connection woes

[lucapher]

Hi,
yesterday limewire stopped connecting and will not do so at all. I also tried other p2p software and they did not connect either.

1. OS version? osx 10.4.4
2. What firewalls you have? osx only. on. could not find the gnutella port as instructed on the faq
3. How much ram? 512mb
4. Hard Disk space available? 16.3
5. Connection type? broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? vyyo v280 wireless modem + apple airport graphite
7. Where are you trying to connect from ? Home
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.10.3basic update from 9pro
9. What was your previous version of LW? 9.something pro
10. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)? Westel (cayman islands)
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. 1 more mac on the apple airport network. limewire is out on this one too
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Long time user. problem first cropped up yesterday

I have tried the test suggested in the connection forum (clicked on link and it said test successful) and deleted preference folder.

thank you for your help

Luca

[Lord of the Rings]

2. If Limewire/Gnutella doesn't show then you can add it manually & use the port 6346. Actually if you open LW before you check the firewall, you may well find it shows on the list (it does this for some people.) So it looks like you'll need to press the New button, then add LimeWire/Gnutella & then 6346 in the lower box. (See sample below)

[Lord of the Rings]

Is there anything you've changed in your system or settings that may have contributed in you losing connection?

I don't know whether the Airport supports UPnP. If it does, then make sure it's enabled. If not then you may need to manually port forward it. I think there's some instructions in the support section on that link you suggested you looked at. Connection problems? Check here first! However if you do this, you'll need to do a separate port forward for each computer & use different port no.'s
Make sure the port you've cleared in the firewall is the same as the one in your LW Prefs>Advanced>Firewall settings for both Listening port & manual port forward OR UPnP port. Make sure these are the same.

[paul_pinfield]

I have bought an Intel iMac this morning. It is running OS X 10.4.4. Guess what? Limewire installs but does not run. I have seen someone else on the forum saying that have the same problem.

Paul

[Lord of the Rings]

Originally posted by paul_pinfield
I have bought an Intel iMac this morning. Limewire installs but does not run.

I'm not sure what that has to do with this topic. Unless lucapher has bought one of the new macs recently. I think his LW runs but has just stopped connecting.

[lucapher]

Just came back home.
thanks for the suggestions, but the limewire/gnutella port just will not show on the dialog. I have tried to insert it as "other" and assigning the above port and name, but no luck. Still no connection.

thank you all
Luca

[Lord of the Rings]

It's odd both computers should suffer the same issue at the same time. What happens when you open LW? Do you get a firewall icon showing at the bottom of the screen (a brick wall icon)? How long after you updated LW did the connection problem start?

[paul_pinfield]

Originally posted by Lord of the Rings
I'm not sure what that has to do with this topic. Unless lucapher has bought one of the new macs recently. I think his LW runs but has just stopped connecting.

My point is this. Lucapher does not say that he has an
Intel iMac but he is running 10.4.4. I have an Intel iMac which is obviously running 10.4.4. The common denominator... 10.4.4. We are not the only guys on this forum reporting problems with 10.4.4 and Limewire.

[Lord of the Rings]

Well there's lots of Tiger users out there. Whether the new update has affected LW, it's a possibility so I see your point now. I notice the offline version for 10.4.4 was made available on January 10th. (I use Panther at present.) It's actually quite common for Mac OSX updates to muck up LW. Generally it's to do with Java. And re-installing Java using the "Offline" version most often fixes it. But the symptoms don't appear to be the same. Normally when OSX updates affect LW, people can't open LW at all. They get the "bouncing in dock" syndrome.

Another possibility is re-installing 10.4.4 using the "Offline" version. 10.4.4 update for 10.4.3 users or the Combo 10.4.4. Also repairing permissions after all updates & installations.

Java 1.4.2 for Tiger (click on link)

But somehow I'm not so sure this is the problem. But I'm all ears to hear if this is an issue.

I just found this thread on the mac forum: 10.4.4 Ruined my computer but I don't know if it applies.

[lucapher]

My Powerbook is a 15 " 1.25mhz model (but I lust after your macpro....)

good news to report.
After mucking about with all kind of stuff the software now works great????
I must admit I went at this with a gonzo method, so I am not sure what worked, if anything, so this will not be much help to others.

I reinstalled the software after deleteing all limewire and other p2p programs.
I mucked about airport
I created a limewire port in my firewall
installed and enabled latest java
restarted countless times (I am a child of system 6,7 and 9)
chanted and danced around the machine

I strongly suspect a provider issue, since the problem showed on both machines ( a powerbook 12" running 10.4.4) and now it is gone.

thank you for all the help this is a great resource.
Luca