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Old September 25th, 2006
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ok i click on the song and everything...it goes to the bottom and says downloadin...but the progress never goes up...and after while it'll say need more sources or one of those thing...i can't figure it out! it's downloading at 0 k\b's it just wont go! i've tried with several different songs
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Check if you have a firewall enabled, because that is usually the case with these types of problems.
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Besides that it could be that the host(s) of the files aren't online at the time you'are trying to connect to them, or have moved, deleted or renamed the file, it could also be that you try to download a file appearing with many hosts (20 up to hundreds), which are most likely faked files you won't ever be able to download.
Try to search files under "All Types", using the artists name rather than a specific file name. If you get results, try to browse the hosts to see whether they offer the file(s) you're interested in.

If you indeed see a small brickwall in front of the globe in the left bottom corner then there might be a firewall issue. Read here on how to configure the firewall properly (connection problems -click first):


Trying to delete the LW prefernce folder might also have an effect on this issue. Read here on how to do this (Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire):

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Sorry, not really sure where this should go, but this seems like the place...

I can no longer get past "Connecting..." be it for movies or music. It is connected and I am online (typing this after all). Is there anyway a someone could have changed the setting on me or anything, or am I just pooched?
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Perhaps the file you're trying to connect to is a fake one. More about this here Recognising fake files

Those from modem users are usually safe. If you get thousands of results in your search then you can be assured most are fakes. Choose those with just a few sources. When it tries to connect for ages ... that's often a symptom of fake files ... & it eventually goes to need more sources status.
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everything works...i mean it connects and starts downloadin... but the progress bar doens't go up adn it goes at 0 k\b's there is no brickwall in front of the globe....no i went and looked at the windows firewall it's off and there is no other firewall.... and it says it's downloadin from 1 host

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Could be your ISP (Internet Service Provider) shaping your Bandwidth

Who is your ISP? and also

How do you connect? (In Limewire go to Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewall Config)
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i dont think so i mean i havn't had any problems with it before...like i play xbox live and nothing has ever went wrong... my ISP is NetIns it's a local provider where i live it says UPnP
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ok i left a song to download...and after 3-4 hours it's only 10percent downloaded it'll try to download for a couple minutes... then either say need more sources or one of those types of things...i have DSL and my internet is always one of the fastest around i just can't understand this
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Try to download a MagnetMix file to see if you get better speed

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