downloads stop running/not uploading

[indreamsiwwu]

hello, I am new to this forum. I have been using Limewire for many years and I have a question. The version i have now is 5.5.8. I usually have about 3 or 4 downloads going at a time, but lately I've been having a problem. The downloading doesn't seem to have any stamina anymore. They'll download for about 10 to 20 minutes and then stop (all of them). They are usually torrents, but not always. They're all usually from different sources. The connection strength is still good. The only way to get them going again is to restart limewire. But you can understand how inconvenient that is especially if you have a large file or slow download. I've tried changing my port settings, and it works for awhile, but then starts doing the same thing again. At the same time, nothing seems to be uploading at all. I don't know if these two phenomena are connected, but if anyone out there has any suggestions, it would be most appreciated.

It's possible this is just a Limewire thing. I'll try another service, and see what happens. I'll let you know....

[Lord of the Rings]

As suggested in my answer to your first post, perhaps a LW update might help.

For torrents though, there are better program options such as uTorrent or Vuse.

[newbee2]

Hi 1 and all,
I am still running 4.16.7 pro, as I like to have my .bak and .data files available for crashes and also deletion if required etc...
for the last two weeks,limewire has been freezing completely when left running,usually have 6 downloads running,and two uploads running.
Will be ok on restart,as post above,for a while then slows ,and freezes.
I have ghosted etc.. and have a clean system,this was a real puzzle as I have been running LW since stonehenge was built!
I had a faint worry that ISP was shaping or messing with the protocols again only worse,so to test ,as other downloads work fine, I stopped sharing any files i.e. stopped uploads,guess what! LW works fine,no freezing, I think that as in the uk ,previous Gvnt. passed bill on file sharing this is the ISP new move.
Is this caused by anything else? or will I just have to be a leech and not allow uploads,this goes against all my pricipals!!
Any ideas you bright people?
PS Sorry I've been missing for a while!!! Hope your all well and thriving
N2

[ukbobboy01]

NB2

The Digital Economy bill has been passed in the UK and that means all UK P2P users beware.

Here's one take on how this freedom killing bill will work: BBC News - Q&A: The Digital Economy bill

My own view on this is that P2P usage and development will be killed off and an area of freedom that the Internet gave to ordinary people will eventually die.

I remember that a forum member had a saying "Governments don't give rights they just take them away".

Well, the passing of this law has proved just that.



UK Bob

[newbee2]

Thanks uk.Bobby,interesting link,
I don't download music very much,but this would seem to be unimportant,as stated below,in theory.If you dont download or upload copyright material it shouldnt affect yoiu !!
It seems to be affecting me though,unless there is another explanation for my problems ! Have to go the route of proxy? or dynamic ip address I suppose.Any ideas?


At the end of the 12 months there will a review. If illegal downloads do not fall (by at least 70%) Ofcom will be asked to consider whether technical measures - which could include limiting the speed or capacity of an individual's service or temporarily suspending their service - are needed.



In theory, if you do not upload or download copyrighted content, these plans should not affect you. If you do, the government and creative industries hope that these measures will eventually encourage you to use legal services.




It is not yet clear what those "technical solutions" would be though Mr Burnham said they would involve ways to "limit or restrict" file-sharing activity.




We know that ISPs currently use a mix of technical solutions to manage traffic at peak times," he said. "The ISPs already have the technical infrastructure to implement this kind of stuff."




Useful qoutes from the articles I thought,

[indreamsiwwu]

Hello again,

Thank you all for keeping this thread going. I found all your comments interesting, especially those about the new uk laws. lately alot of the stuff I've been downloading is from the uk. I'm a big fan of British telly. I also began to think it was my ISP doing it, as alot of them now do limit filesharing (comcast, anyone?).
But anyway, I did try Vuse, I've had it for 3 days, and so far I'm not having any problems with it, although I don't care much for the format (I didn't much like Limewire 5 either, why do they have to keep changing things?) So, all of the above issues may be a moot point. Lord of the Rings is probably right. It's just a Limewire thing.

Stay Cool, everyone.........


PS Seriously, how much stuff out there ISN'T copywrited? If we all limited ourselves to noncopywrited material, there wouldn't be much to share. There's nothing you can do about the government stepping in, but, c'mon, am I really supposed to feel bad for the music and film industry during a recession? They've been bilking us out of billions and billions for decades. I have personally given them a small fortune, as I'm sure most of you have. Isn't it about time we got something back?

[Sleepless]

Try Vuze or uTorrent with forced RC4 encryption and Lazy Bitfield enabled. Might help, might not.

[ukbobboy01]

Guys

I think that it is appropriate to say that the storm clouds are gathering on both sides of the Atlantic:

BBC News - US pirate hunters target movies



UK Bob

[newbee2]

Wow sleepless,very scarey!! '' To protect freedom and democracy '' said with serious intent,**** can you believe it, to justify worse than big brother,****
N2

[indreamsiwwu]

thanks for another interesting article, ukbobby. Yes, it does sound like these lawyers are just opportunistic @$$holes who are just trying to shakedown people who can't afford to pay. It sounds to me like extortion, and hopefully the ACLU will be able to do something, although these days, they seem to be stretched a little thin.

Anyway, yes, Vuze does seem to work very well for torrents after over a week of using it. I've had torrents stop for a day or so, but it's probably because of limited seeds, and they usually come back eventually. I still maintain that it's no faster than Limewire, but the connection seems much better. I haven't tried utorrents. If anybody has any comments on that, they'd be welcome.

Thanks, everyone