hi LeeWare

I am a very new user to Lime, tried out the basic prog, everything
went really well I then bought Lime pro and since then downloads take for ages. I have read your thread on downloading and carried out your instructions so I am now
keeping my fingers crossed.

I have found my Ip address how do I now force this into lime.

Thank you so much for your help

patsy dumbhead

Hi Pat,

Forcing your IP will not resolve the problem Besides, I think that they removed that option from limewire.

Sorry

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sorry to bother you but you seem very knowledgeable with limewire...we have 4 users on my computer (myself and 3 kids0 they aren't having trouble with limewire as far as downloading however, i am. when i open limewire, the colors and resolutions change and it won't allow me to download but everyone can upload from me...i've tried everything i know(limited) but it isn't helping...can you spare time to help me ppplllleeeeaaassee. i had basic for a long time with no problems and then one day it became an issue so i upgraded to pro but sstill no luck...hopefully, i've given you enough info for help..let me know if you need any other info--nicole

Nicole,

If I understand what you said correctly. You have 3-4 copies of limewire installed on the same computer under different profiles and all of the them work except yours. If this is true, then I would verify that following.

1) on each of the different installations compare the versions. Help/About (its been a while.)

2) from one of the installations that "works" search for something and then download it.

3) on your copy repeat the same search and try to download the same file.

What are the results?

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Hello

I posted this on the main board, but since a lot of my post has to do with this particular thread, I decided I should post it here. I am sorry for adding to the length of this post!

Does "Maximizing .." sticky need to be updated??

Ok, I am getting no uploads, so I search the FAQ etc. etc. trying to find an answer. I start to read the sticky post about maximizing your downloads/uploads.. I get to the part about "forcing" your IP, and I start looking everywhere for a button to let me force my IP. This is after wading through 8 or 9 pages of you-know-what.

Finally I come to the conclusion that there is no button to check anymore. It would have been nice to know that before I wasted all that time looking for it! Anyway, I am back to square one and I really don't feel like reading the whole 30 pages of that sticky note. So my suggestion is to remove any obsolete information that is in it (if there is any) and perhaps shorten it to a managable length so old ladies like me can read it in the span of an evening.

I believe I have correctly forwarded the port, and I am no longer seeing the firewall symbol. What more do I need to do to share my many files?

I would be so grateful for some help.

Thanks

3. Finally, if you are using NAT (meaning that the IP address of your machine is 10.x.x.x or 192.x.x.x ) now, might be able to connect, search and download from the network but no one will be able to upload from you. If you have taken the advise of others to force your IP using limewire then your half way there, as your port forwarding is working correctly. But, you need to FORCE THE IP OF YOUR ROUTER or FIREWALL to the network. To find out what your ip is from the machine that you use to get on Gnutella open a web browser to http://www.whatismyip.com
(write this IP down and force this IP in Limewire) If you need help testing this Just post a reply to this thread.

My IP is 192.168.0.1 i dont understand what you are telling me to do when you say to force the ip of my router. i did what you said to do in part three of the downloading portion. but i dont know where to go from there. i am running windows xp home edition from home over a cable connection at 54 mbps. please help.

That info about being on a network is a little out of date. LW now has the ability to connect easily with such users. No need to ban such addresses. Only problem being that nobody will be able to direct connect with such users.

But still, it does show that you're not configured properly. And it is as a result of your router. You either need to enable UPnP or manual port forward. See these sections here Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link)

The term Force IP has been replaced. It is no longer used. It has been replaced with port forwarding. eg: Manual port forward instructions & sample image. But see the above link about connections to get full instructions about the whole process.

err yeh....well im sorry if this has been asked already but there are 30+ pages. however im a new user of limewire (just got it yesterday) and i wish to know how to 'force my IP' and how to find out if im already doing so. if you need any information just ask me but im running limewire on windows with nortan antivirus and windows defender.

What is the brand name and model # of your Router/Modem

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A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa

Thank you LeeWare for having started this thread to try and help users out with their LimeWire.
I have followed all the steps stated in this post, but my downloads still don't seem to be speeding up.
Movies download at 1-2KB/s, and music files at 10-15KB/s.
I also don't see any uploads.
I am behind a firewall, and don't know anything about 'forcing' my ip.
Can anybody help me? Thank you.

zad

OS = Windows XP
LW = LimeWire PRO 4.10.9
Firewall = Norton Internet Security 2005
Connecting from home
Cable connection