Connection Problem

[fujianty]

Been trying for 2 days. Read alot of other posts on problem cant figure it out.

Here's comp. info

1. what OS version XP
2. What firewalls you have ? McAfee
3. How much ram 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available 82.2GB
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ? Cable
6.Modem what brand name & model numbers ? Motorola SB5100 Surfboard
7.Router brand name & model numbers ? Linksys BEFSR41v3
8. Where are you trying to connect from (house, apartment complex, school, student accommodation, work, etc.) ? House
9. What version,LimeWire & Java, are you using. Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.? 4.14.10 Pro
1.5.0_11
10. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? Mediacom
11. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ? Your test worked
12. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. 2 computers hooked up to router along with cable modem hooked into router both computers connect to internet just fine
13. Is this your 1st try at LW, or is this a new problem with an experienced user.? 1st time
14. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ? Yes
15. Have you given full permissions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ? Yes
16. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? Off
17. In Start & remove Programs, Is this update Installed, "Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)" ? Yes
If Windows Updates are not seen, Tick the box at top of page, (show updates)
18. Are you using Manual Port faward in LimeWire OR UPnP ? UPnP
You can check HERE, IN LimeWire Go, Tools/options/advanced/firewall Config

[fujianty]

Posted my details and no answer from anyone HELLLLOOOOO

New thread merged with original thread.

[birdy]

Make sure that the XP firewall's turned off & that McAfee's configured to allow LW. If in doubt, remove all LW rules from within McAfee's config & add new ones.

In LW file > disconnect. Wait 5 minutes then file > connect.

Try port forwarding for your router, the instructions are here.
Port Forwarding for the Linksys BEFSR41 Ver 3
Don't miss the step of setting up a static IP address first, or port forwarding won't work.
LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router should all be the same number.

A few Mediacom customers have had connection problems lately. I can't find any evidence that Mediacom are currently 'blocking' p2p somehow, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they're not. If you use Google to search for Mediacom blocking p2p, there are quite a few articles but they're all really old.

So...if you still can't connect after port forwarding, try changing ports. In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to something in the range of 49152 - 65535 (say 65000) > apply > ok. If you chabge ports, you'll need to allow the new port thru your firewall & change the port number forwarded within your router & within LW's config.