Connection problems
 

I just downloaded limewire and all of my bars are green except for one red one. I have done searches, however they are always incomplete, and say that Limewire cannot find a liscence for this file. I have seen that Norton Anti Virus is a problem, but I dont understand the directions on how to disable it. PLEASE Help, it would be greatly appreciated:idea:

Ps Please put the information in simple terms because I dont understand any computer jargon.

Give limewire time to settle in, one bar being red should only mean that your still connecting to your ultrapeers....
With your lisence problem....
Go to Tools > Options > Searching > lisence warning and make sure the box is not ticked and then select apply....:rolleyes_2:

Well the upgrade to the new Java seemed to fix the connection problem and I can at least download stuff but I still have a brick wall over the globe and it appears that people can not download from me.

I have plenty to share and I dont have any downloads while online.

Thanks for the help so far though :PEACE:

Diveanx,

Can you give us your details please?
System details - help us to help you
;)

Look up a couple of post and everything I have is there :-)

Sorry...there are that many people in this poor thread now & your details were on page 1:p

Double check your Windows firewall setup
Firewall setup

You've set up port forwarding. Double check the set up. Did you set up a static IP first? You have to make sure that LW's listening port, port in LW's 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router are all the same number.

what happens? it tells me for every single download "Not enough sources" or "Need more sources." I try to refresh it and it still tells me for a short while "Connecting" and then it doesn't.

The use Upnp option was set as you had instructed, but I don't know what to do from there. However, the Windows Firewall did not have LW as an exception. I did correct that, but it did not fix my problem.

I can find tons of media files I want to DL but when I go to DL them, somehow, it is not allowing me to connect.

I guess the reason I am so confused about this is because my other computer(s) never had any problem with this stuff. I had the same platforms, same router, same connection type, same modem, all from the same location.

Please try again to help me because I cant figure out how to do this "fowarding" junk in the advanced Firewall settings of LW.

Thanks

by the way, in addition to my above post, i do have five solid green bars. its just that to the right of the five green bars, i have the globe with the brick wall on it. just thought i'd add that detail in there in case it made a difference.

Normally, when you see a file connecting for ages & then it needs more sources, it's a fake file issue. There are fake files throughout the network which will never download & here's some info about them.
Fake files showing up in search results

Do a test...search for an old song (new releases tend to show up as fakes more often) using the All Types search. Look for artist or album rather than song title. Choose a file with 10 hosts or less, or a file with a modem source. Can you download anything?

Some people seem to see this connecting/need more sources crap with every file & I don't know why:(
Are the LW versions the same on all computers (ie can some comps download but one not, using the same version of LW)?
Try deleting LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See points 2 & 3 below. If you've used LW versions older than 4.9.34 on the comp, you could have a folder in both locations. If not, just check point 3's location.
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back thru & reset things afterwards.