Gnutella Forums  

Go Back   Gnutella Forums > Current Gnutella Client Forums > LimeWire+WireShare (Cross-platform) > Technical Support > Connection Problems
Register FAQ The Twelve Commandments Members List Calendar Arcade Find the Best VPN Today's Posts

Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network. (not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
Start here Suggestions to help you get connected, * try here first *, then see below (click on 'this' blue link)

Did you FORGET something BEFORE you posted? If you post in this section you MUST provide these details: System details - help us to help you (click on 'this' blue link), else do not be surprised if your posting is ignored :)


Welcome To Gnutella Forums

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content, fun aspects such as the image caption contest and play in the arcade, and access many other special features after your registration and email confirmation. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! (click here) (Note: we use Yandex mail server so make sure yandex is not on your email filter or blocklist.) Confirmation emails might be found in your Junk folder, especially for Yahoo or GMail.

If you have any problems with the Gnutella Forum registration process or your Gnutella Forum account login, please contact us (this is not for program use questions.) Your email address must be legitimate and verified before becoming a full member of the forums. Please be sure to disable any spam filters you may have for our website, so that email messages can reach you.
Note: Any other issue with registration, etc., send a Personal Message (PM) to one of the active Administrators: Lord of the Rings or Birdy.

Once registered but before posting, members MUST READ the FORUM RULES (click here) and members should include System details - help us to help you (click on blue link) in their posts if their problem relates to using the program. Whilst forum helpers are happy to help where they can, without these system details your post might be ignored. And wise to read How to create a New Thread

Thank you

If you are a Spammer click here.
This is not a business advertising forum, all member profiles with business advertising will be banned, all their posts removed. Spamming is illegal in many countries of the world. Guests and search engines cannot view member profiles.



           Deutsch?              Español?                  Français?                   Nederlands?
   Hilfe in Deutsch,   Ayuda en español,   Aide en français et LimeWire en françaisHulp in het Nederlands

Forum Rules

Support Forums

Before you post to one of the specific Client Help and Support Conferences in Gnutella Client Forums please look through other threads and Stickies that may answer your questions. Most problems are not new. The Search function is most useful. Also the red Stickies have answers to the most commonly asked questions. (over 90 percent).
If your problem is not resolved by a search of the forums, please take the next step and post in the appropriate forum. There are many members who will be glad to help.
If you are new to the world of file sharing please do not be shy! Everyone was ‘new’ when they first started.

When posting, please include details for:
Your Operating System ....... Your version of your Gnutella Client (* this is important for helping solve problems) ....... Your Internet connection (56K, Cable, DSL) ....... The exact error message, if one pops up
Any other relevant information that you think may help ....... Try to make your post descriptive, specific, and clear so members can quickly and efficiently help you. To aid helpers in solving download/upload problems, LimeWire and Frostwire users must specify whether they are downloading a torrent file or a file from the Gnutella network.
Members need to supply these details >>> System details - help us to help you (click on blue link)


Moderators

There are senior members on the forums who serve as Moderators. These volunteers keep the board organized and moving.
Moderators are authorized to: (in order of increasing severity)
Move posts to the correct forums. Many times, members post in the wrong forum. These off-topic posts may impede the normal operation of the forum.
Edit posts. Moderators will edit posts that are offensive or break any of the House Rules.
Delete posts. Posts that cannot be edited to comply with the House Rules will be deleted.
Restrict members. This is one of the last punishments before a member is banned. Restrictions may include placing all new posts in a moderation queue or temporarily banning the offender.
Ban members. The most severe punishment. Three or more moderators or administrators must agree to the ban for this action to occur. Banning is reserved for very severe offenses and members who, after many warnings, fail to comply with the House Rules. Banning is permanent. Bans cannot be removed by the moderators and probably won't be removed by the administration.


The Rules

1. Warez, copyright violation, or any other illegal activity may NOT be linked or expressed in any form. Topics discussing techniques for violating these laws and messages containing locations of web sites or other servers hosting illegal content will be silently removed. Multiple offenses will result in consequences. File names are not required to discuss your issues. If filenames are copyright then do not belong on these forums & will be edited out or post removed. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

2. Spamming and excessive advertising will not be tolerated. Commercial advertising is not allowed in any form, including using in signatures.

3. There will be no excessive use of profanity in any forum.

4. There will be no racial, ethnic, or gender based insults, or any other personal attacks.

5. Pictures may be attached to posts and signatures if they are not sexually explicit or offensive. Picture sample attachments in posts must not include copyright infringement.

6. Remember to post in the correct forum. Take your time to look at other threads and see where your post will go. If your post is placed in the wrong forum it will be moved by a moderator. There are specific Gnutella Client sections for LimeWire, Phex, FrostWire, BearShare, Gnucleus, Morpheus, and many more. Please choose the correct section for your problem.

7. If you see a post in the wrong forum or in violation of the House Rules, please contact a moderator via Private Message or the "Report this post to a moderator" link at the bottom of every post. Please do not respond directly to the member - a moderator will do what is required.

8. Any impersonation of a forum member in any mode of communication is strictly prohibited and will result in banning.

9. Multiple copies of the same post will not be tolerated. Post your question, comment, or complaint only once. There is no need to express yourself more than once. Duplicate posts will be deleted with little or no warning. Keep in mind a forum censor may temporarily automatically hold up your post, if you do not see your post, do not post again, it will be dealt with by a moderator within a reasonable time. Authors of multiple copies of same post may be dealt with by moderators within their discrete judgment at the time which may result in warning or infraction points, depending on severity as adjudged by the moderators online.

