1. OS version? Windows XP Media Center Edition
2. What firewalls you have? I think just the windows firewall. But ive made exceptions for limewire.
3. How much ram? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? IM not sure. But ive got a new laptop and havnt used it for nething so im guessin quite alot.
5. Connection type? Broadband wireless.
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Belkin.
7. Where are you trying to connect from? 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 4.13.2, Java is the new 6.0 that i saw you reccomemded someone else to download.
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Tiscali
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? It says "Your test worked!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Downstairs computer has limewire 4.8.1 on it and works ok last time i checked..
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Im quite experianced with LW and never had this problem b4.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? YES!! i hate that wall!


I had been using limewire for years on my home computer perfectly! But i bought a new laptop the other day and the first thing i did was install LW on it. But somtimes it works and other time i only get ONE green bar on the connection thing and no search results! I dont get why somtimes it works and others it dont!

Also i noticed that some people say that their download speed it sumthing like 35kbs-80kbs and i thought HANG ON ive only been downloadin at an average of about 2kbs-5kbs even on the old computer too!! But again, sumtimes it goes quicker!!

Please please help me! I am not technical minded so please try do explain my problem in dummies terms!

I await your reply.

Thanks!!!

Heaps of people have had probs with Tiscali lately.
Some people have found changing ports helps. To do this, in LW go tools > options > advanced > firewall config. There you can change LW's listening port. Good ones to try are 49152 - 65535. Someone recently got connected after weeks of pain using port 139. Have a read of these...

Tiscali & Limewire
can't connect between 5pm-11pm
I have found a solution to getting Limewire to work with Tiscali

Use the forum search to look for Tiscali, you'll find lots more threads

If you tell us the model of your Belkin, we might be able to help you with the brick wall

Ok, i checked and its Belkin 125 G wireless router. High speed one it says.

Double check the XP firewall config.
Firewall setup

If your router supports UPnP, enable it within the router & then choose the UPnP option within LW's tools > options > advanced > firewall config.

Otherwise you can try port forwarding. Does your router have another number on it (eg F5******)? If you can find your router on the list here, you'll find step by step instructions for port forwarding.
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...outerindex.htm

Don't forget to set up a static IP if that's part of the instructions. In the end, all port numbers must be the same (LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box, port forwarded within a router).