why cant i connect ... im so aggrevated ...
 

how come i cant connect anymore ... on any programs ! the light goes green for one second then back to red .... and i reinstalled it ... and did everythign i had to still nothing please help me !!!!!!!!!

'on any programs'...

if that includes your web browser, ftp program, e-mail program, then you're most likely not connected to the internet at all.

what connection do you have?

if by 'any programs' you refer to other file sharing programs (kazaa, other gnutella clients, emule etc.), then it could be an issue with your router or firewall.

but, then, it would really help to know whether you have a firewall or a router.

and also:
what OS?
what version of limewire?

also: have you read the faq?

good luck!

thanx for writtng back ... im runnin windows me... and i cant connect to any file sharing programs .... ! and i really dont know too much about firewalls and routers ,,, could you please help me out !!!!!!!!! and yes i read the faq please .... i lost 2315 mp3's restoring my computer !

ok, we're getting closer.

so, I assume you can surf the web, but kazaa, limewire etc don't work. yes?

how are you connected to the internet?

modem/dial-in
cable
dsl
corporate lan?

im on cable ... and i dont have a router or firewall cuz i have the only computer in teh house !

you said you also tried other file sharing programs and they didn't work either?

but web surfing works?

that sounds totally like a firewall to me. when the green dot blinks only briefly, that usually means that there is no connection to the internet.

are you using any other internet-related software, security tools etc.?

does your provider possibly block filesharing programs?

sorry... i wouldn't know anything else.

Same problem
 

Hey. I hear what you're saying about the connection problems...I had limewire on my other computer and it was dsl connection, and it still wouldnt connect. It seemed to connect only when it wanted to.. Most of the time if i left my aol, (or whatever internet connection device), on and left limewire running, eventually i'd find it had turned green... Now i downloaded pro on a new computer and im having the red problems again, and cant get rid of it. I read the FAQs and a bunch of stuff on Limewire.com and it said that the more you use limewire, the easier it is to make the light green. Normally, I'd get frustrated and say they dont know what they're talking about, BUT i do know this is true from my past experience from limewire...So advice:
1. dont reinstall unless you have another problem
2. whenever connected to the internet, load limewire (even though the light is red)
3. eventually the more exposure to the internet will allow limewire to start.
4. you have to be connected to the internet. If you have high speed internet, and can start internet explorer or netscape from your desktop, then you have an automatically connected modem, and you should be able to load limewire. If you try to start internet explorer or netscape and get a "cannot find server" message, it means you have another connection thing, like AOL or something that you MUST sign on to first to be able to get ANY connection to limewire.

Sorry this was so long, and hey, I totally feel your frustration. Dont resort to Kazaa, tho. I used Kazaa for maybe a year and had to replace TWO computers from viruses that i found out later came from Kazaa. I'm not saying its bad, but I personally have had bad luck with it. Limewire is the program ive never had trouble with, ever. Like always, dont open emails you dont know who theyre from. Stay with limewire, hang in there. If you need other advice on another music download program, email me at vicksie411@aol.com and i will help you, but i do NOT recommend any other program than Limewire. Try to stick in there!:confused: :confused: :confused:

it seems there are two separate kinds of problems:

1) limewire can't establish connections to hosts right away. in the 'connections' tab, there's a whole bunch of hosts either 'connecting' or 'handshaking'. in this case, limewire should eventually establish a connection and the dot should turn green.

2) brief green dot, then red again, and nothing happening in the 'connections' window. there may be more than one reason for this but it definitely happens when you're not connected to the internet. i am suspecting that some users who connect to the internet through a modem open limewire before they're dialled in. but there may be other reasons, too

grrr
 

I am running Windows XP. Have Norton Firewall configured to allow file sharing through LimeWire, still no go. Green dot for nanosecond, then red dot. And the stupid program keeps asking if I want to purchase the darned thing.:mad:

It asks at every startup. Ya gotta deal man.

Do you have a hardware firewall in addition to your software firewall? If so, set it up to allow LW's ports through.

