*!*?% Connection Difficulties
 

Have been using Limewire for a couple of weeks. Has always taken 15 minutes or so to connect but as of sunday afternoon i can get no connection at all. Tried all the usual, checked my router settings...check, checked my firewall exceptions...check...blah blah. Now i dont even get the connection tab when its running and i only have the option of disconnect in the file drop down. How can i disconnect if its not connected?? Please can someone help.

1. OS version?-------XP Pro
2. What firewalls you have?-------Windows Firewall
3. How much ram?-------512mb
4. Hard Disk space available?------C: 54GB, D: 16GB
5. Connection type?------Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?----DLink DSL-G604T/UK
7. Where are you trying to connect from?------House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?----- 4.12.6 & 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider?------Pipex Homecall
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?----"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs?----No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.-----1st try but has been working succesfully
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?------Yes



Have tried un installing and deleting limewire file directory:bangh:

I wish I could help, I am having the same problems. I have too, tried everything.

senso,
We'll need some details in order to help you. See the info that rufuscodd gave? That's what we need.

rufuscodd,
Pipex are known to throttle p2p, this is probably effecting your ability to connect:( If the port 6346 test doesn't work, means that something's blocking LW's default port - probably Pipex. Have a look at these links

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=33712
http://forums.vnunet.com/thread.jspa...threadID=81410

You could try changing ports (try port 64049). Within LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Here you'll see LW's listening port & can change it, just click Apply to save the change. Any ports allowed thru a firewall or forwarded thru a modem/router must be the same number as listening port.

If Pipex are blocking p2p ports, there's not much that will help...you could try the suggestions below but there's no guarantee it will change anything:)

Your router has a firewall. If it supports UPnP, enable it within the modem & then choose the UPnP option within that LW firewall config page.
If using UPnP doesn't help, you could port forward. Look for your router in the list at the site below & then follow their instructions. Don't forget setting up a static IP if it's included in the instructions.
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...outerindex.htm

How do I know if my computer has Pipex? I tried changing ports to 64049, no change. What information do u need?

Birdy,

I have some of the qustions, the ones I did not ANSWER, I don't know how to get to....


1. OS version?-------XP Home Editon
2. What firewalls you have?-------Windows Firewall
3. How much ram?-------Don't know
4. Hard Disk space available?------Don't know
5. Connection type?------DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?----Don't know
7. Where are you trying to connect from?------House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?----- 4.12 Pro, not sue about Java
9. Who is your ISP provider?------Don't know
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?----"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs?----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

senso, I don't know who your ISP is:D That's why you should answer questions 1 - 13 that you see in rufuscodd's post #1. His/her ISP is Pipex.
System details - help us to help you

internet service proveder is windstream

Ok, here's a thread that might help
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...ght=windstream

If that doesn't solve the problem, read the sticky below
Connection problems? Check here first!

If you're still stuck & need more help after that...pleeeeease give us your system details. We cannot guess.

Hi there, I'm new here so I'm sorry if I cause any problems, but here's my info.

1. OS version?-------XP Home Editon
2. What firewalls you have?-------Mcaffe
3. How much ram?-------512mb of ram
4. Hard Disk space available?------9GB
5. Connection type?------DSL/highspeed
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?----Linksys WRT54GS
7. Where are you trying to connect from?------House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?----- 4.12
9. Who is your ISP provider?------Foxvalley net
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?----I'm on my laptop, on wireless. My brother's computer is directly connected to the router -- dunno if that's what you're asking, but yeah.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.-----This is a first try, never used limewire before.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?------Yes

Now, I've tried everything on this thread. I've disabled all my normal firewalls, and even did the port forwarding...And it's still not working. I'm only getting one tiny little green bar of connection, and I don't really think it's connected at all. My ISP is a small local thing, so I'm not sure if it blocks p2p but if it does, anyone know how I can get around it? Thanks for your help~.

I goggled your ISP and I cant find anything saying that they block p2p..
When you Port Forwarded what instructions did you follow and did you set up your static IP correctly..

Are these the instructions you used...
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...S/Limewire.htm

Okay, yes. I believe I set the static ip properly -- and yes, those are the instructions I used. The only thing I can think of, is that the screen shot they give for the security page on the setup -- it has an enable/disable firewall option. My screen is showing no such option.

see:

This is the one displayed on the instructions page:

http://i14.tinypic.com/2ywhn4i.jpg

and this is the one I actually get on my screen:

http://i14.tinypic.com/34s3pqv.jpg

I'm not sure why that is, though, and how to disable it if I can...Um. Yeah.

That's because they are different versions...
What number did you choose ??
Did you enter this number in the manual port forward and listen box in limewire, they have to be exactly the same number ??

Connection Fine...Connection Not!!!
 

Found out that my D link router is not very good with UPnP so went down the port forwarding route. Followed the instructions and way hay here we go. Brilliant, downloading like a M***** F****. Five green bars, no brick wall, was even getting 40 to 60 k speeds. ( dont know if thats good or not, was for me). Have had the PC on since then downloading day and night until... er indoors turned it off, now we're back to square one, one bar, brick wall no connecting. Tried port forwarding again numerous times and numerous different ports, nothing. Then i sussed out that Pipex use dynamic IP's so when the missus shut down it put a large spanner in my works.
Now im trying to assign a static IP but the last piece of information i need to do this is the address of the DNS that Pipex use. Called them, spoke to a bloke about what im trying to do, (he even told me that he has to do something similar for his Bit Torrent Client but knows nothing about Limewire).
Anyway the long and short of it is that Pipex use a Dynamic DNS and he couldnt give me anything to help me...

Does this mean that i am saying goodbye to Limewire as its clearly using up Hard Drive space at the moment like an ageing unwell dog..

Any thoughts you very technical people out there??