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June 13th, 2007
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 Ah! Help! Please! (LW not connecting) Ok, So Ive Had limewire pro for like 6 months now, no problems, then it stoppped working. it connects sometimes but that is rarely! ive followed alot of steps and ideas through this forum, but nothing. please help! 1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) - XP 2. What firewalls you have? - Windows 3. How much ram? - 1GB 4. Hard Disk space available? - 52.44GB 5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Broadband 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? - Speedtouch USB ADSL PPP 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 4.12.11 Pro Java 1.5.0_11 9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Homecall 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 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. - new problem with experiencedish user 13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? - yes 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? - both 15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall  - avast16. 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). - Scotland  |
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June 13th, 2007
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| Most of the ISP's in UK shape or block p2p bandwidth. I presume when you posted above it was from home right? I did an ISP check upon your ip address & it pointed to Tiscali. Which suggests that Tiscali is the owner of Homecall. I thought Homecall rang a bell when I saw it. I just did a forum search for Homecall & sure enough: (1) http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-anymore.html (2) http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-anymore.html ________ (3) http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...pipex-isp.html __ I will add them to the list. |
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June 13th, 2007
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| If you can, probably very slowly. You could try another gnutella program to see if it's only LW they have shaped or else it's gnutella network; try this one: Phex to see if you have the same problems. It's a good program, some nice additions LW doesn't have. But it's perhaps not as intuitively easy to use until you get the hang of it. |
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June 13th, 2007
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| yes Go back to LW. Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewalls & change the ports shown to one between (49152 - 65535). A good one to try is 64049. See if that works. They may be just blocking ports where you are. Being shaped is one thing, but it sounds like you are being blocked somehow. |
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June 14th, 2007
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 Same problem as Mat7thew 1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) - OSX 10.3.9 2. What firewalls you have? - OSX (disabled) 3. How much ram? - 512 4. Hard Disk space available? - 60GB 5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Broadband 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? - Thomson Speedtouch USB ADSL PPP 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 4.12.11 Java 1.4.2 9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Homecall (Pipex) 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 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. - new problem 13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? - yes 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? - both 15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall - none 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). - Scotland Hi Guys, This wont be much help, but here goes. Homecall and Pipex are the same company. Not sure if they're owned by Tiscali or not. They say that they do not block ports but use traffic management in peak hours coz people are abusing fair use policy. ie using P2P programs. I dont know how they do it, unless there's something in the modem that can tell them when you are on Limewire. I've tried every remedy suggested here and on Apple's forums but nothing works. Now I'm stuck with these f@nnies for 11 months!! - I've got mates on Tiscali who have no problems with Limewire, Bit Torrents etc. - I've got a (supposedly slow) 512kbs broadband connection at work with a different ISP which works perfectly with P2P and is faster than my 8Mb Homecall! End of rant. |
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June 14th, 2007
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| 1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) XP 2. What firewalls you have? Kerio (OFF) and Windows firewall 3. How much ram? 512 4. Hard Disk space available? 60gb+ 5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ASDL 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? 3-com wireless (ends 74WEG i think) 7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? HOME 8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. updated to latest today 9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Homecall 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? Test failed - timeout 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. NEW PROBLEM WITH EXPERIENCED USER 13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? older version of limewire at present, but tried latest and shows firewall present 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? Ports forwarded for uTorrent, uPandP off, static IP adress set. correct port opened for limewire. 15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall  Kerio, but does not work regardless 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). UK Same problems as lots of others cant connect at all. Tried shareazza - same issue. Any advice would be gratefully received |
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June 14th, 2007
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| philwalker & androskemlos Its all been said really, Don't use Limewire's Default ports some ISPs block them. Try switching to Manual Port forward using port numbers between 45000 To 65000 Both Manual Port forward No, & listening port should be set at the same number In LimeWire, GO to Tools/Options/Advanced/Firewall Config & use Manual Port forward. If you are using a router to connect, that will also need configuring. Find your router listed here, Use this blue link. & dont forget to create a static IP first, & click apply after changing each setting. PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall Your Servant, Peace.
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