Thanks for the reply
 

:rolleyes: No, no hardware firewall.....just Norton 2003

Alright. Try waiting a bit to get a stable connection with good hosts. Check LW to make sure its using the ports you opened in Norton's Firewall. Sometimes, I've noticed, LW listens on port 6348 for some people, and if they only open 6346, it messes things up. After that, I'm not sure what to say, maybe someone who knows more than I will read this and help you out.

In my experience, Limewire only uses 6348 if another p2p software already uses 6346. Are you running other p2p software concurrently with limewire?

If I remember my time using norton fw i had to allow the program to access the internet, not just open the port. When I ran limewire the first time, norton asked whether i wanted to allow 'sun microsystems java something' to access the internet. Norton doesn't recognize lw as limewire.

hope that helps, good luck!

I am using a mac os 9.2 and tried for months and could not connect. Did all the reinstalls, left it on for hours. Finally gave up. Last week I upgraded to internet explorer 5.1.6 and decided to try limewire one more time. It immediately connected, stayed connected and have been able to download ever since. It sounds crazy, but it worked for me. For all of you who have tried everything else, it may be worth a try

this is the weirdmost thing i've ever heard. internet explorer is a http browser, how the #$@ should that affect gnutella?

did the upgrade come from apple? maybe it contained more than just internet explorer, something that made limewire work.

or, more likely, during installation some custom settings got reset to default which allowed limewire to work.

in any case, thanks for sharing.

Seems a bit more likely to me that, juding from his post, it sounds as if he stopped trying to get LW to work a couple months ago. He tried again, dled a new version, and lo and behold, the new version fixed his bug.

I could be wrong, but from what he wrote, it sounds as he implies that he downloaded a new version of LW. If so, I think I explain it above, if not, beats me.

Hooray!!! I can't figure out why, but Limewire is mysterously working. I certainly didn't change anything on my end. Hoping everyone else with the micro-mini-second green dot to red dot has a similar resolution.

ok, from now on, we'll tell everybody with the brief green dot syndrome to wait for a miracle ;-)

Used Kazaa and LW2.8.6 at the same time - no problem.
Got the message to update and like an idiot I did.

Could not connect at all until I surfed these pages and worked it out.

Disconnected Kazaa and I had no problem connecting. Seems Kazaa and LW3.0.2 both use port 6346

Pity, double downloading is better, especially PC and Mac apps

They don't. Kazaa uses the FastTrack protocol, and someone correct me if i'm wrong, but only gnutella aps use 6346, so FastTrack must have something else.

yeah. kazaa and lw should run ok in parallel. i have friends who use them both together all the time.

actually, if you start lw and anything else is already using 6346, lw will automatically switch to 6347 or 8, i believe.

it must be something else.

--had the connection problem this weekend. Turned out that my ISP solved it by replacing the COM21 cable modem with a DOCKSIS. The tech said the COM21 was not very good for "broadcasting" (luckily he was a p2p kinda guy).
He also routed me to a different hub.

So it was an ISP harware/network problem. Ask for a ping test to their DNS servers and see if they see packet loss and slow ping times. Only they know what's "Slow" for them.

Will Not Connect
 

I am having the problem with connecting. Had LimeWire 1.7 and just paid for the upgrade to LimeWire Pro. Once I downloaded and opened the program, I was never able to "Connect" via the Search button. I got the same constant red light until I clicked the "Connect" button under the File tab. Then the light turns green and the search button enables for a slit second, then back to red. What's the deal? I have Windows 2000 Pro and Cable net access (so it's always connected). I have paused my Avast 32 virus software. Nothing seems to work and I'm not a patient person. What to do? Please advise.
Thanks,
KW

Did you delete all the old Limewire prefs? You'll also need to make sure port 6346 (or whatever you want) is opened in any firewall or forwarded in any router you use.

can't connect
 

I deleted the entire 1.7 file (the old version of Lime Wire). Just went into the advanced options and set the function to allow 6346(?) capability. Still hasn't help. I have only been on line with the new version for 2 hours, so maybe that is the problem.

Thanks for the suggestions, though.
KW

What OS are you using? I vaguely recall the old versions used invisible files--I had to search for "limew" with visibility set to "all" in the past to find where the prefs were stored.

Can't Connect
 

The OS is Windows 2000 Professional.

