1.OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION SP2
2. What firewalls you have?
WINDOWS FIREWALL, MCAFEE
3. How much ram?
1GB
4. Hard Disk space available?
227GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
BROADBAND
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
USB ADSL WAN ADAPTER (BRAND: SAGEM FAST 840, MODEL NR: DUNNO )
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.
LW: 4.12.6 / J: 1.5.0_08
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
OTENET ONDSL
10. 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?
TEST WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
NEW USER, BUT LW WORKED PERFECTLY AT THE BEGINNING.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface?
ON STARTUP OF LW YES, AFTER SOME WHILE NO.

Allright, here is my problem: I start Windows, wait till its up, then start LW and downloading. Everything is normal, I get all the green bars, the files get downloaded.
After some time I check on LW, and find only the very first bar green, all my downloads on "connecting..please wait" status. I disconnect, reconnect LW. Nothing. Only one green bar, no download activity. I shut it down, even the system tray icon, then double-click on the LW shortcut on my desktop again. I get the LW startup-window (the one with the lime) but thats it, it just stays there and nothing else happens. I can go on doing anything else on the pc, open programs and run them - whenever I return to the desktop the Lime-window is there. I open the task manager and find LimeWire.exe on the list, I choose "end process", the Lime-window disappears, but whenever I double- click on the LW shortcut it returns and just stays there until I end LimeWire.exe. I restart the Pc, and all that I wrote starts from the beginning.......

Now, I followed the instructions on this site, the FAQ tips and everything, and I discovered through Event Viewer that the moment my Gnutella-Connection goes from full green bars to only one, a warning appears (yellow exclamation mark). Double clicking on it I get an Event-card saying among other things: "TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts." Source: Tcpip, Computer: USER-13BF0A1A35.

P.S. I have allowed LimeWire full access on the internet application list of the McAfee Firewall, as well as configured the Windows firewall acording to the instructions on the LW site.

Can anybody help me with this one?
(Sorry if there is already a threat dealing with this problem, it seems that I cannot enter some threats posted in the forum, especially the ones which are linked to in others such as the sticky threat)

thks

Man I wish everyone posted like you This is easy

First choose one firewall and configure that. Always just use 1 firewall as using more will most likely have them working against each other

Second download the patch in this link and run it

https://www.gnutellaforums.com/download-upload-problems/57438-windows-xp-sp2-users-please-read-update-tcpip-sys-2006-06-15-a.html (incase that link doesn't work then this is the direct link) http://www.lvllord.de/

That should fix it right up

Allright, I did as told, ran the patch.
After pressing Y at the end of it a message popped up saying something about inserting a windows service pack 2 cd and compromised windows stability(!). I dont have such a cd, cause I downloaded the service pack through windows update, so I pressed cancel (!!)

Is this supposed to go down that way, or did I just destabilized my system?
You know man....Im a little sweating on this right now..........

This happens because that patch does something Stupid Windows doesn't want to be done (a major flaw on their side). That always happens when running the patch. Also many antiviruses delete it because they say it's a hackng tool, which is exactly what it is, but since you are doing the hacking, there should be no problem there. Your system won't become unstable. It's just 'smoke n' mirrors' from Micro$oft.

You can check if it worked by running the patch again. Current connections should be 50 now instead of 10. then just press n to not change anything, that should exit the patch.

If it still says 10 then press y and when the windows message pops up choose to keep the new settings.

You might also be wise to try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.)

(Sorry I don't have XP so I can't remark on the SP2 patch.)

BTW on dial up, DON'T use the Resume/Find Sources function on all your incomplete files at once. That is likely to cause such symptoms & use all your systems resources. Instead, if you do use those functions then just use on one or 2 at a time. That will hopefully reduce the side-FX.

No need to delete the preference folder. a common easily fixed problem Don't you wish all people posted like this. Think that's the best problem description that I have seen since joining this forum

I suggested deleting the prefs folder as a precaution. Since his program hung during those periods. Which can potentially stuff up the prefs on "windows". (If they weren't already.) Get a mac man! lol

oh, well......it wasnt such a big deal

the answers were very clear and understandable too, so thks 2 both of ya

This all comes from Windows getting so easily virus infested. The morons at Micro$oft actually believe that setting a maximum unchangable limit on TCP connects will actually prevent the rapid spreading of a virus if your computer gets infected.

Running the patch will not in any way make your computer less secure. It may or may not slow down the pace that an allready infected PC will spread a virus.

Especially on Dial-up this will have no effect what-so-ever since the max speed is what 56 kbps ?

On a High speed connection this limit will have almost no effect either

Glad to help Feel free to post any follow-up questions

Wish others would follow your example and describe the problems instead of just writing:

HEEEELP!!!

MY LIMEWIRE STOPPED WORKING. IT WORKED BEFORE

HOW DO I FIX IT

Yes they actually do it like that