Gnutella Forums  

Go Back   Gnutella Forums > Current Gnutella Client Forums > LimeWire+WireShare (Cross-platform) > Technical Support > Connection Problems
Register FAQ The Twelve Commandments Members List Calendar Arcade Find the Best VPN Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network. (not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
Start here Suggestions to help you get connected, * try here first *, then see below (click on 'this' blue link)

Did you FORGET something BEFORE you posted? If you post in this section you MUST provide these details: System details - help us to help you (click on 'this' blue link), else do not be surprised if your posting is ignored :)


Welcome To Gnutella Forums

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content, fun aspects such as the image caption contest and play in the arcade, and access many other special features after your registration and email confirmation. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! (click here) (Note: we use Yandex mail server so make sure yandex is not on your email filter or blocklist.)

If you have any problems with the Gnutella Forum registration process or your Gnutella Forum account login, please contact us (this is not for program use questions.) Your email address must be legitimate and verified before becoming a full member of the forums. Please be sure to disable any spam filters you may have for our website, so that email messages can reach you.
Note: Any other issue with registration, etc., send a Personal Message (PM) to one of the active Administrators: Lord of the Rings or Birdy.

Once registered but before posting, members MUST READ the FORUM RULES (click here) and members should include System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) in their posts if their problem relates to using the program. Whilst forum helpers are happy to help where they can, without these system details your post might be ignored. And wise to read How to create a New Thread

Thank you

If you are a Spammer click here.
This is not a business advertising forum, all member profiles with business advertising will be banned, all their posts removed. Spamming is illegal in many countries of the world. Guests and search engines cannot view member profiles.



           Deutsch?              Español?                  Français?                   Nederlands?
   Hilfe in Deutsch,   Ayuda en español,   Aide en français et LimeWire en françaisHulp in het Nederlands

Forum Rules

Support Forums

Before you post to one of the specific Client Help and Support Conferences in Gnutella Client Forums please look through other threads and Stickies that may answer your questions. Most problems are not new. The Search function is most useful. Also the red Stickies have answers to the most commonly asked questions. (over 90 percent).
If your problem is not resolved by a search of the forums, please take the next step and post in the appropriate forum. There are many members who will be glad to help.
If you are new to the world of file sharing please do not be shy! Everyone was ‘new’ when they first started.

When posting, please include details for:
Your Operating System ....... Your version of your Gnutella Client (* this is important for helping solve problems) ....... Your Internet connection (56K, Cable, DSL) ....... The exact error message, if one pops up
Any other relevant information that you think may help ....... Try to make your post descriptive, specific, and clear so members can quickly and efficiently help you. To aid helpers in solving download/upload problems, LimeWire and Frostwire users must specify whether they are downloading a torrent file or a file from the Gnutella network.
Members need to supply these details >>> System details - help us to help you (click on blue link)


Moderators

There are senior members on the forums who serve as Moderators. These volunteers keep the board organized and moving.
Moderators are authorized to: (in order of increasing severity)
Move posts to the correct forums. Many times, members post in the wrong forum. These off-topic posts may impede the normal operation of the forum.
Edit posts. Moderators will edit posts that are offensive or break any of the House Rules.
Delete posts. Posts that cannot be edited to comply with the House Rules will be deleted.
Restrict members. This is one of the last punishments before a member is banned. Restrictions may include placing all new posts in a moderation queue or temporarily banning the offender.
Ban members. The most severe punishment. Three or more moderators or administrators must agree to the ban for this action to occur. Banning is reserved for very severe offenses and members who, after many warnings, fail to comply with the House Rules. Banning is permanent. Bans cannot be removed by the moderators and probably won't be removed by the administration.


The Rules

1. Warez, copyright violation, or any other illegal activity may NOT be linked or expressed in any form. Topics discussing techniques for violating these laws and messages containing locations of web sites or other servers hosting illegal content will be silently removed. Multiple offenses will result in consequences. File names are not required to discuss your issues. If filenames are copyright then do not belong on these forums & will be edited out or post removed. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

2. Spamming and excessive advertising will not be tolerated. Commercial advertising is not allowed in any form, including using in signatures.

3. There will be no excessive use of profanity in any forum.

4. There will be no racial, ethnic, or gender based insults, or any other personal attacks.

5. Pictures may be attached to posts and signatures if they are not sexually explicit or offensive. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

6. Remember to post in the correct forum. Take your time to look at other threads and see where your post will go. If your post is placed in the wrong forum it will be moved by a moderator. There are specific Gnutella Client sections for LimeWire, Phex, FrostWire, BearShare, Gnucleus, Morpheus, and many more. Please choose the correct section for your problem.

