I've had both LimeWire and FrostWire installed on my MacBook. On my PC I have LimeWire installed.

On the PC, LimeWire works from time to time.

On the MacBook I used LimeWire until one day it detected some non-existing firewall (I don't have the firewall activated on the Mac). At that point I downloaded FrostWire which worked flawlessly until I installed the most recent iTunes, AirPort and Security updates for OS X. Then it, too, decided to tell me I had a firewall. So I downloaded LimeWire once more. The weird thing is, althought it says I have a firewall activated, the status bars are full (in LimeWire) and turbo-charged (in FrostWire).

If I search, I get results, but it won't connect to hosts nor download

I don't get what's wrong... I have a D-Link router, by the way.



1. OS version? Mac OS X 10.4.10
2. What firewalls you have? None.
3. How much ram? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 25GB
5. Connection type? Cable/DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? D-Link Dl-524
7. Where are you trying to connect from? Home.
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Latest.
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? CableNet
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? My test worked.
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? My PC (running Windows XP Home) shares the connection with my MacBook (I connect wireless with the Mac)
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user? New problem.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes.
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? UPnP.
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? None.
16. What country are you living in? Colombia

Check the D-Link site, I think your model requires port forwarding.

Also, after installing any software or updates, always do this SAFE Boot & Repair Permissions.

3rd point is ... your ISP .. don't they also have another name .. I have a suspicion it's the same company as OOL (Optimum OnLine or something like that) that are reknown for picking on p2p users. No easy answer but in some cases changing port to a very high one sometimes works; ports 49152 - 65535 such as 64049.