cant seem to use limewire
 

Is it due to the earthquake in taiwan?

if not, after i run limewire, no matter wat files i search for, there wont be any results.....i've read about the firewall thing and so i disabled it in case that i didn't make a good exception...but still not able to use it

any help?

Could you supply this info please...:rolleyes_2:
System details - help us to help you

1. OS version? (windows XP sp2)
2. What firewalls you have? ( i use Antivir Guard - free edition) other than that, its just the windows firewall
3. How much ram? 1gb
4. Hard Disk space available? 9gb, 5gb, 8gb, for c:,d: and e:
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? ZTE ZX DSL831
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? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. - Limewire 4.12.6, java 1.5.0_10
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? streamyx
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? - it says 'Your test worked'
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. nope
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 1st timer
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes

Streamyx is known to shape p2p, here's some info I found when I googled your ISP....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streamyx
http://www.jeffooi.com/2006/04/first...y_series_6.php

Also to top it off you have a Nat firewall built into your modem/router...
This means you will have to Port forward which in return could fix your firewall problem...
These are the instructions for your modem/router, follow them closely...:rolleyes_2:
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...1/Limewire.htm

what do you mean by 'to shape p2p' ?? i havent face any problem using p2p like ares and kazaa, about the 2nd link, yeah i heard the same thing about my ISP but that was due to the earthquake problem in taiwan, which shud be alright by now?

okie i'm following closely, but before i do anything drastic, just wanna check if it will make my internet connection harder to connect or cant connect at all? because changing to static ip as i know may cause my pc not able to connect to the internet if the ip is taken by another person?

You just said you weren't sharing an internet connection, so who else should be using it?

That static IP is just for your local area network (LAN) which means any computer connected to your router. You can't change your global IP or Wide Area Network (WAN) yourself. Your ISP would have to do that.

Just follow the instructions carefully and there should be no problem

okay thanks, i didn't know it only changed my LAN ip ^^ thanks i'm doing it right now

i'm stuck at the step where it asked me to configure my modem, it says that by default the password and username should be ZXDSL. But i cant log in with the username and password