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Old April 5th, 2008
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Originally Posted by nmshooper15 View Post
I1. OS version? ... Windows XP, I am Administrator
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee SecurityCenter
3. How much ram? 256 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 93.15 GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Siemens Speedstream 4100 B
7. Where are you trying to connect from ... ? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? ... Limewire Pro 4.16.6 Java 1.5.0_07
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? AT&T
10. Do this simple test for us. ... Test Worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? ... Not that I know of
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Well I've had this problem for a while but it usually goes away
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? I dont understand
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? McAfee Security Center
16. What country are you living in? ... USA!!
Make sure Windows XP firewall is turned off. You can experiment with turning all software firewalls off and seeing if it connects. If it connects, then there is a software firewall set up issue ... LW not properly added to the firewall rules of exceptions. Only use one Software firewall.

If still connection problems then it's my guess your problem is your Speedstream. It may need port forwarding. The process is ... the first step is the most important which is setting up a Static ip, if not do correctly then the entire PF set up won't work; Static ip instructions for Windows XP

Then follow the instructions here Port Forwarding for the Siemens 4100
Some modems/routers require saving of settings and some also require rebooting the modem to get the new changes into action. I don't know about your model. But you should also reboot your computer after this process to be on safe side.
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