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December 19th, 2006
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 Can't get that initial Connection to Limewire I have my fire wall unblocking LW, I even disabled my firewall completly I am able to use P2P because i have Kazaa and it works fine.(im trying something new here) I do not use a router, I use a linksus Hub wich is connected to a Cable External Modem box, wich the coaxial wire then goes outside to the great beyond... My computer is an AMD athalon 2600 with similar specs to that speed. I have over 1G of 333(DDR) Ram Running Windows XP Pro SP2 I did pass that initial test that was asked on the other threads Any additional info you need just ask.  |
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December 19th, 2006
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December 19th, 2006
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| Hrm? Model number? Were there reports or info about certain Hubs having bugs that effect only specific software? Model: EFAH05W 1 gig of ram Just the firewall windows came with (ive disabled it) about 60G free space (defragged bout every 4 months) Connection is a strong 512k cable connecting from a house in the suberbs (word up) my isp is Wideopenwest.com I passed the test I share my internet connection with 1 other computer (both are connected to a hub-->Cable modem--->Lines outside the house 1st time i ever tried to run Limewire I have not seen that on the interface (blue world) I appologize in advance if this sounds rude because im not trying to be. I have read over the Tech page that you provided on the sticky. As I read on clicking on Sub link after sub link, I realized how specific this page really was. I ask myself: If the problem is -=THIS=- detailed maybe its not my comp (I have tried running this on a similar specced comp w/same network setup/OS ect..) but rather its the software itself. Could you give me just the general "things to try first"? I consider myself and avid computer user as ive made a few web pages and edited a few games, but ive never heard of this "port fowarding" Well i assume it doesn't apply to me as it only talks about "ROUTERS" with this issue. (Try not to get mad here) If Limewire poses this much trouble just to connect, why use it? Im sure some of you run it no prob. Perhaps there is a supernode function to click? Lol maybe i should have mentiond this before but the version of Limewire im running is 4.0.8 Any bugs about that I should know? Upgrade? |
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November 10th, 2007
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| I kinda have the same problem but I don't have another person sharing with me and I have McAfee Security and every time I try to allow the connection it says that Limewire has full access but when I go on limewire and try to search for something it says that limewire is trying to connect to the network. Can someone help me? |
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November 10th, 2007
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| 1. OS version? Windows XP 2. What firewalls you have? XP its off 3. How much ram? 2gig 4. Hard Disk space available? 100 gig 5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? modem Speed Touch 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. LW 4.14.10 Pro .. Java 1.5.10_10 9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Wannadoo now Orange 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? My test worked ok 11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. NO just this one computer 12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. LW was fine yesterday .. but not today 13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image Yes but I can't find the stupid firewall .. although my system has not changed since yesterday, when LW was on and fine. 14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I have no idea 15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall  Free AVG and Zone alarms 16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). UK When I try to search is say .. LW is currently connecting to the network. your search may not return many results until you are fully connnected to the network. I am a tad frustrated as LW worked fine last night .. but tonight its not working .. I have been trying for the last 2 hours to get connected. Many thanks for any help Teddy |
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November 10th, 2007
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| Try this first: Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location). Fixes for LimeWire This will change all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later. In case you're using Vista: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista Some people have had connection problems with some Java versions. You can either try updating to the latest version here (I have this one & LW's working fine): Java SE Downloads or try this older version, which has worked well for lots of people: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11 Whichever Java version you use, download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing another one. Have you had any connection problems before? Orange is known for traffic shaping but I'm not so sure about blocking p2p. Try connecting outside of peak hours. You can also try changing ports. In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to something in the range of 49152 - 65535 (eg 65000) > apply > ok. What's the model of your Speedtouch? |
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... ty ty ty Birdy .. I'm connect and surfin away 
.. thank you so very much ...
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