How can I avoid failed downloads?

How can you ask this question at this point in the thread? Ah, well. The answer is that you can't. You have to sit in front of that little boxy thing they call a computer and work to get your downloads now. Read around the forum to find out how to maximise your success rate.

Here's an idea: I'm not sure there's a consistent method to avoid failed downloads (that always works.) If you are downloading, for example, and your host disconnects, your download stops then and there. What you've downloaded so far will be in your 'incomplete' folder and remain there. The beauty of Limewire is, that 'incomplete' piece of mess that you can't do much with at the time, can be added onto later, when you either re-connect with the same host and request the same item, or connect to another host who has the exact same title in his/her 'sharing' folder. Also, your own connection to your ISP (especially if dialup) can be a culprit. The more shakey your own connection, the more likely you'll have failed downloads. I may be incorrect; I hope I've not given you bad info but for me, this has been my experience. Also, stay current with most recent version of Limewire and go ahead and pay for a Pro edition. LSS: Most download failures I've had came from the other end . . they (the hosts) just exited Limewire and left me hanging. In preferences, one can set Limewire to close, only after activity has stopped, but I don't think many take the time to select that option. Best of luck.

Hi David91. I truly do not believe your age is 91 and know (I've a PhD in Clinical Psych) that your IQ is significantly higher but the reaon I'm posting, is I have to respond after your last post on this thread. Get this: When I first moved to Hawaii, divorce in hand and all, I thought about meeting a nice island lady with some grad school behind her, a good job, nice looking, great sense of humor, etc. By the end of my first 3 years here, I had modified my requirements to "if all her tattoos are spelled correctly and her IQ is as least as high as the room's temperature, she'll do." The only thing that doesn't change is that there will always be change. Life is GOOD! And . . thanks again for all your help in the past.

We'd better switch to private messaging before we get too far off topic. Go to "user cp" at the top of the frame.

And I can see we might soon be recruiting you into our team of advisors — not only giving advice but explaining it as well

kewl, as the locals would say

thanks for that. sorry that i interrupted the thread.

i think that you should not get too far off the topic.

trapjaw, or anyone else. I read that in order to do successful pushes, you have to "forward your NAT". What is this? How can I do it?

LW 2.9.11. I'm a UP. Mac G4 DP 1.25 Ghz. OSX.2.6. Cable modem on this computer connected to a 2wire router.

What brand router? The router needs to allow Port 6346 ("mapped"/"forwarded"), at least. Do other computers connect to the modem too?
Then there's the OSX firewall (System Preferences->Sharing->Firewall->Other->Gnutella/Limewire (6346)--or risk leaving it off altogether.
Then there's the Limewire Prefs->Advanced->Firewalls->Force IP [add the external static IP assigned by your ISP, not the internal IP of your Local Area Network].

[edit: the following is no longer relevant: If your ISP connects you with an IP that changes (DHCP--dynamic host connection protocol), you'll have to find a way to check what IP the outside world sees every time you connect. This is something that is difficult to describe from here--perhaps your ISP can help you to find what your external IP is and how often it changes. If you connect via DHCP, you're better off forgetting about using the "forced IP" setting. ]

Running LW 2.9.11, OS 10.2.6, and with "FORCE IP" checked, whenever I crank up this puppy, LW autoloads the new IP that my ISP is dishing out. I'm on a RoadRunner cable and using DHCP: they change the router evertime I power down/up. Same thing when I land line dialup (after changing some settings, of course) with Earthlink.

I go to "http://www.whatismyip.com" and that way, I know what my true IP is, looking from the outside, in. LW makes the change for me automatically, when I have Force IP checked, and it is always right. However, I might know just enough to get myself in trouble. I've learned to leave LW running several hours, not just power on for a little while. I've also learned to "remove" some connections in the connections screen, if nothing much is happening in sufficient time, and new ones will be assigned. Hope this helps.