help with lw and vista (firewall issues)
 

1. OS version? vista home premium
2. What firewalls you have? windows/avg free(don't know if avg has a firewall )
3. How much ram?4 gigs
4. Hard Disk space available?432 gigs
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?n/a
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?4.12.15 (but get same response with 4.14 version)
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?mediacom
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? test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. not sharing
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
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled?upnp enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)?avg guard free version
16. What country are you living in? u.s.

some other things to note are: I've been on LW for about 3 years with no problems. Upgraded to this new comp about 4 months ago, still no problems. upgraded to version 4.14 and got firewall issues. went back to old version of 4.12 and still firewall issues. I've already tried the java fix,deleting the pref folder,turning off all firewalls,uninstalling and reinstalling avg as well as windows firewall then re-installing LW all with no help. Ive been scrolling thru these posts and trying about everything reccommended with still no luck. please help.:(

You could maybe try Port Forwarding your modem/router, it may have a Nat firewall...
Could you post the make and model number for it please...

i already called mediacom because i thought that to and they said that there wasn't an internal firewall. but anyway it is an arris model number tm402g/110 p/n tmo2ac104. as for the java fix, deleting the pref folder and almost all the other things i've heard to do, they all didn't work.

I should probably also add that frost wire and any other program has the exact same problem (believe me i've been trying alot of new one's since not having limewire). I really feel that it must be a problem with the new limewire update because as I stated earlier, I've never had any problems untill I updated even with running vista.

Try these fixes...
Right-click the Limewire icon and go to properties and change compatability setting to Windows 2000. (but only if you're using Windows 2000 or later.) Somebody reported changing to Windows NT compatibility fixed their problem despite not using that operating system version.

Right-click on the Limewire icon on the desktop and click on Run as. Then it should come up showing the current user and then switch it over to Administrator. (but 'only' if you're the admin of your comp.!)

tried both of those already as well.
including deleting the limewire java before running after new install of limewire and java offline versions.

Well unfortunately that leaves me to believe that it's your ISP that is causing this...They are known to shape p2p and in your case it looks like they are...

Check out this thread.
[RANT] Mediacom blocking P2P traffic - Dont waste your money - dslreports.com

But...try this last ditch effort...

Uninstall Limewire using the uninstaller which is found in start > all programs > limewire...then re-install it using the offline installer...To find the offline installer, use the link below > cancel the installer window when it pop's up and then select the offline installer link...
Lime Wire » Download LimeWire

Try installing PeerGuardian, it will help keep the fake hosts out...Remember to enable PG just before you start limewire up...;)
Phoenix Labs » PeerGuardian 2


Another thing if you are using limewire 4.13 and later you can apply this hostile list...
The TechNutopia Fullsize Hostiles List for BearShare and LimeWire

I really don't know, it is weird tho that I had mediacom the whole time ( with my old comp and now with my new one) and everything was fine untill I upgraded to the new version of lw. Let me ask you this, I recintly had to do a complete system restore (15 year old son messed up my ge force 8200 driver and ALOT of other stuff on new comp) and after complete restore I then downloaded new version of lw, could my vista backups (on puter) be messing with lw , because I know vista has a little more intricate backups than xp.

ok I'll try that , but also I wanted to say thanks for all you're efforts you've really been trying to help me alot and believe me I really do appreciate it.:)