Help Please !!!!! (only 1 green connection bar)
 

Hello All , I'm a new member, To this community ... I've had Limewire for several years, though ... Last week my Limewire quit working and I can't seem to get connected now ... I've read alot of the posts in here and have tried about all the things you peeps have said to do, But to no awail ... I'm running Limewire Pro ( 4.2.6 ) ... I have uninstalled and reinstalled many times ... .have even tried just the Basic ( Free Version ) ... No Go .... I have No Firewalls on that I can find ... When I try to Connect, I get just 1 little green bar and the rest stay red ... Could someone ( Please ) Help me out ... It would be very appreciated ....

Thank You, bud_two

P.S. I'm running Windows XP, Home Edition, (Service Pack 2)

Could you give us a little more information, please?

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=62652

Thanks :rolleyes_2:

Dan

Sytem Details
 

TY for getting back to me so soon ....

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) (Windows XP Home Edition)
2. What firewalls you have? ( None )
3. How much ram? (256 MB )
4. Hard Disk space available? ( 14 GB )
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) (Broadband)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?(Actiontec GT704-WG)
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.(LW 4.2.6 Pro) (Java (TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 )
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? ( TDS )
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? ( The Test worked )
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. ( NO )
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. ( No, I have used LW for several years )
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? ( No, I have 5 bars and only the 1st little 1 is green, The rest are Red and it says Connecting )
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? (I have tried it both ways) I followed the directions on another post and set my ports to 57000, But to no awail ... So I uninstalled all and Dled the Free (Basic Version) and tried that ... And that was a No Go too ...) ( Do you have any other suggestions ? )( I will be anxiously be waiting for your Reply ) TYVM bud_two

Just so you know, Windows XP has a firewall, as does your router. Do you even see a globe icon at the bottom of the LW interface? It isn't there in older versions, but I'm not sure what version it appeared in.

1. Make sure your firewall for Windows XP is set to allow LW access to the internet.

2. Uninstall Java 1.6 and install Java 1.5.12, available through this link (take the JRE offline installer):

Java SE Downloads - Previous Release - JDK 5

Some people are having trouble with version 1.6.1 and I'm not sure if you would need an older version, still. Give this one a try, first.

3. You can try port-forwarding your router. These are instructions for the model you named:

Port Forwarding for the Actiontec GT704-WG

Make sure your router is not GT704-WGv2 or v3...these may require different steps. Let me know if you have either of these.

Good Luck :idea:

Dan

P.S. If we can't get it working at all, it may be your ISP at work. More and more ISPs are blocking/limiting p2p users, especially at peak times. You could give your ISP a call and ask them if they do this, although not every ISP gives you a straight answer.

Help ....
 

Hi Dan, I've uninstalled (ALL) the Java on my system and Limewire and the Limewire folder in My Documents ... I Downloaded the new Java at the link you provided and installed it. Now when I go to install my Limewire Pro Version 4.2.6 , This is the message I get ... Limewire has detected you do not have the Java2TM Runtime Environment,Standard Edition, v1.3.1 installed on your system. Limewire needs the JRE installed in order to run successfully and will now automatically download the 5.2MB into a temporary directory ... When I hit (OK) It starts to download and then I get this ... JRE download cancelled, Limewire will now exit installation ... I've tried the Limewire installation several times with the same error ... Any ideas what could be going wrong ? I've checked and the new Java is on my system ... Don't know what else to do ... I'd appreciate any other advice you might have ..... TYVM .... bud_two

Have you tried installing the older version of Java? Looks like your old LW needs an old Java. See if this helps:

Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition 1.3.1_20 (J2SE(TM))

Good Luck :)

Dan

A Big ( TY ) For all your Help !!!
 

Hi Dan and All,

I think we Finally got it .... I uninstalled All the Limewire and All the Java .... Reinstalled the Java first and then went to Limewire site and Dled the Free Basic version and it seems to be working Fine .... I would like to TYVM for All your HELP !!!! You Folks are a Great Bunch of people .... :idea:

Thank You Again,

bud_two