Keep Losing Connection
 

Hi guys, im relatively new to this so I apologise if I sound dumb, I tried searching the forum for help with my problem but couldn't find any relevant info so here I am....

Anyway I keep getting a message on LW (about 3 times a day) saying that i dont have a valid internet connection, but my Connection is fine and I can still surf the net with no problems. I have to close down LW and reload it to get back on the network.

I am running windows xp sp2, on Broadband adsl 1mb connection via a netgear router.

I copied the bug report from LW if this helps.....

LimeWire version 4.2.6 Pro
Java version 1.5.0_01 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 2656592/37195776

java.lang.Exception: Example Bug
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.panes.BugsPaneI tem$1.actionPerformed(BugsPaneItem.java:91)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unk nown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseRe leased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unkno wn Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Dialog.show(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsConstruc tor.setOptionsVisible(OptionsConstructor.java:437)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.OptionsMediator .setOptionsVisible(OptionsMediator.java:87)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUIMediator.setOptionsV isible(GUIMediator.java:571)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.menu.ToolsMenu$1.action Performed(ToolsMenu.java:27)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unk nown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unk nown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mou seReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(U nknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unkno wn Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)


Detail: Example

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 60
Uptime: 8:07:58
Is Connected: true
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 5
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: true
Number of Active Uploads: 1
Number of Queued Uploads: 10
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 2
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 13
Number of Waiting Downloads: 3
Received incoming this session: true
Number of Shared Files: 1079
Guess Capable: true
Received Solicited UDP: true
SIMPP version: 7
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: true
Last Reported Port: 6346
External Port: 6346
IP Pongs Received: 51

-- listing threads --
HttpClient-ReferenceQueueThread: 1
ConnectionWatchdog: 1
Thread-5: 1
UDPScheduler: 1
UDPService-Receiver: 1
DownloadWorker: 14
Acceptor: 1
MulticastService: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
AWT-Windows: 1
Timer-0: 1
OutputRunner: 5
DestroyJavaVM: 1
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
ConnectionDispatchRunner: 11
QueryDispatcher: 1
UDPUpdateThread: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
ManagedDownload: 2
Java2D Disposer: 1
TimerQueue: 1
HttpClient-IdleConnectionThread: 1
MessageLoopingThread: 5
QRPPropagator: 1
HTTPAcceptor: 1
DaapServerThread: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1


-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=1
FORCE_IP_ADDRESS=true
WINDOW_X=1
LIBRARY_VIEW_ENABLED=false
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
OOB_ENABLED=false
INSTALLED=true
HARD_MAX_UPLOADS=1
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
AVERAGE_UPTIME=27741
TOTAL_UPTIME=166446
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=16
COUNTRY=
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1044704248875
APP_WIDTH=1022
SESSIONS=6
SHOW_TOTD=false
UPLOAD_SPEED=32
UPLOADS_PER_PERSON=1
ALLOW_PARTIAL_SHARING=false
DOWNLOAD_SPEED=69
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.09291743
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1044539773140
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=112
RUN_ONCE=true
APP_HEIGHT=736
FREELOADER_ALLOWED=56
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=25
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1044539881671
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
CLIENT_ID=3B0D331755922C20CABD366C7C016E00
MONITOR_VIEW_ENABLED=false
INCOMPLETE_PURGE_TIME=14


Thanx in advance for your help.

After you open LW, let it settle. Don't do anything. Leave it for over 30 mins. Then go back & see how it is. Is the connection quality ok then?

You share a lot of files & probably have lots of incomplete files which can take a considerable time to load. Doing anything with LW before its finished loading & accounting for them as well as trying to establish a connection with each incomplete, can give LW a few problems with connection quality, etc.

Particularly if you resume all your files. This can have a dramatic effect of LW's connection quality & use up all of LW's resources.

Yeah I always do Leave it to settle, but When my Connection was Staying connected it was always on, I only used to disconnect to perform Maintenence about once a week i.e defrag drive, ad scan etc....but recently it just disconnects for no reason!