ok i added port range forward, i assume the last number should be a 1 right? because when i go back in it, it shows 100.
I assume i keep the same listening port at 49174 correct and router config stays at the recommended UpnP?


thexrock

It should be 100 or whatever your static IP is

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Ok, well i m assuming its the standard default of 192.168.1.1 , but that is what i type to bring up the admin page, so would that mean my static ip is the same? How do i check to be sure?


thexrock

Did you skip the step below.


http://www.portforward.com/networking/static-xp.htm

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ok, yeah did forget about that step, but i followed the instructions and i tried lw again and still cant connect though, are there any other settins i should change within lw or anywhere else?


thexrock

I believe that no matter what your ISP says they are filtering or blocking P2P software. Have you tried any other P2P software.

The Link below will take you to the BearShare Lite web page the last time I tested it, it did not contain any spyware see if you can get it to connect.


http://www.bearshare.com/lite/

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I have the same problem. Limewire says I have a Firewall on too. Before I had a Firewall, it started saying this, now I got one, and unblocked Limewire and it still says I have one. I also deleted my .limewire directory. Anyway, here's how it is:

Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows XP Proffesional
2. What firewalls you have? Sygate but I have Limewire unblocked.
3. How much ram? 256 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 40 Gigs
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Modem: SpeedStream 5200. Router: Linksys BEFSR41v3
7. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. Limewire 4.9.37 Java 1.5.0_06
8. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)? Bell Sympatico
9. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. I have two computers. I also have Azureus Bittorrent Client configured.
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!'.

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Did you follow the instructions found earlier in this thread about setting up UPnP on you Linksys router. Your router has a NAT firewall in it.

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Yup yup.

Anyway, I fixed it. Here's how I did it. This might help.

I switched it from UPnP to manual port. Then, my manual port was 6436(I think that was the number). Anyway, I then went to the listening port in the top and I switched it to the same number as the manual port was. I reset Limewire and everything went fine. Now I'm getting speeds like 180kb/s when I have 8 hosts so I'm cool.

BTW, this problem also caused my Limewire do disconnect a lot of times but its all fixed now.

The problem you may run into is you might notice your Internet slowing down while using port forwarding with your router. If this happens you will have to reset your router by unplugging it then plugging it back in after a few sec. then pushing the reset button for 15sec. I would recommend if this happens to configuring your router and LimeWire for UPnP and you will avoid this problem. Believe me it took me a while to figure out what was happening with my Linksys BEFSR41v3 router but once I did things were allot better.

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Alright, I'll configure it to UPnP and see how things go, thanks.

Grandpa i do run bitlord,bittorrent stuff all the time and that runs great, not sure if that qualifies as p2p or not, but bearshare wont work either, default port was 6348 and i changed it to the 6346, but neither would work. i already asked my isp if they block that stuff, maybe i can ask again, but not sure what else i can try now. the settings u gave me for that port forward will that be the same setup for bearshare too?

talked to my isp and they said they dont block any connection like that, however they said it is possible that my ip address could be block from sharing anytype of copyrighted stuff that limewire may share, so i dunno, again i have tried connecting w/o my router and it still wont work, so maybe i am being blocked from that stuff.


thexrock

The port forward set up would be the same. And I also believe you are being blocked but not from sharing copyrighted otherwise bitlord,bittorrent should be blocked. I think your ISP isn't being totally honest.

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i guess, but i dont see what they gain by blocking the limewire stuff and not the bittorrent stuff, its both basically the same thing in a way.


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