Thanks--I'm on a Mac using OSX, so I wouldn't know where LW stores its old prefs on Windows. Sorry--maybe someone who knows Windows will pitch in to help.

Also, open up port 6346 on your firewall, both hardware and software.

How would I go about doing that (opening the port for both hardware and software)? I was able to enable something through LW, but nothing on my computer.
Thanks

Alright, first, do you have a router? If so, find your manual, or your utility that was installed to get the router working, and open up port 6346. If you have a router, your documentation should help you do this.

If you have a software firewall enabled, find the utility or preferences for that and open up port 6346 as well.

yah i'm having the same problem...i can use the internet for msn messenger, internet explorer and stuff...but when it comes to kazaa and limewire, it won't connect...it's making me really mad...i don't understand, someone help please! i have windows millennium, and Norton AntiVirus, if that matters. Thanks!

Do you have a router, a hardware firewall, or a software firewall? If so, disable them on port 6346 and allow traffic through that port.

i'm not too sure what those are, or where to find them?

How do you connect to the internet, and what do you use physically to connect your modem to your computer, and do you have norton firewall or system works or anything with "firewall" in the name?

i use sympatico high speed edition to connect to the internet, and no i odn't have any firewall programs that i know of

Connection to net with mulipule Apps.
 

When I connect using Limewire Pro (Mac 10.2.6) I loose all other connections in Mail, Safari, Explorer, etc. Plaese help. Why do I have to only have one application working at once? I gain access to these other Apps. a few min. or so after quiting Limewire Pro.

Brad

try checking "disable ultrapeer" in the prefs/options.

Sounds like your router might need a firmware update--something can't handle the number of connections you are trying. How do you connect to the internet, and what LW version are you using?

I connect via router and T1. Using Appletalk to connect about 7 Macs running both OS X (10.2.6) and (OS 9.2). All seem fine until I start using LW then the everything goes down even the other computers can't connect to me or the internet.

Brad

Sounds familiar. I'm running a few G3's, a G4, assorted PPC 's, and even a few 68K macs on occasion. Setting up the LAN for more than one to use a p2p client is tricky. I had to dump the software router and get a LinkSys dedicated router to help ease the problem you describe.

If your router (what model?) acts as a firewall, you can turn off the OSX built-in firewall.

As I said, the lousy solution is to disable ultrapeer capabilities. This cuts down the number of connections, and still allows you to search, download and upload quite well, but deprives the network of your potential to be a significant crossroad on the network. I needed to map each machine to a different port (and open up those ports) to cut down the conflicts.

Did I miss what version of LW you are using ? You might want to try Jens-Uwe Mager's build of LW3Pro and see if it fixes some of the OSX specific problems for you
http://baghira.han.de/~jum/

Using FW 3.1 Pro and OSX 10.2.6 with Mail and Safari

I meant LimeWire 3.1 Pro

Mac OSX and Limewire Pro 3.1
 

Thanks stief,

With your help I think I found my problem.

In OSX in the Sharing Control Panel. Go to the Internet Tab and select or check the [Share the connection with other computers on Built-in Ethernet] this helps at least I have had any problem yet and my connection seem faster too.

Thanks Agian

Brad

????
Glad it seems better, but that control panel is for people using Airport primarily, or those without a router.

In LW, watch your connections tab. If suddenly all connections are lost, you'll probably lock up all internet services again.

Hope it works. Cheers

Don't forget that as a pro user, you're entitled to email support.

Problem Solved
 

I was finally able to connect. I simply uninstalled my Zone Alarm software and voila! I was connected. Thanks for all the insightful tips.

More good news--congrats.
Zone Alarm, eh. Search for Zone Alarm to see more on that. Here's one link for starters http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=20526

. . . and download the newest LW version--the developers just cleaned up another big bug!

connection problem
 

PLEASE HELP!!!! I just installed limewire last night, I downloaded 1 song and now every time I try to search for anything it says I am not connected, when I go to the file tab a select connect nothing happens... Please help me

I cant connect to limewire im on windows xp and using freeserve as my ISP I have disabled my xp firewall but it still won't connecxt and yes I am connected to the internet. Does anyone have any suggestions ?????