from the beganing I am using LW 4.2.6 pro & it was working well.
then I use to have system problem, so I installed Mac OS 10.3.4, then I upgrad it to 10.3.7, since that time LW was not connecting.

At this stage I'm not sure. I sent a pm to another member who might have some ideas. :)

One other idea: Open up a new OSX user account & install LW within it. This should not be affected by other things & will not be affected by things from your present account. Set up a completely new location for it. I know Stief would recommend doing this & can help to find out what the issue is. If it works in the new user account then...




After this you'd tried everything I can think of other than going backward a version or trying the Beta. You could try the beta 4.3.2 You'll find a link for it at the bottom of your personal downld page. I might want to know how you have your prefs are set up but that can come later.

First you don't need a firewall on osx, uninstall it or desactivate it completly to run LW. Second, if that doesn't work, maybe the company blocked Gnutella traffic. If they do, there is not much you can do. I'd try another Gnutella app as Acquisition just to confirm the problem is not on LW's end. http://acquisitionx.com/ (the author of this app is an *** and abuses LW gpl liscence, so don't promote it ;) , only testing purposes. )

Might not be quite so relevant here, but, my first term at university i was all smiles about the fact that we have a 10MBs connection here (T1 I think?). Anyhow, got my ibook set up and my internet connection, downloaded LW and low and behold it wouldn't connect.

Now, I don't know what happened, but a few weeks of non-connection and an irate fresher later, LW suddenly decided to work. I know for a fact that the uni network is monitored and I'm actually playing a dangerous game sharing files :D but what the hey!

So yeah, I don't know what the deal is, but mid-way through the term, I could download at my leisure. And then I had my laptop stolen, so I got a new one (on insurance :D). And then I'm having problems again.

It could just be something really random to do with the network. That's my theory. And mine is now doing the same thing as before (see my posts in the other forum) as I speak.

Anyone, any ideas as to actually get LW downloading? Got it connected now, but it's really struggling to download.

Fresher: Try Force IP: Force IP instructions & sample image

Already forcing my IP, forgot to mention that :D and i'm definitely using the same ports

You haven't told us anything about your system:
Can you give us a total desciption of your set up: 1. OS version, 2. What firewalls you have, 3. ram, 4. HDD space available, 5. Connection type, 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers, 7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?

Have you tried all the suggestions in this thread?! :)

Okey doke:

1. OS 10.3.7
2. I only have the built in firewall, currently off, when it's on it's set to allow traffic from the gnutella port 6346.
3. 256 RAM
4. 60GB hard drive, about 57.5 GB left
5. I'm on a 10Mbs connection, most probably a T1
6. Modem is the apple built in modem, MotorolaSM56k
7. I'm a university student so I'm going through the university network.

Forcing my IP means that LW's now connected to the gnutella network, it'll search for files, it's just struggling to download them from whatever host it's trying to access (it downloads a bit, then starts connecting again, then downloads a bit, then starts connecting, etc etc)

I have to say 256 MB ram is not a lot for OSX. My LW often uses up to 500 MB ram.

You're eithr using your 56kbps modem OR you're using an ehternet connection thru your school. It's either one or the other. You internal modem's max downld speed is approx 7 KB/s.

You don't need a firewall for OSX!

Do you mean forcing ip did have some success for you? If yes, then that's a good sign!

Uni's are always a bit of a mystery b/c we don't know what type of limits they've applied. And they may decide to apply them anytime particularly if they detect p2p activity.

That's all for now before my head hits my keyboard. lol :D I'll review this later! :cool:

Hehe, I have the utmost sympathy for you!

Ok, modem wise I'm therefore running through the university ethernet; it's definitely only 256 RAM I have; my firewall is now definitely off!