not so fast downloads
 

I recently upgraded my internet from a dialup which I was constantly downloading at 5KB to 256K dsl wich I now average around 4KB while down loading. I have tried configuring Limewire as per the instructions & it did not help.

I did a speed test & here is what I came up with...
My download speed was 140kilobits=17.5KB
My upload speed was 221 kilobits=27.625KB

I am getting no where near this. Any help would be appreciated

Windows XP
Penium 4 2.8ghz
256mb of ram
ZoneAlarm firewall
I am directly connected to my home wireless router with my laptop connected wirelessly.

1. Did you have LW open when you did the speed test?
That's a large over-head loss from 256 kbps to 140.
2. Is your XP firewall enabled or disabled?
3. Did you configure your ZoneAlarm for LW?
4. What brand & model of router/modem do you have?
5. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW? (see sample below)

1. I don't remember if LW was open or closed? I think it might have been open.
2. xp firewall is disabled
3. ZoneAlarm is configured for LW
4. I have a D-link DI-624 wireless router with the computer I use limewire on directly connected to the router
5. Yes the brick is in front of the blue world in LW

Your D-Link has an internal NAT firewall. You need to either (a) enable UPnP on it, or (b) manually forward a port.
1st try enabling UPnP on it. Have a look for D-Link under the UPnP section of this page: Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link)

I just did a speed test with my laptop on a wireless connection (I do not have LW on this computer)

My DL was 215kbps & my UL was 210kbps

My UPnP is enabled on my router also.

Well something's wrong then if you're seeing the brick wall icon. Either your di-link or your softw firewall is not properly configured. There's a chance the upnp on the di-link is not efficient. In that case manual port forwarding would be best. At least it would be reliable.
Double-check your ZA firewall settings. And let us know what you think about port forwarding.

I would be interested in anything that could help. I'll double check my D-link & Zone Alarm settings too.

what internet provider are you with?

I'm with a local provider Twin River Valley (trvnet.net)

There are two versions of your router (DI-624 & DI-624+). Are you sure yours is the one without the "+"? Best to be sure, the port forwarding instructions might be quite different for both.

;)

How can you tell if it's with or without the plus?

I know I probably should. The cards I have are the ones that came with my dell computers.

Another thing you can try is adding a Port for LimeWire in the windows Firewall. Open the firewall from the control panel then click on exceptions then add port. Add LimeWire and the port you want to use.

well I got the brick wall removed in LW so it is just the globe, but I can still only download at 0 to 1KB with a Turbo charged connection.

I'm so darn confused:confused:

I double checked my firewall & it is not blocking it. I upgraded the firmware on my router, but it's still slow.

I did notice one thing with my dsl modem. When my computer is off, the act & enet lights blink back & forth. Also on my router the WLAN & Status light are always blinking even when the computer is off. I even tried to remove the router & just run straight to my modem, but all it said was that a network cable was not connected.

I redid a speed test with LW open & closed & got just about the same at 215kbps DL & 193kbps UL

I tried this, but didn't do any good. Windows firewall is disabled anyways.

The DI-624+ is not available in the US. It was made only for overseas. According to D-links tech support page.

another thing I just noticed is when i download a program my speed is about 30KB, but when trying to use limewire, It's considerably less.

I have tried other p2p sites & have the same problem.

I went back through & reset my whole network & now I can download at speeds that vary from 0KB to 5KB. It's still no where close to where it should be.

It really sounds like your ISP is blocking or shaping P2P networks. Have you contacted them.

I just got done contacting my ISP. They said they do not filter.

Have you tried manually port forwarding? If not, check this out: http://portforward.com/english/route...outerindex.htm

Ok well a big part of my problem is my router took a dump. It was only 2 months old. Anyways I bought a new Ethernet card & D-Link is sending me a replacement router.

So I have a new problem. I have my DSL modem connected directly to my computer for the moment. I can connect to Limewire PRO with a turbo charged connection, but I can't get any search returns. There is no firewall blocking the globe either.

Now on the otherside I'm using another program to download & I have no problems with that & usually average 20 to 26KBs downloads all day long.