Connection/download, not sure
 

Although it says I have a very strong connection, it only downloads at 1kbps, when I have broadband, and it takes forever obviously. I've got Norton setup to let it through, but it still won't work. Any ideas?

Downld a magnet link file from here & see what speeds you get: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml

Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. Do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is the result True/False?

If you have windows XP, disable XP's firewall: go to the control panel, double click on Windoze Firewall, check the disable box.

See the following link & follow “ALL” the off-shoot links to find hints & extra skills to help: To continue files downlding (click on link)

I says it is downloading at 0KB/s.

1. Windows XP
2. Norton Antivirus
3. How do I check this?
4. 52.9 GB
5.Broadband
6.Router
7. Home
8. LW= 4.9.37, Java= 1.5.0_03
9. Talktalk from the CArphone Warehouse
10. No
11. False

I haven't replied because yesterday, at approximately 1 PM GMT, it worked perfectly. I have not since been able to get it working again, and the bug test still said"false". Everything was working at the correct speed, as it has done in the past on the computer. It has worked before on my computer, but I do not know why it keeps doing it now. Any help would be great, thanks

Make sure XP's firewall is disabled (to reiterate): go to the control panel, double click on Windoze Firewall, check the disable box.

Configure Norton FW according to this: Configuring Norton Internet Security (At least double-check it) ;)

XP & Norton firewalls ARE known to conflict with each other.

Or do you only have norton AV? If so, then XP will be your next firewall. Make sure you configured it correctly as in the link I gave earlier.

I notice your Speedtouch has UPnP capabilities. If there's a switch for it, make sure it's on. Do you run as an ultrapeer? If yes, then how many connections do you have? If not, then go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Speed & tick the option for Disable Ultrapeer Capabilities & press apply button. There seems to be a bit of an issue with LW 4.9 & UPnP -> Ultrapeer mode.

No I have Personal Firewall with Norton, and it is set to "Permit All" for Limewire. There is no swith on the router, so I presume it already works. I do not know what an "Ultrapeer" is, so I have disabled it anyway. XP firewall is "OFF"

Also, what port should I be "listening" to?

Port 4346 is the default for gnutella. However, you can use a wide range of legal ports. Some people have found success in either connection or downld speeds using different ports. Here's some example ports you could use: 80, 1111, 3500, 4008, 1203, 10000, 15189, 20282, 22817, 443, 34599, 40475, 6295, 8360, 19515, 20285, 22091, 25079, 26394, 33049, 42628.

I'm not sure whether you need to relaunch LW between each change or not. :confused:

I have tried several of those numbers for listening ports, but still it isn't working. It contiually tells me that there is either no internet connection (which there is) or a firewall is blocking it (which I'm pretty sure it isn't. What else?!

Did you receive my pm. Click the user cp button above. ;)

Some modems claiming UPnP capabilities don't work as suggested & are unreliable. We can check to see whether the problem is the modem or not by using manual port forwarding if you're willing to try this. Find your model on the following page, on the far right column under Thomson-Alcatel http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

The steps to do must be done in this order:

1. Set up a Static ip. This is where most people make errors so follow the instructions carefully.

2. Forward a port.

3. Within LW: Manual port forward instructions & sample image & 2 posts after that.

You may need to reboot your modem after doing this. You'll also need to relaunch LW.