LW's default port is 6346... give that a try

that number didnt work! and i bought limewire pro and it STILL doesnt work. this message comes up "LimeWire was unable to initalize and start. This is usually due to a firewall program blocking limewires acess to the internet or loopback connections on the local machine. Please allow limewire acess to the internet and restart limewire." And those links you guys gave me dont work because in the step 1 & 2 it says go into limewire and that is the problem i cant soo i duno the internal and external port numbers.. they rest i can do. PLEASE HELP MEE! =(

Maybe it's time you gave some details The connection problems link in my post #4 will tell you what info we need!!

i went thru the steps. i dont have any firewalls on my computer. i have high speed internet. 248 RAM. Windows Xp. i had norton virus thingy but i got rid of it a long time ago. AOL had a firewall but i deleted that also. soo windows should be my only firewall. i jus got my ipod bak && im tryin to put on songz but i cant cuz limewire doesnt work =(

Do you use a modem or router? If you do, what's the brand & model?
Where are you connecting from (home, school, student accommodation etc)?
Did you do the port 6346 test & did it work?
What's changed since LW used to work (new LW version, new hardware etc)?
Are you sharing a connection with other computers?
What kind of high speed connection do you have (cable, satellite etc)?

a motorola router, comcast high speed internet, no im not sharing my connection with any other computer, yes i tryed puttin in 6346 in the external AND internal boxes and limewire still wouldnt open, we reboted the system & got a new network chip [but i dont think we needed it cuz after we put it in i found a cord unpluged]. & im using my home computer. i hope that is all the information you need any help at all would be SOO gratful. you have no idea!

Remove your current version of Java & then reinstall JRE using the offline installer, it's point 1 in the thread below.
Fixes for LimeWire

Also delete the LW preferences folder, see points 2 & 3 in that thread.

See if that at least gets LW opening

I use Limewire Pro 4.12.6
I connect to the interent via a router (Netgear DG834GT.. but also use a 54mbps wireless ****** to access the internet)
I have a broadband connection
When i open limewire it recieves a turbo charged connection.
I have no firewalls installed,so therfore i guess the only 1 acting is windows.
I am using Windows XP Home Edition.
Tried the test page suggested and recieve the answer 'Your test worked!'
This is my first try with limewire.
I also have the latest version of Java.
Im connecting from home.
My isp is talk talk .
The connection is not shared
And i see the brickwall infront of the globe at the bottom of the limewire page.
I have 512mb of ram and well over 70gb of hard disk space available.

Please please please could someone try and help me im really frustrated by this, and have a decent understanding of how to configure firewalls etc.. but just cant work out what is stopping it from connecting properly. Although i recieve a turbo connection it only downloads at 2kbps if it downloads anything at all .

PLEASE HELP

intwine it could be your ISP

ISP's known to block or shape P2P

Hello. I've been reading all these threads and still cannot solve this problem.
I'm using Windows 98 SE (it doesn't has firewalls), 196 RAM, 700 Mb free and connected throw broadband and always try to connect from home.
I have Norton System Works 2001 (it has no firewalls). Passed the test at http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ ('Your test worked!'). The company server insist they aren't blocking the program ports.
When connect LW I see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface and never goes away. Always trying to connect and only the first (smallest) bar is in green. The rest are in red. Two months ago I could use LW without any problems. I don't know what else to do. Thanks for some help!