OS X FIREWALL:

To open the OS X Firewall for Gnutella access, please do the following:
1 Open up 'System Preferences'
2 In 'Internet & Network', open 'Sharing'.
3 Select the 'Firewall' tab (your Firewall should be on)
4 Select 'New...'
5 From the 'Port Name' drop down box, select 'Gnutella/LimeWire'
6 Select 'OK'
7 Restart your LimeWire application.


I followed this up to number 5, but the drop down box only lists CVS, ICQ, IRC, MSN, Quicktime, Retrospect, SMB (without netbios), Timbuktu, VNC, WBEM, Webstar Admin and Xcode distributed build.

Where is Gnutella?

If it's not there, add it yourself. I re-did the instructions here OSX Firewall settings for Tiger

Where do I find out which port numbers to add? 6346 doesn't seem to work.

6346 is the default port LW uses. However if you have it set to UPnP then the listening port might be different. Open LW, open preferences & go to Advanced -> Firewalls & see what the listening port is. When used in UPnP mode, the listening port can change.

It would be helpful if you answered these questions: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...91&postcount=2

1 Mac OS X
2 no idea, whatever comes as standard
3 512MB RAM
4 47.18GB available
5 broadband (built in ethernet)
6 n/a
7 home
8 Limewire 4.12.6 Java 1.5.0_06
9 'ask4'
10 your test worked
11 not shared
12 1st try with this computer
13 yes

Some people may disagree, but OSX users don't really need software firewalls. Try turning your OSX firewall off temporarily & see if you still see the brick wall. If yes, then the firewall issue is most likely your connection device. If you're using broadband then there must be a connection device somewhere. Perhaps it's nearer to another computer in the house. That's most likely the issue. Most broadband/high speed connection devices have internal NAT firewalls. If it has UPnP, good, then simply telnet into the device & enable it. If not, then forward a port. I can't advise exactly what to do until you try turning off your OSX firewall. And until you find out the brand & model of your connection device router (must be a router if you're connecting via ethernet.)

well, I am actually in a university halls of residence, so I don't know about the router or anything - theres just a hole in the wall. I think the OS X firewall is off (it says so on the system preferences window). I'm not sure what to put in the panels: 'TCP Port Number(s)' and 'UDP Port Number(s)'. I assume 'Description' is incidental (just Gnutella/Limewire or something)?

Oh ... "university halls of residence" is probably the reason you can't connect. Many schools & school accommodation now stop (block) or shape bandwidth for p2p sharing. Not much more I can advise.

thought that might be it...there are other people using limewire in this place though. I will find out who and ask them!

thanks.

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