Connected, but no search

jam74 · #1 (**permalink**) February 28th, 2005

I can connect, but my searches do not have any results. I am using Limewire pro 4.8.0. I have windows xp that is up to date. I have a cable modem. I never had any problems in the past, but I have not used limewire for about two weeks and now I get nothing. I just upgraded to the newer version, but that did not help. I was using 4.6. I went through the firewall instructions, but it did not help. What should I do?

Lord of the Rings · #2 (**permalink**) March 1st, 2005

Try deleting your LW Preferences folder described here: Fixes for Limewire

jam74 · #3 (**permalink**) March 1st, 2005

Thanks for the info, but it will not allow me to delete that file. What should I try next?

Thanks for your time,

Jack

Lord of the Rings · #4 (**permalink**) March 1st, 2005

You didn't read the instructions very carefully. You can only do it when LW is closed. When LW starts up again, it will ask you to set new options & thus creating a new & fresh preferences folder.

Glorfindel · #5 (**permalink**) March 3rd, 2005

I"ve tried everything on the windows support page and still can't get my search to work!!I would appriciate any help anyone could offer.

Lord of the Rings · #6 (**permalink**) March 4th, 2005

Who is your ISP provider, your problem sounds suspiciously familiar to problems suffered by some others over recent weeks.

Glorfindel · #7 (**permalink**) March 4th, 2005

My Isp is Insight comunications.

Lord of the Rings · #8 (**permalink**) March 4th, 2005

Bummer ... that's what I was worried about!

Please read: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=33712

One person came up with a solution about using a proxy setting to overcome the issue. I don't know much about proxies so perhaps you can send NeOteric a pm if you have difficulty or some others decided to move away from Insight. Both links are within the above link.

Glorfindel · #9 (**permalink**) March 4th, 2005

But I couldn't get a proxy to work.It seemed to me that Neoteric was saying his connection was blocked totally.On mine lime wire can connect people can download from me and here it gets weird I can browse through their files and dowload from them but I can't do a search I did real general searchs like 50 cent and beatles but no search results?

Lord of the Rings · #10 (**permalink**) March 4th, 2005

I don't know. That's a tricky question! Other example of Insight users can be see here:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=32604

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=33513

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/search...der=descending

It might have something to do with the way Sandvine works I don't know! I mean if a proxy works then it's not a total block.

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