I've got the same problem... here's my specs and what I've tried to figure out..
OS: XP
LW & Java version: LW 4.14.4 ... and I also have FrostWire 4.10.9 Beta, and J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 6.
Firewall you're using: as far as I know I only have 1 actual firewall - windows - and it is disabled. I have Peer Guardian, which I disabled, Webroot Spy Sweeper, which I exited, and an outdated version of McAfee Security Center-- which I exited just in case.
Modem/router brand & model: 2Wire HomePortal 1800HG
ISP: SBC Yahoo!
Connection type (DSL etc): DSL/Cable I think... >>;
Where you connect from (home, school etc): home
Are you sharing a connection with other computers: yes- I connect using a wireless connector thingy to the main computer in a room next door.
Is this your first try with LW: no, I used to be able to use LW successfully-- and then something happened to the Java and it wouldn't load, so I started using eDonkey, which worked OK (but not great) until recently when it wouldn't connect to anything so I fixed the Java problem and downloaded LW again only to find that it's not a problem with LW it's something else that's blocking me...
I am really fuzzy on what the hell uPnP is... I've read stuff tonight trying to understand and it's just giving me a headache... but I really don't care so long as I can get this working agian.
I've also tried going
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...g/Limewire.htm <-- there, and had difficulty with adding LW to my OK list... it kept giving me an "unkown error" when I left the port range fields blank so I went back to LW to see what port numbers were defaulted in options and entered "6346" and "48403." It then successfully added LW and I did the same for Frostwire by typing out Frost Wire... anyway I don't have any idea what it was supposed to do but I did it and LW still detects a firewall.
Apparently it's a common problem... and I have tried to figure out what this person's talking about
:
http://www.frostwire.com/forum/viewt...light=firewall
to no avail, and I also read all of
http://www.frostwire.com/forum/viewt...light=firewall .
I'm pretty much a fast learner... and I'm just hoping to God I just missed something silly and minor because I don't know what the hell is going on or why nothing I try is working. I had a friend tell me to kill any ability to upload to see if it's an ISP block and so I did that but still nothing. I've worked on it for like... 4 hours... please help! X_X