cant connetct to network

[freeballinbadass]

when i try to search a message pops up saying "limewire is currently connecting to the network. your search may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network.



1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)....windows xp
2. What firewalls you have?....ghostwall firewall
3. How much ram? dont know
4. Hard Disk space available? dont kno
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) dsl
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?westell, model:b90-610030-06
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
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 Java1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?bellsouth
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? it says 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 LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 1st try
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes

[birdy]

Have you made sure that the XP firewall is off? Double check that & also check your ghostwall config to make sure LW's given full access.

The Westell 6100 has an internal firewall. AFAIK your model's made specifically for BellSouth & so it might be slightly different to the standard 6100
If it supports UPnP, enable this within the router & choose the UPnP option within LW's tools > options > advanced > firewall config.
If that doesn't help, you can try port forwarding. Check the site below...there are step by step instructions.
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...0/Limewire.htm


And in case those instructions don't work, or pages don't look the same as your router:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/7074

[freeballinbadass]

well im pretty sure its not westell because i used to download before wit the same router.. it is recently that someone "fixed" my computer and installed ghostwall that it doesnt want to work but i dont kno how to use that program so im kinda stuck

[birdy]

Is there a 'help' option somewhere in Ghostwall that you can use to check for config instructions? Have you tried disabling it (just for a little while) to see if LW connects then?

Can you ask the person who installed Ghostwall if they can show you how to add rules for LW (sorry, I've never used that particular firewall)? Check the thread below (it's from a different forum), it might help a bit:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=117458

I can't find any specific config instructions but maybe someone else here uses it & can help you out??