Hi Caseybob,
LeeWare's most recent post was June 28th, 2006. Perhaps he's not posting on the forum any more?

When you reply to an ancient thread, you may not get a reply from the OP. You can always click on the poster's name > find all posts by...that's a bit of a guide as to whether they're still active in the forum or not

Your reply that Leeware has not posted for a year is a point well taken. However, my principal question remains; why is discussion about most serious problem facing P2P's very rare in Forums (ISP Bandwidth Throttling). I posted as 'Reply' to old but very good advice by Leeware. Should have posted 'New Thread', which will do today.
Thanks, caseybob

I have tried your suggestions in limiting my search results to people with 4 stars... However when I try to download video files i get 'Need More Sources' even when the file i just searched gave results of '96' in the number column. I am connecting with DSL. I have downloaded video files in the past... Can you help?

Dear Ank: Realize you have already read June-2006 post that is first under Max up/down Success LW (Sticky-Leeware) and have followed at least his 'four star only' advice in /quality. But there are three others under Tools/Options/Filters which you may not have followed; /hosts, /speed, /keywords. I chose to ignore long-winded debate between Leeware & Trapjaw, except TJaws add of ' / ' to keywords. My DOWNloads are running at close to optimum and problem-free...my big beef about lack of help or discussion of UPload 'Bandwidth Throttling' by ISP's continues. If you have already configured Leeware's four suggestions, then I have to leave it to much more experienced members to help you out.
Good Luck, caseybob

Hello: Assume your 810 down & 158 up is bits, not Bytes. My 1st question is; are you getting close to your signed up speeds when NOT using LW or other p2p's? If you are, then likely your ISP 'freedom2surf' is throttling your DOWNload bandwidth whenever your are using p2p. If everything is very slow downloading, you have a tech problem that your ISP should help you solve. There is no mystery about 'UPnP'; while in LW click Tools/Options and scroll far down to Advanced...second below it is config w/ recommended selection UPnP, which auto-manages your system, including router. If you cannot enable UPnP, read Big-B's post just above yours, which deals with manual port forwarding for routers etc. Just to give you a comparison speed test, dslreports.com is very good. It should approximate your other speed test and even with a 2500 mile test (West Coast for me), your latency should be well below 50. I hope it is your configuration, because if it is ISP download throttling, you will have to find another ISP without it (ask them), which are getting quite hard to find. Best I can do. Regards, caseybob

Very glad to be a part of such a fine organization. Thanks up front for any and all help.

I am new to Limewire, just recently downloaded Pro to Windows XP Home Edition - cable connection. I've began downloading songs and have used 360 share pro in past, however the songs are taking 4+ HOURS each. Last night I left my computer on overnight and got 2 songs! Something must be set incorrectly - can someone guide me through the correct steps to get this resolved??

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As Wonder Why suggested, you need to give details of what LW version you are using and your complete system. I use LW4.13.6, which is one of latest...might help. Refer you to Max Up/Down Success (Sticky - Leeware) for basic configurations...there are four important ones which help a lot. If that doesn't help, chance your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is throttling your bandwidth DOWNLOAD. Some throttle UPload so you can't share at your signed-up speed, while some throttle DOWNload to make it almost impossible for you to receive files no matter how fast the sender is; eg..T3. Thats all the advice this junior can give; some seniors will likely have much more in depth help.
Good Luck, caseybob

hey i'm new here so i'm VERY sorry if this has been discussed somewhere...
this is driving me crazy.
When i do a search with LimeWire a warning comes up that, in my estimation, is slowing things down to the point of almost stopping.
\"! only search results with a (lock) are an official LimeWire communications\"
This warning never came up in the past...and i've never had problems with the service. Now i do.
i cannot download songs now...or it is extreeeeeeeeeemely slow.
Ive tried enabling, disabling firewalls...installing and reinstalling the program. nothing helps.
Any tips?