10. Posts should have descriptive topics. Vague titles such as "Help!", "Why?", and the like may not get enough attention to the contents.

11. Do not divulge anyone's personal information in the forum, not even your own. This includes e-mail addresses, IP addresses, age, house address, and any other distinguishing information. Don´t use eMail addresses in your nick. Reiterating, do not post your email address in posts. This is for your own protection.

12. Signatures may be used as long as they are not offensive or sexually explicit or used for commercial advertising. Commercial weblinks cannot be used under any circumstances and will result in an immediate ban.

13. Dual accounts are not allowed. Cannot explain this more simply. Attempts to set up dual accounts will most likely result in a banning of all forum accounts.

14. Video links may only be posted after you have a tally of two forum posts. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam. Video link posting with less than a 2 post tally are considered as spam.

15. Failure to show that you have read the forum rules may result in forum rules breach infraction points or warnings awarded against you which may later total up to an automatic temporary or permanent ban. Supplying system details is a prerequisite in most cases, particularly with connection or installation issues.

Violation of any of these rules will bring consequences, determined on a case-by-case basis.


Thank You! Thanks for taking the time to read these forum guidelines. We hope your visit is helpful and mutually beneficial to the entire community.


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old February 2nd, 2005
Apprentice
 
Join Date: February 2nd, 2005
Posts: 7
hachey is flying high
Default Please Help

I haven't been able to connect after trying all the advise from these postings.

LW keeps saying it's connecting but to no avail.
I have version LM 4.4 running on Windpws XP on my laptop (P4).
I can't connect over a wireless network or from the normal line.

I've dumped the prefrences and like I said tried everything. Since I paid for this version it'd be nice if I could get it working. I had the free version on my desktop system at home and it work fine. Is there anything else I can try or am I helpless? Do I need to give you more info to figure out what's going on - let me know.

Thanks
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old February 2nd, 2005
fabion's Avatar
Lost In Time
 
Join Date: January 19th, 2005
Posts: 1,663
fabion is flying high
Default

It would be helpful to have more information.

Machine Type
Operating Sysytem & SP
Ram
HDD
Modem
FireWalls
etc.

Have you configured your Firewall to allow port 6346 full access.
Have you contacted your network administartor to see if they are blocking port 6346.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Apprentice
 
Join Date: February 2nd, 2005
Posts: 7
hachey is flying high
Default More information

Can't connect to LM

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
System Manufacturer TOSHIBA
System Model Satellite 5200
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7 GenuineIntel ~2194 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date TOSHIBA Version 1.30, 29/04/2003

Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 181.20 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

HARDDRIVE SPACE 30 gig left (60 gig drive)

MODEM - Motorolla Cable Modem and Dlink Wireless Router

NO Firewalls on (and yes I configured them to allow 6346 full access)

I will contact my network admin. as well.

Tried everything I could imagine.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
fabion's Avatar
Lost In Time
 
Join Date: January 19th, 2005
Posts: 1,663
fabion is flying high
Default

ask your network administrator if they are blocking port 6346.
That is the port LW uses. Some network administrators have this port blocked. You May ask him to unblock it so you can use your p2p program.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 670
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

Both Motorolla & D-Link tend to use NAT firewalls in their devices. That may mean port forwarding (opening port 6346 or other that LW can access.) Yes LW can work thru any port that is open & is legal for it to access but it must be configured to do so.

ALTERNATE PORTS that you can use.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Apprentice
 
Join Date: February 2nd, 2005
Posts: 7
hachey is flying high
Default

So I guess the question is ... how do I change the port to something LW recognizes?
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Apprentice
 
Join Date: February 2nd, 2005
Posts: 7
hachey is flying high
Default Slowly going insane

One other point to note ... my desktop computer is connected to the router (cable) running the free version of LW and it works fine. My service provider said that it can't be on their end if that is happening. Another interesting fact is that LW will not work at my office either (connect to their network). I would rather have my money back if I can't get it to work.

This is so frustrating.
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 670
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

I gave you a link to alternative ports! Just experiment around. Remember with the newest version you have 2 main options: UPnP & manual port forward. Try both.

Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say ‘Test Page was a Success’. What happens when you go there?

Did you try some Fixes for Limewire Try them one by one.
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Apprentice
 
Join Date: February 2nd, 2005
Posts: 7
hachey is flying high
Default

Tried all of those fixes and did the simple test and nothing is any different. I tried some of the other alt ports you gave me and they also didn't work. Have you ever run into this much trouble before?

Anything else I can try?
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old February 3rd, 2005
Lord of the Rings's Avatar
ContraBanned
 
Join Date: June 30th, 2004
Location: Middle of the ocean apparently (middle earth)
Posts: 670
Lord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputationLord of the Rings has a distinguished reputation
Default

I've heard recently of some satellite services offering some strange port no.'s. Is yours the same. If you wanted to play net games or do video conferencing, you'd need to have several ports open. Ask your isp how you can go about this b/c this is why you bought their service.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Cannot connect at work sweetjeep Connection Problems 4 April 5th, 2006 10:40 AM
direct connect doesnt work se7en se7en7 Open Discussion topics 1 June 3rd, 2005 07:20 PM
another connection problem. file-connect doesnt work x5dan Connection Problems 1 November 15th, 2004 12:10 PM
connect wont work H-E-L-P!!!!!!!!plz Connection Problems 3 March 2nd, 2004 05:50 PM
does limewire work with AOL 7.0? coz my limewire wont connect fm14 Connection Problems 1 February 23rd, 2003 03:00 AM


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:12 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0 ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.

Copyright © 2020 Gnutella Forums.
All Rights Reserved.