7. If you see a post in the wrong forum or in violation of the House Rules, please contact a moderator via Private Message or the "Report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of every post. Please do not respond directly to the member - a moderator will do what is required.

8. Any impersonation of a forum member in any mode of communication is strictly prohibited and will result in banning.

9. Multiple copies of the same post will not be tolerated. Post your question, comment, or complaint only once. There is no need to express yourself more than once. Duplicate posts will be deleted with little or no warning. Keep in mind a forum censor may temporarily automatically hold up your post, if you do not see your post, do not post again, it will be dealt with by a moderator within a reasonable time. Authors of multiple copies of same post may be dealt with by moderators within their discrete judgment at the time which may result in warning or infraction points, depending on severity as adjudged by the moderators online.

10. Posts should have descriptive topics. Vague titles such as "Help!", "Why?", and the like may not get enough attention to the contents.

11. Do not divulge anyone's personal information in the forum, not even your own. This includes e-mail addresses, IP addresses, age, house address, and any other distinguishing information. Don´t use eMail addresses in your nick. Reiterating, do not post your email address in posts. This is for your own protection.

12. Signatures may be used as long as they are not offensive or sexually explicit or used for commercial advertising. Commercial weblinks cannot be used under any circumstances and will result in an immediate ban.

13. Dual accounts are not allowed. Cannot explain this more simply. Attempts to set up dual accounts will most likely result in a banning of all forum accounts.

14. Video links may only be posted after you have a tally of two forum posts. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam.

15. Failure to show that you have read the forum rules may result in forum rules breach infraction points or warnings awarded against you which may later total up to an automatic temporary or permanent ban. Supplying system details is a prerequisite in most cases, particularly with connection or installation issues.

Violation of any of these rules will bring consequences, determined on a case-by-case basis.


Thank You! Thanks for taking the time to read these forum guidelines. We hope your visit is helpful and mutually beneficial to the entire community.


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #981 (permalink)  
Old January 30th, 2006
Apprentice
 
Join Date: January 16th, 2006
Location: australia
Posts: 6
nivin is flying high
Default tku

thank u
Reply With Quote
  #982 (permalink)  
Old January 30th, 2006
birdy's Avatar
Airhead
 
Join Date: October 18th, 2004
Location: Perth, Australia
Posts: 889
birdy has a distinguished reputationbirdy has a distinguished reputation
Default

Hi nivin,
I've never reinstalled my Windows but this might be helpful:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1202609,00.asp

More reinstall info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

Also some info about backing up:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u..._03july14.mspx

and some backup basics:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...te/backup.mspx

Last edited by birdy; January 30th, 2006 at 09:09 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #983 (permalink)  
Old January 30th, 2006
Grandpa's Avatar
Valued Member contributor
 
Join Date: February 20th, 2005
Location: Depends on the Day
Posts: 3,012
Grandpa will become famous soon enough
Default

nivin

There is a couple of things I need to know What OS XP/2000/98 are you running. If you are running XP is it SP/1 or SP/2 if it is SP/2 is your install disk SP/2

And do you know how your system is set up by that I mean how many hard drives do you have 1,2,3 if you only have one is it partitioned. In other words is it divided into multiple drives. Lets say you have 1 hard drive that is 200GB and it is partitioned in half if you went to Start/My Computer it would show different hard drives on mine C: and D: are 2 separate drives but H: and I: are one drive Partitioned into 2

Also do you have a CD burner
Attached Thumbnails
For those who can't connect-hd.jpg  
__________________

java.com - Hot Games, Cool Apps









A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa
Reply With Quote
  #984 (permalink)  
Old January 31st, 2006
Devotee
 
Join Date: August 28th, 2005
Posts: 21
spar1691 is flying high
Default call me stupid......

..... but i have just read through the whole of this post and am confused

i have lw 4.10.5
on a xp sp/2
and my limewire will not startup

i have tried deleting the preferences file it made no difference

i have downloaded and extracted the purger file but windows does not know what program i need to run it i seect find on web and that just confused me even more, I NEED AN IDIOT'S GUIDE as i can't fathom it or next time i wont pay for the pro version as both times i have done that the system goes down and last time it was two months before i got a reasonable connection now i am back to square one no connection and very confused, somebody must have an easy guide for us idiots.
Reply With Quote
  #985 (permalink)  
Old January 31st, 2006
Grandpa's Avatar
Valued Member contributor
 
Join Date: February 20th, 2005
Location: Depends on the Day
Posts: 3,012
Grandpa will become famous soon enough
Default

What purge file are you talking about
__________________

java.com - Hot Games, Cool Apps









A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa
Reply With Quote
  #986 (permalink)  
Old February 4th, 2006
Apprentice
 
Join Date: February 4th, 2006
Posts: 9
ja ruler is flying high
Default

I cant connect either. i was fine until today, then nothing, it does not even load up any more no matter where i try to load it from. i have deleted and installed again and nothing.

