From Modem to Router
 

Been away in Nightmare land configuring new wireless router to work with Limewire,read most of the tips,especially Lotr posts on setting up,after much frustration,tearing hair and eating innocent worksurfaces etc..finally it's working,clear globe etc... only thing Iv'e noticed is less ability to 'Browse' hosts and I still can't browse myself? as I used too. any ideas out there? why should my browse function be affected when nearly everything else is EVENTUALLY working?Other thing,windows Firewall is turning itself off after re-boot? I have got rid of Zone Alarm as not nec.(I never used windows firewall when I had ZAlarm) If Windows Firewall disabled, I have a sneaky feeling it's still operating !
Do I need it anyway? As I say when I enable it, it turns off when rebooted.Last point, are u any more 'exposed' as an ultrapeer? as u are 'behind' no one,Iv'e noticed most ultrapeers only have very small 'innocuous' files being shared??Is there a reason for this?
Any other people considering router route now have my deepest sympathy,GOOD LUCK !!:yahoo:
PS Should have said,people can upload and I can download, just cant browse.Only very occasionally
PPS Sorry if this is posted in wrong place ?HELP PLEASE !!
PPPS I have 'chat' enabled,was able to browse before changing to router,now almost impossible,will i just have to live with crippled lime wire? I read that browse is ''luck'' but it WAS working,,AAAARRRGGGHHH !!!!

modem to router AAARRRRGGGGHHH !!!
 

Can anyone help on this before I eat my own head????
Take Pity
Newbee2:bangh:

Don't know all the answers, but I'll try:wink:.

I don't think your firewall is affecting your ability to browse other hosts. If the firewall icon isn't showing and you can d/l and u/l ok then your connection should be good. Don't know why XP's firewall won't start on reboot.

I rarely if ever can browse someone uploading files from me. Try browsing from your search results window. I have much more success browsing that way.

Not sure what you mean by being more exposed being an UP. If you mean exposed to the authorities, I'm not sure, but your isp can track what your doing reguardless.

One reason that UP's tend to have fewer files(though not necessarily) is LW picks hosts who have the extra bandwidth available to be an UP. So hosts with less files tend not to be uploading much so they have more spare bandwidth. So more likely to be an UP.

Hope this helps, though I'd pay to see someone eat their own head :D.

Thanks 6pac for trying to answer,windows firewall still turning itself off after every reboot, Browsing issue ,cant browse self(Using direct connect and entering own address) exposure as an ultrapeer, ie as you are not behind an ultrapeer therefore more' exposed' would still like to know.
Many thanks on browsing,I cant browse from either 'connections' window or 'Search' window or 'Download' window,will continue trying.
Many thanks,
Newbee2

Browsing
 

Many thanks birdy for info,removing lw folder did work and i browsed away like a demented cow, sorry (Bovine) for a couple of hours, started comp today, lo and behold,browsing doesnt work again !! Would messing with protocols by Ser.Prov. be a factor?? I am throttled at present? but feel like doing the throttling !!!!!!:bangh:Is it worth deleting folder again, does it matter if you do this frequently? Thanks Newbee2

browbeating
 

bump,sorry

AFAIK you can delete the prefs folder whenever you like. But if you're continually having to do that there must be another problem somewhere, plus it's a PITA:wink:

Have you tried starting from scratch & reinstalling Java then LW (both with their offline installers)?

I've got no idea why your XP firewall would be turning off & on. I couldn't find a single thing about this with Google. Are you sure that every bit of ZA is gone? Have you tried using the computer's search to see if there are any ZA files or folders still hanging around? Just that I was wondering if somehow the ZA uninstall didn't work & somehow it's still trying to turn off your XP firewall (that's a real stab in the dark & is probably way off base:o)

It's probably a good idea to run an AV scan too, just to see if there are any nasties around.

as a guess, your firewall issue is caused by a remenant of ZA still affecting your system. I know for a fact the SpyBot Search & Destroy detects the 'hacks' Norton products do in regards to security notifications, perhaps Spybot will detect the ZA 'hacks'...e.g. download Spybot, install it, update it, and then run it

