Direct Connect and Firewalls
 

When I click on "Direct Connect" I get the following message:
Your computer is behind a firewall or router and cannot receive direct connections.

I've read through other posts (most fairly old) regarding this issue, but I have yet to find a solution that works.

What settings do I need to make this work.


1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee Security Center v. 7.2 ; Personal Firewall 8.2 (Windows XP firewall is not enabled)
3. How much ram? .99 GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 52.5 GB
5. Connection type? cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Linksys WRT54G ver. 6
7. Where are you trying to connect from? apartment complex
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4.12.11 Java 1.5.0_10
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? TKS (Germany)
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? "Your test worked!"
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

You could try port forwarding. Go through the list of routers below, there's not a listing for WRT54G v6 but you can probably use instructions for one of the other WRT54G versions. Choose LW from the list of programs & then you'll find a step-by-step guide to setting up port forwarding. Make sure to set up a static IP address first;)
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...outerindex.htm

Also, just double check that your McAfee firewall is configured properly.

Note that the computer you're trying to direct connect to must'nt be firewalled either :)