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Old November 5th, 2007
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I am having the same issue. It will not connect. The bar in bottom left hand corner only stays on 1 green bar all the others are red. I'm new to Limewire and ok with computers. But I really would like to use Limewire at some point. Can you help me Please?

1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows Firewall. I've made limewire an exception on it. i also have Mcaffe firewall but limewire also has granted full access to the internet.

3. How much ram?not sure
4. Hard Disk space available? not sure
5. Connection type? DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Siemens modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.14.10 JAVA 1.5.0_06
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Windstream
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? Says " Internet cannot display webpage"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 1st try
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ yes
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? yes
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Mcafee
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). USA
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