cant connect limewire pro
 

1. OS version?
windows xp media center
2. What firewalls you have?
avg 7.5 internet sercurity
3. How much ram?
1gb
4. Hard Disk space available?
60
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
bt home hub (the white one off the tv with the guy from my family (uk))
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, 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 4.11.2 pro java 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
bt broadband
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?
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 and no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
no i had limwire 4.11.2 pro installed on my old win xp sp2 laptop upgraded to win media center now it doesnt work neither does the ftp protocol

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?
yes i do.

As i metioned erlier i have upgraded my old laptop (running win xp sp2) to a new 1 running xp media center, i used to be able to run limewire on the laptop but now it wont connect. my wirless hub uses unup and automatically configure for the gnutella network i have also set all the port on my avg internet sercurity to the correct port, but i still cant connect, if you could tell which specific protocol the gnutella network uses i could create specific rules :D. also i cant use the ftp protocol on media ceter if that helps the solve the problem

The default or official gnutella protocol is port 6346 & uses both TCP & UDP but mostly only one of them. I can't recall which off-hand. Is that what you wanted to know? Gnutella Protocol

You're the 2nd person who has upgraded to xp media centre & is now having problems. At least it's similar. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=63933

This might or might not be helpful MS & 3rd party patches for SP2

i have opened the gnutella network ports both computer side and router side so there is no problem there as well as listening ports both side, but i may need to know the specific protocol/server/web service so for eg do you use ftp,http,ldp,ics,pptp,l2tp,pop,smtp, you get the ideo--- so i can make a specific rule.

it may be down to media center cos i cannot run ftp clients or the in built ftp client in windows as i cannot establish a connection with my ftp server

From the 1st link above it appears it is http. Quote: "File transfers are handled using HTTP"
You did click on that link before didn't you.

yes i did read the wiki but the rule on the protocol dnt change anything???

any ideas??

maybe its a win xp media center problem, or just a windows service that needs changing???

Sorry I don't use XP. I'll ask/message some other members to see if they have ideas but they aren't online at present.

These are just things that could be a problem so don't get your hopes up

Go to Start --> Control Panel --> Administrative tools --> Services

and make sure that the services called 'Plug and Play' and 'Universal Plug and Play Devices' are started. Also have a look at the other services there and see if there is something out of the ordinary.

Now go to Add/Remove Windows Components. Under Networking Services make sure that 'Internet gateway device....' is turned on.

I would really try to get portforwarding to work for Limewire though, instead of using UPnP. I use Media Center Edition as well and have had a lot of trouble with UPnP. I use portforwarding for everything now.

This site has all the info you need to set it up:
www.portforward.com

Did you make sure the XP Firewall did not get turned on when you upgraded. I run XP media center on on of my laptops and it has never had any problems with LimeWire so I do not think it is a media center problem. Unfortunately I just fried the CPU in that Laptop and have sent it back to Gateway for repair (It's only 2 months old) so I can not check to see if there are any setting set up differently on it.

St_jimi's

I do not know anything about "Win XP media centre", I use Win XP (SP2) Home, but it is unlikely that this is the root of your problem.

You see, your ISP BT is famous (or should I say infamous) for blocking P2P traffic so I am not surprised that you, one of BT's many customers, cannot use your P2P app, namely LW.

I ditched BT some time ago because of their restrictive practices and treating their customers like idiots. As far as I am aware, there are only two ISPs in the UK that does not restrict P2P usage, i.e. NTL and Bulldog, but the situation could change because they both have "fair usage" clauses in their contracts.

Finally, there might be other UK ISPs that don't restrict P2P traffic, perhaps other forum members can help out with this point.



UK Bob

Traffic Shaping, Good or Bad? A pro's & cons discussion.

This is not the case as i can still load limewire on other computer connected to my wireless, there must be some sort of setting that is not correct to allow me to connect which is also affecting my ftp. i have set all port forwards right and have even uninstalled my firewall software and still no joy

Well St_jimi

If your other computers can download using your BT connection then you must be one of the luckiest people in the country (do you do the lottery?) because BT does restrict P2P usage on their network.

Perhaps you should recall your family guy:i.e. the one that helped you to set up your connection before, because if there's anybody in the world that can help you chances are it is him.


UK Bob

ok but plz quote were i say bt dont restrict p2p usage i never said that!! what i am saying is that i can still load and download off limewire from other computers on my homehub but just not on my media center laptop and am asking for a solution if anybody knows1.

thx

Try portforwarding.

You should not have a problem with MCE if you do that.

If you allready have then sorry, but you haven't mentioned how your settings in Limewire are in regards to connection. In Tools --> Options --> Advanced --> Firewall Config set your listening port and forwarded port to the same port. and choose manual portforwarding.

BTW forward the port both TCP and UDP , Incoming and Outgoing