i have tried everything in the faqs and forums. I am still having trouble connecting.It only shows one green bar.My downloads were at 1 kb/s then i reinstalled both limewire and javas recent versions.It then went from 100kb/s to 14 k/s and back down to 1 kb/s.someone please help i am so stressed.


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)vista
2. What firewalls you have? norton,windows defender
3. How much ram? 1024 MB DDR2 Ram
4. Hard Disk space available?120 GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband sprint
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? 56k, 10/100 base t and 802.11 b/g
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? 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 4.14.8 java 1_5_0_11
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?sprint
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?[B******ed[/B]
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. yes shareaza only because limewire wont work
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. no ongoing problem
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?yes
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14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?i've tried both, still no help
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...lies/smile.gifnorton windows defender
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland).USA