Frostwire turbocharged-connection,but 0 dl/ul? HELP!

[Citzn Kyne]

I have frostwire and it worked up ntil a few days ago... I also have torrents that worked untl then aswell. When i go into frostwir i get a "turbo charge connetion" but 0 ul/dl. I have an aircad for internet,and i have no clue what im doing with any of this. Can anybody help me out..?

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Vista
2. What firewalls you have? None,except the windows protection
3. How much ram? no idea
4. Hard Disk space available? 85 gigs
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)aircard
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? no idea
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
Home
8. What version of FrostWire (FW) & Java do you have? (Go to FW's menu Help>About FW...) Will show both FW & Java version.
Frostwire: 4.18.0
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
verizon wireless
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? I get 'Your test worked!'
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
only limewire and torrent
12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? no only a globe. no wall
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall
none,minus windows dfender
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland).
United States
17. Has anything in your setup changed recently? Have you updated your version of LW or Java? Have you added any new software or new hardware? Have you updated any software? Have you moved house, changed internet plan or ISP etc etc? i added torrents,but they both worked for about a week then stoped. thats all

[Lord of the Rings]

With torrents you need to be patient. Neither FrostWire or LW are very good as torrent programs, they do not record share ratio, do not communicate with the tracker as well as the better known true torrent programs such as uTorrent & Vuse (Azureus).

At least when using the gnutella network, you can re-search the topic & use the Get/Find More Results option by right-clicking the search tab to find more sources to download from.

Other than that, AFAIK Verizon do not shape bandwidth for p2p sharing. However, wireless is not the most reliable.

[_Chris_]

Re :
"10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? I get 'Your test worked!'"

Is there a page like this for Frostwire please ?

[Lord of the Rings]

The test page would have worked for anybody not only LimeWire. However that page is no longer active.

Only port test I can find that still seems to give a reliable response is this one: Shareaza Connection Test

How to use? Open FrostWire. Go to your Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Firewall/Listening Ports & see which port FW is trying to connect through. Copy paste that port into the port test page. Run the test whilst FrostWire is open. If TCP is open then all is good.

[_Chris_]

Many thanks for that, got :
Results

TCP: The TCP connection has been refused, the port is closed. Either a firewall or a router has not been configured on this port, or no application is currently using it. Make sure your firewall or router is properly configured to not block or forward this port and that Shareaza is running and configured to use this port. UDP: No answer has been received from your client. This can have various reasons, like that your firewall or router isn't properly configured for Shareaza, or Shareaza is not running on this port, or not connecting to the networks. At least one problem has been detected and you probably have to configure your firewall or router for Shareaza.

(I'm on Frostwire)

[Lord of the Rings]

Then you'd do it for Frostwire. Same principle.

[_Chris_]

Thanks, but we're only testing the port, so would it matter which programme?

Any help much appreciated.

[Lord of the Rings]

nope. But if it's a program that uses UPnP or is going through a firewall then that test will show at least if things are really blocked badly.

[_Chris_]

Thanks, what next ?

[Lord of the Rings]

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/frostw...tml#post360079 Double-posting is not really appreciated.