Firewall issues.

pbecker13 · #1 (**permalink**) July 8th, 2006

I just downloaded the newest limewire, and I cannot download and have the brick wall icon. I've gone through all the firewall and connection threads, and nothing solved my problem. Here's the info that is asked for in the others... Any help would be great.

Windows Xp (SP2)
Limewire 4.12.3
Java 1.5.0_06
Windows Firewall
Belkin Wireless G Router (Model # F5D7230-4)
Cogeco Internet
Cable Connection
@ Home
Sharing with others, but routers hooked up to this machine.
I've had limewire for a while, and just downloaded the newer version and got the problem.

Grandpa · #2 (**permalink**) July 8th, 2006

You probably need to give LimeWire permission to access the Internet in the windows firewall.

pbecker13 · #3 (**permalink**) July 8th, 2006

Already done... didn't do a thing. :S

Sleepless · #4 (**permalink**) July 9th, 2006

Did you by any chance have portforwarded your Limewire port in the previous version. If so check if your port has changed when you installed the new version.

Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewall config

Also if your exeptions were added for the older version. Your firewall may not recognize the new version as the same program. Try deleting the exeptions for Limewire and adding new ones

If you haven't portforwarded Limewire then make sure UPnP is enabled

pbecker13 · #5 (**permalink**) July 9th, 2006

I did the firewall thing, and added the newer limewire. I do have it port forwarded, and i have those ports open in my router, but it's still being firewalled... grr..

Sleepless · #6 (**permalink**) July 9th, 2006

Those ports ??? There should only be one port. Listening port and forwarded port should be the same port

Remember to forward both TCP and UTP

pbecker13 · #7 (**permalink**) July 9th, 2006

Well, I got the brick wall to go away. But the stupid downloads still won't connect.

bsharke · #8 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Have you ever solved your problem. I am having the same problem and cannot get it to connect. I have even disabled my Internet connection firewall with no luck. Any help will be appreciated.

Sleepless · #9 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by pbecker13

Well, I got the brick wall to go away. But the stupid downloads still won't connect.

Is Limewire connected now ?

The downloads can be just unlucky choices.

When you first installed did you allow contentfiltering ?

Or accidently messed up the licence issue ?

BTW are these downloads started while using the old version ?

If so Check the incomplete folder in limewire and see if they are red. If they are then try and cancel all the downloads then highlight them in the incomplete folder and press resume. There is a slight chance that they never start due to some curruption happening when switching versions (they will start again from scratch if so). But often it works.

If they start from scratch cancel them. Then delete entire incomplete folder while limewire is closed. A new one will be created next time you start Limewire. Just search for them again same way you did before.

Sleepless · #10 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsharke

Have you ever solved your problem. I am having the same problem and cannot get it to connect. I have even disabled my Internet connection firewall with no luck. Any help will be appreciated.

You have to post all the info. Same as pbecker13 did in his first post. Or else we can sit here and guess what the problem might be

Also post how you have tried to fix the issue before posting.

pbecker13 · #11 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Yes limewire is connected. I doubt it's unlucky choices, because no downloads will connect. Yes I did allow contentfiltering. Should I not have? And I don't think I messed up the licence issue. And I tried deleted the incomplete folder with no luck of my downloads working.

Sleepless · #12 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Now were getting somewhere.

I have never had it on and am not going to try it either. if there is no option to disable it (try reverting pop-ups to default if there is no other option to do this) If that doesn't work either then

Delete Limewire preferencefolder while closed. (.limewire) if you can't find it use search on forum

Then when youre asked on setup if you want to use contentfiltering say "NO WAY"

That may very well be the root of your problem

pbecker13 · #13 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Ugh... I did this, and got rid of contentfiltering... And my downloads are always still "connecting..." and nothing else. grrr..

Sleepless · #14 (**permalink**) July 10th, 2006

Now this is puzzles me as well. Starting to run out of ideas.

Go to tools>options>bug reports and copy/paste it here. You have to use Ctrl+A then Ctrl+C to copy as right-clicking does not bring up Windows commands in Limewire

pbecker13 · #15 (**permalink**) July 11th, 2006

What to copy/paste. :S There is just an example bug report, and the options of how i want to send them.

Well I got a couple songs to download. My limewire apparently just doesn't live download any acoustic versions of Round Here by Counting Crows. None of these will still ever connect. If it's not too much work, wanna try downloading one and see if it will connect? It says there was 80 users or so, so I don't know why It wouldn't. But this song still will not start downloading, no matter which one I try to download. :S Everything else seems to work fine.

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