why doesn't my browse server work?
 

everytime I try to browse a server I get no results. Why?

:confused: ...Do you mean each time you try to browse a host ??
There are no servers for limewire it's p2p which means you share files with other computer user's such as yourself...
There can be many factors as to why you cannot browse another user, such as they may be behind a firewall and they will need to have the chat function enabled...;)

I hit browse host, when it is an option and there isp comes up as if it will be loading any second, but I never get any stuff anymore. I did when I first started using Limewire but now I don't, ever. If I got some stuff once in a while I wouldn't think it was a problem.
I have started Peer Guardian and a firewall, both are recent installs and I think they have something to do with it. Any advice?
Also, does anybody know how to set up Peer Guardian? I just installed it and haven't really done much to it.
While we're at it, can you find a listing in Bitzi and then locate it in Limewire? How?

Here's a the link to Peerguardian's faq's..
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/faq/

What firewall have you recently installed and have you configured it properly ??
Also do you see a brick wall in front of the globe in limewire ??

You can preform a search using Bitzi, if you find a file you like, click on it and then scroll down until you see the magnet link for the Gnutella network and click on it...
Limewire will open up and endeavour to find sources for that file...If you see the need more sources click on find sources...;)

I installed Sygate personal firewall and I don't know if it is configured properly but I do see a brick wall in front of the globe. I am currently trying to optimize the firewall's settings, but it will take some time.

I tried what you said with bitzi, because that is what I had read elsewhere and it didn't work, but I will try again now. Nope, nothing. I am hitting the link for magnet to gnutella, but nothing at all happens in Limewire. Should it be opening up a window or doing something to let me know that it recognizes that I want it to find that magnet? I am using Mozilla Firefox by the way.

Also, everytime I return here, I have to reset my password. Why?
Thanks very much for the help.

Try the tips in this link on configuring the Sygate Firewall...
http://www.limewire.com/english/cont...tconnect.shtml

If you still have trouble what's the name and model number for your modem/router ??

With the magnet links make sure you have limewire open and you click on the Gnutella link not the edonkey one...
It should open up for you...

I will ask Admin about your password problem...;)

I heard from Admin and they have said there doesn't seem to be a problem at this end...It's more than likely browser related...
Some browsers need to be added to either or both a clearance & a cookie list. Otherwise passwords are not retained. Most passwords are cookie related.....;)

Well, I think I have all of the past problems worked out. However it seems that sometimes, the browse host just never works.

Since we're having this dialog though I have two more questions. I downloaded Avast, AntiVir, Bit Defender 8, Peer Guardian, SpyBot and AVG to protect myself from viruses, Trojans, worms etc that I might pickup from Limewire. A friend told me that having all of those on my computer at the same time will really slow it down is that true?

Also, I recently moved some folders around and when I opened Limewire it didn't restart the previous downloads. I now have a whole bunch of incomplete files in my "incomplete" folder. Many of them were mostly finished being DL'd. Can I get them to complete themselves somehow?

Ohw, also, the magnet thing still doesn't work for me, any ideas?

Don't have all of those Antivirus apps on your computer, they will clash with each other and won't protect you at all...

Keep either Advast or Antivir or AVG, All 3 are good, but choose only one..
Keep AVG antispyware
Keep Peerguardian
Keep Spybot

I'm not sure about Bitdefender I have never used it...

I have AVG antispyware, Ad-Aware, Spybot...
Peerguardian
And AVG Antivirus...

I'm not familiar with moving the incomplete folder around, but you might want to set your folders back to default, hopefully they will return to normal..;)

Do you still see a wall in front of the globe in LW ??

If you do what's the name and model number of your modem/router ??

Should I post that router info here? It kinda seems unsafe. And I am still seeing the brick wall, so I think that the firewall is working fine. I have had to do a bit of research to get things working right, but I think it's good now.

I will play with these virus protection a little longer, but I will keep looking back at what you use. I find, so far that avast is very slow, and I found it funny that avast gave me a message that it was turning itself off because it found that AntiVir is running.

What's up with the magnet thing? I still cannot get it to work.

Your not suppose to see the wall, it's not meant to be there...
That's probably why you can't connect to a magnet link and why you cannot browse hosts....

There is no security threat if you post your modem/router info here, it just means I can give you instructions to get rid of the Nat Firewall that may be built into it...

Ohw, I see, I thought the wall meant that I was safe behind it.

Here's your instructions to Port Forward...
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...W/Limewire.htm

OK, done, but since I was able to both Dl and UL before, why did I want to do this? Isn't my computer more susceptible to be hijacked now? Isn't this less safe than before?

Not at all, I find it hard to believe that anyone could of connected to you whilst behind the firewall....You should also start seeing better results...

Weird then because my speed is slower now. I just finished wiping 4.12.11 and gotthe newest beta installed with the hostiles list. It's nice that it somehow kept all of my old settings and even continued the DL's I had going. But my speeds are much slower still. Why?

Also, with the new version I tried to block a certain files host and mark it as junk, but I no option to mark it as junk and got "block Hosts". Is that because it showed 11 sources for the item? I assume I should not hit block hosts at this point, correct?

I don't get it. Could the Limewire working have anything to do with the fact that I had already done the exact same thing, using the exact same site you sent me to, for Bearshare? Although, I used different ports.

Question... We are four seperate people, using four cmputers that get there internet through a DSL connection, split by a router. Did doing what I just did somehow make there computers faster but my Limewire slower? Also, did I put them in any more jeopardy by doing this?

Now I am reading that opening that firewall, getting the brick wall down, is dangerous. I am not direct connecting with anyone right now, so can I go to my router and disable that special limewire account I created?

As I stated before I was able to use LW fine before, just had some problems with the browse host coming up blank most of the time. I'd rather be safe than sorry. What is your advice?