1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Norton Firewall (configured) & Linksys WRT54GS Firewall (configured)
3. How much ram? 2048MB
4. Hard Disk space available? C: 14.1GB (19GB Total) D: 37.6GB (111GB Total)
5. Connection type? 1MBit Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Scientific Atlanta Modem and a Linksys WRT54GS Router
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. Limewire 4.12.6 - Java 1.5.0_06
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Blueyonder
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? Your 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 problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? No


This is a new problem. Up until a few weeks ago I was downloading fine but now Limewire times out while I'm downloading. It's not just limewire, BitTorrent does it as well. I have no idea why this has happened, I haven't installed any new software and my system is bot virus and spyware free.

Thanks for any help in advance.

Try a different port. Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewalls & change the listening port to one between 49152 - 65535. A good one to try is 64049. Change it for the connection port also.

BTW your model router has major firmware problems. Which means it's unreliable to use in UPnP mode, & can still be unreliable anyway. See http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...843#post196843

I tried changing the ports to no avail. It isn't a router problem as it happened before I got my router. I have no idea as to what it could be.

Be sure your XP firewall is disabled. Recheck Norton's settings; (a) Configuring Norton Internet Security, & (b) Reconfiguring Norton Firewall

Windows XP is disabled and I have checked my configuration for Norton. It can't be Norton as the problem first occured before I got my new router and I installed Norton when I bought the router. It only occurs when I try to use p2p programs or torrent clients. I can download from my browser with ease and browsing the net is ok as well.

Hmmn sounds like it might be ISP filtering then. Some ISP's have filters that can stop p2p programs from working.

Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>OPtions>ADvanced>Firewalls & change the both the listening port & connection ports to 64049 & see what happens.

Well it seems like my problem is fixed. I did change the listening port to 64049 yesterday so maybe a restart has fixed it. I've been downloading for about 15-20 mins now with no problems. I'll try BitTorrent later to see if there has been any change there. Thanks for all your help.

hi

hi luvbuni, it would be best introducing yourself in the Welcome to the Gnutella Forums and introduce yourself - Gnutella Forums section rather than posting irrelevantly to a very old thread. Welcome to the forums anyway.