for such hardware. But such softw itself may be part of the problem. Check the options within it to see if it has NAT protection & UPnP options.

Also, recheck your Norton firewall: (1) Configuring Norton Internet Security, & also (2) Reconfiguring Norton Firewall