I'm getting that error message that says: "Your machine does not appear to have an active Internet connection or a firewall is blocking LimeWire..." I have tried virtually everything I could find and it still doesn't work. I also have UPnP enabled on my router, and I am unable to do port fowarding due to the other computers and components on my network. I have tried running LW through UPnP and manually choosing a port and neither have been fruitful. Thanks in advance.

Edit: I have fixed half of the problem through another thread, the solution was to disable my firewall while running LW, now I can actually search for things and TRY to download things, that's where the other half comes in. Every single file I try to download it just keeps saying "Connecting...", "Need more sources", "Queued" or "Waiting for stable connections." PLEASE HELP!

Re edit: I just booted up LW to see if it might be working now, it reverted back to the original problem even when my firewall is disabled! HELP ME!


1. OS version? : Windows XP Professional (SP2)

2. What firewalls you have? : Windows firewall, but both Lime Wire and it's port is allowed

3. How much ram? : 512 MB

4. Hard Disk space available? : 80GB

5. Connection type? : DSL

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? : Router is SMC7004VWBR and modem is SpeedStream 5360

7. Where are you trying to connect from? : Home

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? : LW is 4.12.6 and Java is 1.5.0_08

9. Who is your ISP provider ? : MTS

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? : This question isn't clear to me, I do share the internet connection through a wireless router, but do not share the connection to LW

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user? : Experienced user but not a completely new problem, I have dealt with before but this time is worse

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