Thanks Birdy and Peerless,yup uninstall done ,(so well I now cant reinstall ZAlarm!)
But now, YES, Windows FWall is STAYING ON,You were right, odds and sods left on the system.
Like the old joke about the Buddist going to the burger stall and saying'' Make me one with everything '' Perehaps Peace will reign for a while,after all IT's ONLY A MACHINE !! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH !
Thankyou ALL,
Newbee2

for any others trying to uninstall ZAlarm,it leaves behind'True Vector Service',in bits in Windows sys.32 files,true vector is the part that monitors internet, so now I realise why it was interferring with Windows FWall !!! This bit can also muck up re-install of Zalarm,Basically a right PAIN !! Thanks for tip on Sygate, have to be quick tho' bought out by semantec and is withdrawn from many download sites (found out today):Smilywais:

Apres Router-changing Browsing
 

After installing router I mentioned not being able to browse, see above for problem fix, it has left me unable to browse myself thru 'direct connect' Then I came across my own address in a search yesterday,but find I cant browse my address, does this mean that no one else can either? I was priding myself on having some good uncommon files, or not so popular ones,but now realise if I cant be browsed,like a lot of others it seems, this must limit the choices and the network?? and what is the point of having a good collection if it cant be seen ??? I realise (Or do I ) that if someone is looking for a particular file and 'Searches' for it, will it show in searches even tho you can't be browsed.(

presumably all files available are logged somewhere)oops,excuse bad typing,does this 'browsing' matter? Remain puzzled on this one,especially as before router everything working.Again short of knowledge not of questions !! So if I have a new file to limewire,but you cant browse me, will you know its there or not ??

Newbee2:)

Bump, Any Answers? Please:confused:

new files
 

Any help on the ''Browsing'' Please,

LW is not designed to be able to browse oneself. However for some odd reason some people can. What's more important is whether you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? And when LW is open, click Tools->Options & go to Bug report & click for an example. In the window that appears scroll down to the part that says: "Recieved incoming this session". If it says ‘True’ then LW has no problem with firewalls. You'll find it about half to 2/3 way down the report.

If you select Direct Connect type search & your ip is listed, then that in itself suggests you don't have a firewall issue. That is the ip you would give someone else to direct connect to you.

Thanks LOTR, I presume I dont have FW issues,apart from the fact that I cant be browsed, can you answer this,There are many hosts that you can't browse,presumably behind FWalls? I also presume that I can't be browsed(because I can no longer browse myself, and I came across my address in a search,clicked browse and couldn't)If therefore I have say a new to LWire file,which i put in my 'Share' folder,if no one can browse me, then presumably LWire will not 'See' the file???or are ALL files in ALL shared folders logged somewhere?Does this limit the network?
Thanks for help, sorry it's more than one question(Again)
PS Still cant resume incompletes,resuming eating my own head instead !
Newbee 2

LW 4.12.6+ should resume incompletes but perhaps not if you updated afterward the problem of incomplete resuming started.

Reading your question is like trying to read back some of my answers. lol :D

If someone browses you then it is a type of search. Go to LW's Library window, select one of your shared folders. Then look to the right under Hits & Upload columns as those ones count. Hits are those files that have been seen in searches, Uploads are those that have been attempted to be uploaded.

When you share a folder & are connected to Gnutella then it will automatically create hashes for each file (may take some time for each file depending on its size), & be available to be searched on the gnutella network. If unsure, press the Refresh button which re-accounts for all of LW's shared files & folders. The refresh button should not be used too often though. Doing such can affect uploaders & also affect people's search results, & also use more than necessary resources for LW. It starts shared files from zero & recounts/re-adds them.

Thankyou again,admonishment accepted! as i only half understand, i somtimes have to ask in a different way to get it ! is it worth installing older versions to try and solve 'incomplete' problem or have i just blown it?
Newbee 2

No once the downld prefs sense a corruption then it is as is. Need to start from scratch in such cases. Going back to an earlier version is one of the ways of corrupting "all" of your incomplete files. :D No I'd suggest starting such files from scratch. So it takes a little longer. At least you'll get them. It happens to many of us I assure you. We learn from our mistakes. lol :D At least with your new downloads with LW 4.12.6 onward you won't need to stress about resuming.

Many thanks LOTR, fingers crossed for a smooth ride for awhile ! It's only a machine !! help much appreciated.
Newbee 2