Greetings! and- Search Results OK, But No Connects When I Try To DownLoad ?

Jakers · #1 (**permalink**) August 24th, 2007

Hello to all!
As I am sure most often happens, I signed up this morning in search of an answer to my problems. Sometimes ya just never act until ya have a need eh?
I hope that as I spend more time here, I can begin to contribute myself.
Anyway, I am glad to be here -- on to my problem.
When I do a search for certain video files, I get all these hits -- greater than 50 on certain files, but when I go to download them, it tries to connect to the users and never connects.
It appears to happen with certain searches all the way down the list.
I have my settings to show only 4 star results, and to show all speeds.
For example,
If I search for [Edit], I get thousands of hits. But I can go down the list of episodes, and each file may have at least 50 different users that have these files, and it will never connect to any of them. I can load them into my downloads window, and none of them will ever connect. I can load 20 files and never get one to download. It also happens just with certain movie titles. Am I doing something wrong? Other keyword searches, give me results that download without a hitch. I've been trying to get some episodes of [Edit] for 4 months and can't seem to get a single episode.
Any help would be appreciated.

Jakers · #2 (**permalink**) August 24th, 2007

Sorry... I need to provide more info.
According to what I have read...
I guess I should have provided more information, after reading further. So…
My system is

Windows XP Professional
Windows firewall is running and limewire is listed as an exception
1 Gb of RAM
I have 87 Gb of hard drive available
I have a cable connection
My cable modem is a Motorola SB5100 Surfboard My Router is a Microsoft MN-500
Connecting from my home office
My version of Limewire is 4.14.8 Pro
My ISP is Mediacom
“Your test worked!”
The only computers that I am sharing my connection with are my notebook and my daughters desktop
I’ve used Limewire for a long time, and have always had the problem. I just now decided to try and remedy the problem.
No – I don’t see a brick wall in front of the blue world.
I cannot tell how these parameters are set.
I am using Avast Antivirus home edition
I live in the USA

ursula · #3 (**permalink**) August 24th, 2007

Hiya and welcome...
Sorry about the [Edit]s, but it's against the house rules to refer to any copyright material...

But, on the plus side I have renamed your thread so that you may get quicker response !

¡ luego !

'urs'

wondering why · #4 (**permalink**) August 24th, 2007

Jakers what you are seeing are fake files...
This sticky will explain what they are and how to avoid them...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/downlo...h-results.html

Also within the sticky is a link on how to use Bitzi...
Bitzi will save you alot of time and you can also search for particular files within Bitzi and onec you have found them you can select the Gnutella magnrt link and find hosts that way...