We've released the LimeWire 3.1.0 Beta. This version dramatically improves the success rates for firewalled search results -- those search results will work a much higher percentage of the time.

This change relies on the firewalled hosts on the network returning results in the new format, though, so the more people who start using 3.1.0, the more reliable search results will become.

The free beta is available at:

http://www.limewire.com/index.jsp/download_beta

and the pro beta is available from your pro download page.

Many thanks.

-The LimeWire Team

thanks! that's great news.

i am wondering:

do these search result improvements apply for both firewalls with port forwarding on and off?

also: if i understand correctly, that means that firewalled hosts will get more search results and consequently more downloads. however, they still can't upload to other firewalled hosts. isn't this amplifying the (forced) leeching status of firewalled hosts (w/port forwarding off)?

Sweet. Sounds great. I dled Jum's build of it, seems to be running fine, to soon to tell tho.

adam, or anyone: I'm having big problems connecting after a clean install (a few uploads are going through), even after letting it run all night with a direct connection to the internet. I tried reverting to older versions and the usual troubleshooting.
I'm trying on a different computer next.

Is the gnutella.net file the only one that supplies and stores the IP's , or are those retrieved from some other system file too?

Did anything change in the code that would make connections so difficult?

The gnutella.net file is the only one that stores IPs of gnutella servents. - However, there are some hardcoded GWebCache addresses that should get you connected even after deleting the gnutella.net file.

Don't you get any connections at all with the new version? But uploads work?

What OS are you running on again Stief? We've heard rumors of other users having trouble with this as well. I did not update the list of GWebCache addresses to use in 3.1.0 over 3.0.2, but the GWebCache list is still pretty up to date.

Did older versions have an easier time connecting? Are you behind a firewall and are you on a broadband connection?

Thanks.

OS 10.2.6; iBook 700; connected directly all last night static ip via com 21 cable modem capped at 1 Mbit/sec up and down, with the firewall off.
Currently back behind the LinkSys BEFSR 41 v2 router updated with the latest firmware, and trying Limewire 3.1.0/jum168.
Connections are pretty sparse (popular content only returns one result from a 192.*.* red host), probably because of the few connections and running as an UP.
A few uploads are completing and hits are coming through. I haven't been trying very hard to download anything.

I did do a completely clean install for the 3.1.0 version (trashed all the prefs so I could note any set-up/config oddities). Previous versions connected easily as a leaf.

I installed on the G4 iMac and saw similar behaviour, so stopped trying to check out user pref issues. My ISP says all should be good, so I'm trying to get in touch with a neighbour who hasn't updated.

Thanks Adam, and good to hear from you again trap_jaw
btw--I did try replacing the gnutella.net file from one I'd backed up from about LW 2.9.8.

Installed & ran 3.1 Beta & all seemed fine but the big setback was others downloading from me were not able to do so. Ran everything as I normally had done in the past but still no go. Re-installed version 3.0.1 & all is working fine again. PowerPC G3 iMac 233Mhz-OS 9.2.1 / DSL router.

Hi All,

I am currently using 3.1.0 Pro (Beta) versionof Limewire using Mac OS X Platform. I found out that my recent days of incomplete downloads will not continue anymore after the next day I try to resume the file download.

If I remember early version of LimeWire don't have this problem.

Looking forward for your attention or advise.

It could be coincidence and the people who had the file weren't on.