Everytime I open LimeWire this pop-up appears: "LimeWire is currently connecting to the network. Your search may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network."

Thereafter, no results will be found for any search.

Can someone help me?

Hi Thedimholtroad.
System details - help us to help you

Recently there's been a problem with people not providing enough details about their setup - despite being asked again & again.

So let's make it easy for everyone...the details that we need if we're going to be able to help with complex problems are:


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX ) XP users Please state XP firewall on or off.?
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
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?
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?

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These are all contained within the sticky Connection problems? Check here first! but possibly some people are getting a bit confused or lost when we direct them to this sticky & ask them to provide their details.

This information can be vital
For instance, some ISPs are known for blocking p2p/throttling bandwidth, some connection devices are known for being unreliable in certain situations.

So please, help us to help you & provide as much info as you can.
If you're new to LW or new to computers & aren't sure how to answer some questions, or don't know what an ISP or router is - just say so. Nobody's going to yell at you:wink:
Even if you can't answer all the questions in one go...don't worry. Do the best you can & we'll take it from there.
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Peace.

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mickjapa108

I have the same problem as Thedimholtroad (12.2.07). I subscribed yesterday and downloaded no problem. Today, however, keep getting message 'LimeWire is currently connecting to the network. Your search may not etc etc'. No results at all despite persevering.

Info to help:-
1. Windows XP:firewall on
2.Norton (Symantec)
3.512MB
4.
5.broadband
6.
House
8.version=latest 4.12.6
9.Tesco
10.did test - 'Test Worked'
11.no, not sharing
12. 2nd day of usage
13. Yes

To clarify, downloaded music successfully yesterday.

1. Windows XP, firewall on
2. What firewalls you have? none other
3. How much ram? umm, i'm not sure.. this same problem occurred on both computers i downloaded limewire on. both have different ram but both are xp.
4. Hard Disk space available? enough
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) router..
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? work and house
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 and Java both the latest ones
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
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? If yes, please give details of set up. yes to 'sharing the connection w other coms' and no to 'other p2p sharing progs'. a few computers and laptops in my house; all use the same router.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. I've used LW before on one of the computers and it worked fine until some time ago when the problem started.

thx so much

Hi thedimholtroad,
You missed out the 3 reeeally important answers...

Who is your ISP (internet service provider), who do you pay for your internet acess?

What's the brand & model of your router?

Do you see the firewall icon (brick wall in front of the blue globe at the bottom of LW's interface)?

And also...you say you're connecting from work & house. Are you working from home & have an internet connection payed for by your employer, or are you having trouble connecting from 2 totally separate locations??

oh i'm sorry! i meant i'm having trouble from 2 different locations.
workplace: and yes, there's a brick wall in front of the blue globe.. my isp is singnet, as for the router, i really don't know because the internet here is sort of wireless.. the whole building's connected.
home: i deleted limewire from the home computer already. my dad complained it was taking up too much space.

i'm obviously not very good at computers. sorry.

Hi thedimholtroad,
That's ok, don't worry about it

You should ask your employer what their policy is on p2p use...lots of employers won't let employees use p2p at work. If it turns out that it's ok for you to use LW at work, you'll have to find out what firewalls are in place there. Talk to whoever's in charge of the building's internet.

But please do ask whether it's ok for you to use LW at work...or you could find youreslf in all kinds of trouble

Hi chuntzy
Try turning the XP firewall off first, 2 firewalls conflict with each other
Get back to us

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mickjapa108

Hi there

Have checked on the control panel. Windows Firewall already 'off'.

Back to you, thanks.

OK
Its sounding like Tesco may shape P2P

What router have you ?

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