How do i check if my isp is stopping it as i had some problems with it today and had to create another connection as th e1st had dissapered.

thanks
Reply With Quote
  #987 (permalink)  
Old February 5th, 2006
Apprentice
 
Join Date: January 22nd, 2006
Posts: 8
Starflight_2000 is flying high
Default All Options Failed

I contacted my ISP and they do not block P2P... I've disabled all firewalls... in Windows XP and in the Router...

My brother uses the same router and it works great for him...

This is just a piece of mystery that I can't figure out... I feel like it must have something to do with Java but for the life of me I can't figure that out...

Sign me at the edge and falling...

Ron
Reply With Quote
  #988 (permalink)  
Old February 5th, 2006
Grandpa's Avatar
Valued Member contributor
 
Join Date: February 20th, 2005
Location: Depends on the Day
Posts: 3,012
Grandpa will become famous soon enough
Default

Is your brother using port forward settings if he is you will have to set up port forward on the router for your computer also. Just a guess since you gave no information about your's or your brothers set up.
__________________

java.com - Hot Games, Cool Apps









A little common sense goes a long way

Later Grandpa
Reply With Quote
  #989 (permalink)  
Old February 6th, 2006
Apprentice
 
Join Date: January 22nd, 2006
Posts: 8
Starflight_2000 is flying high
Default Can't Connect

My first post on 1-23-06 included all the information requested about the configuration and setup. I'll copy it and update it here in hopes someone sees something that I can act on...

Can you give us a total description of your set up:
1. OS version? (Eg: Windows 98)

I am using Windows XP SP2

2. What firewalls you have?

I am running the Windows XP Firewall

3. How much ram? 2Gbytes

4. Hard Disk space available? 18Gbytes

5. Connection type? (Eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)

Broadband connection through a Router.


6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?

Linksys model WRT54G. My brother uses this same router in UPnP mode and it works great. I updated the driver to the latest available.



7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?

Home

8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.

Limewire Version 4.10.5
Java 1.5.0_06



9. Who is your ISP provider? ( AOL/MSN/Comcast/Tiscal)

Aledo Broadband in Aledo, Texas. I checked with them and they do not block P2P servers.


10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.

No


11. 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?

Says server not found.

I also ran the Port probing test recommended and it said I was in Stealth mode for 6346.


These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.

* Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

I followed the Windows XP instructions and also did the recommended delete /.limewire folder, etc. The only thing interesting I see everytime is where I am supposed to type 127.0.0.1 in the firewall advanced settings services area... I type it in and Windows replaces it with the Name of my computer on the Network... everytime...

In the Windows XP firewall exceptions list LW is there. Java is Not.




12. Do This test, Is the result True/False?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showt...3757#post103757 Is the result True/False

Response is False

I have also totally disabled all Firewalls and LW still says there is a firewall stopping it.


13. Do a speed test post the results here.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/


1655 Download and 343 Upload



This is just amazing that this software won't run... I've never been this stumped.

Thanks for all the help.
Ron
Reply With Quote
  #990 (permalink)  
Old February 6th, 2006
Novicius
 
Join Date: February 6th, 2006
Posts: 1
Acc-Risk is flying high
Default

I've found that on several systems, the Java update has fixed the problem. Java 5 available from http://java.com/en/download/

Hopefully that will get a few more people up and running again...
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


LinkBacks (?)
LinkBack to this Thread: https://www.gnutellaforums.com/connection-problems/68125-those-who-cant-connect.html
Posted By For Type Date
How to Make a Celebrity Hairstyle This thread Trackback: January 31st, 2011 09:39 PM
Gothic Fashion: Corsets, Hairstyles, and Punky Makeup This thread Trackback: January 31st, 2011 09:22 PM
in.gr - ????????? This thread Refback November 26th, 2010 06:15 AM
Limewire does not connect - Forums This thread Refback August 5th, 2010 10:01 PM

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Gprs Connect Unable To Connect Online khara89 Connection Problems 17 September 9th, 2008 12:44 AM
can't connect to limewire, have been able to connect to Bearshare in the past dancindoll0506 Connection Problems 8 March 28th, 2008 07:00 PM
Direct Connect - cant Connect! Rob_Online Connection Problems 12 December 31st, 2005 07:49 AM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:24 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.

Copyright © 2020 Gnutella Forums.
All Rights Reserved.