Connection : Fair
 

guys, i just needed some help, i cant understand why does my LW rarely get an "excellent" quality, it usually just go on fair. but it sometimes get the excellent quality, just wanted to know why...

Whilst LW has been running for say 30 to 60 mins, do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image & tell us whether it says True or False.

Received incoming this session: true

and then.. what !?

Update your java: http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

Do you use the Resume button on your files? Although it can be very effective, it's not wise to do it on too many files at one time. Otherwise each file will seek out every few mins & you end up having files that are queued for much, much longer than normal & can play havoc with your connection quality.

yeah,, i use the resume for download, but i dont do it that often, the first time i dl LW, it was straight to excellent quality, but now its always fair, and sometimes changes too,, oh yea,, i tried updating the java from mozzila firefox,, it didnt work, but i tried using the IE it works,, is there anything between them !? i mean does the firefox crashes with LW !? oh btw thanks for your help LOTR,, :)

I don't know about firefox! There is such a possibility. Odd that you had difficulty with the java update thru firefox!

Have you thought about doing a system check & also defragmenting your HDD.

ok,, last time things were going on excellent, but then, until.. I started dl-ing like about 10 songs,, i left it.. and my comp hangs.. dunno why. So, after i reboot, LW starts to connect and takes so long. And it wont even connect.

got any Ideas boss ~?

1 more thing,, the "Receive Incoming Session : False"

it changed by itsself,, before it was True,, now its false.. what i know is when it says false, it means that its blocked by a firewall. hmmm, but i dont remember changing anything to it. and whats the correct IP for the LW !? for the "force IP"
is it 6346 or 6348 !?
My listen on Port is 6346
and my force ip is 6346

does it matters !?

All port settings should use 6346. Leave LW on for some time before you do the bug report. Allow LW to settle down 1st.

You might want to updte your LW to 4.2.4

Here's ome hints on optimising LW: A well set-up LW can start to automatically continue its dwnlding after it's settled down perhaps 2 out of 3 times you open LW. Optimising LW & Maximising Uplds & Dwnlds A (1st post only) & also Part B which is even better & last & least are search & dwnld hints.

but then,, it says in the forum that i should put my IP on the "Force IP Address" section in the Options. so,, what should i do ?

thx b4

Force IP instructions are here: Force IP instructions & sample image You add the port no. not your ip address. The port no. for both the Firewall & Port should be the same. (ie: Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewall & Port)
You would only add your ip to a router if you were configuring it for LW to have access if it's a NAT router (NAT is comparable to a firewall.)

ok so i dl-ed the 4.2.4,, and then i let the LW settle for 1 hour,, but then an error occured,, it says..

"limewire is unable to connect to hose on Gnutella network. This is most often due to firewalls or content filtering software blocking access to Gnutella port 6364... and so on"

so,, how come a firewall setted up by itself when before i had no problems using the LW...?

It means LW has lost its connection for some reason. Don't know why. What type of connection do you use? And what modem/router brand name & model no.? If you have firewalls have you configured them for LW?: Instructions here: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

no more problem boss,, its all fixed, after i left it for 1 hour, and restart LW and waited for another hour.. i did this 3 times, and everything is going all good in an excellent speed ;) . thanks so much :).

the best question and answer forum ive found.. thanks for all the fuss..

boss, one more question..
how do we know our IP on LW for the Direct Connect ? my friend's LW doesnt say its IP on the Direct Connect box... but mine shows...

Simple & sweet: http://www.whatismyip.com/ ;) Oh by the way, having Chat enabled is supposed to help with Direct Connect. Oh I forgot. Your outgoing address should be listed above the DC box with a 6346 after it; eg: xx.xx.xx.xx:6346 which is what your friends would need to enter to Direct Connect to you. If you don't go thru port 6346 then obviously it'd be different. But that's the default port LW normally goes thru. So anyway, you need to commenicate your address to them & vice versa for firect connect.

Well, yeah.
Using chat while doing Direct Connects does help...
Mainly in saving you money because you are slightly less tempted to smash your computer to component atoms while the frustration grows !!!

p.s. Don't forget that when trying Direct Connects, you do NOT normally want to be connected to the network (As in not connected to Ultrapeers).
;)

im getting frustrated now,, my LW is back to my original problem,, it goes on to fair,, and after a while,, goes back to connecting.. and that error message comes back,, that says 6346 is blocked by a firewall and stuff,,, this happens after an hour or so..

but the "Received incoming this session: true" says it..

whats wrong with this,,

guys,, im so sorry,, and again,, my LW is making fun of me,, geez,, im loving her,, LW,,

see,, after i wrote something about her not connecting,, i restarted my com,, and she just connects to excellent booms !!
and there she is smiling at me...

sorry guys,, i just gotta be pacient with my LW,, she's just joking with me.. and again,, sorry for the fuss...

and the part about the IP,, my friend's still doesnt show up,, how am i suppose to know !? should i let him direct connect me,, and see his ip from there !? bcoz i cud know just from the "monitor" from what he's uploading right ? wouldnt that be easier !?

So did your friend go here: http://www.whatismyip.com/ ? But yes, if you're sure that's your friend connecting to you. You need/can to add their port number at the end to my understanding. At least that's the recommendation with LW 4.2 eg: When your friends want to connect to you, they should enter "***.***.***.**:6346" with the * representing your ip no.