Hi, i have a dsl modem with T1 speed, according to my ISP and they tell me it has a very stable connection. However when i connect to frostwire i get a excellent connection, and then all of a sudden it goes to fair, poor, and then discoonected while i am d/ling a song, kinda frustrating, i would love some help with this, turning firewall on or off makes no difference same with antivirus.

Hi ssmmdman,
For someone to help you with this, you have to give a bit more info: OS, Java version, where you're connecting from (home, work, school etc),firewall type, make & model of your modem/router and any other info that you think might be helpful.
Cheers.

OS XP home svc pack 2
SMC Barracade router 7004 vbr includes firewall
DSL Speedstream 5260
Java is the most current version #1.5.0_05
SBC Yahoo DSL Pro
Upgraded to latest Frostwire Edition
I connect from home


Speed test 2239 d/l 422u/l speed

Btw noone has tried to upload my files granted i do not have much to choose from however i will give anyone as much as they want but not too sure if anyway to unblock and i cannot ever chat with anyone

Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link) (Same applies with FW)

After FW's been open at least 15 mins, do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is the result True/False?

If false, then that's why people can't (or have major problems) upload from you.

I don't know whether SMC supports UPnP. You might be better off manual port forwarding.
(a) http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm & also (b) FW Manual port forward instructions & sample image & 2 posts after that. (again same instructions as LW)

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Also keep in mind that connection to the network isn't necessary for file xfers, only for searches. Know that doesn't help t'shoot the problem, but it *shouldn't* affect actual file xfers already in progress. What happens when you do File> Connect after it completely disconnects?

I'm new to all this, so sorry if this is in the wrong thread/topic.

I have FW and have same probs with uploading (downloading is ok) My system:

Windows XP pro (AMD Athlon 64 3500+)
Sygate Personal Pro software firewall
Router (unbranded) 4 ports 11g wireless ADSL with firewall
1 gig Ram
320 gig HD (currently using only 7%)
ADSL broadband 1 mbps (connecting from home)
ISP - Pipex
Sharing connection with laptop (occasionally)

When I checked Bug reports (view example) I got "received incoming this session" : false.

I don't know how to configure my router properly - I've been to the site you recommend but my router isn't listed so I can't get instructions on how to set it up. At the moment I have configured Frostwire to use UPnP.

I do not have Sygate firewall blocking Frostwire in any way (although FW is not showing as a running application even though it's connected) so it must be the router giving the problems I think.

If you're using your Sygate Firewall, I'd recommend disabling your XP firewall if you haven't already. Go to the control panel, double click on Windows Firewall, check the disable box.

I'm not sure how you configure for frostwire with the Firewall, since FW may be seen as limewire (has limewire core.) But this might give you a clue: Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

What brand & model number of modem/router do you have?

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

Hey Lord Of The Rings, I would like to first of all Thank You for your help on my matter with my connection prob, I finally got my ISP to come out to my house they said it was a network card issue, I replaced the network card in question and BooM it all started working again. Now for the fun part, it looks like i have an Excellent connection to FW and it has stayed that way for over 30 mins, I guess a new network card was the prob kinda weird how things work out.

Thank you again for the help

Thanks for the reply Lord of the Rings.
The XP is disabled.
Re Sygate, I've checked the link and know how to give it permission but the Frostwire or Limewire entry isn't showing in the applications to be able to allow it, even though I have Frostwire running and an excellent connection is showing and it allows me to download.

With regards to the router, it's unbranded. The only info it gives is 4 ports IEEE 802.11g ADSL wireless router.