hi,

i have been using limewire for months now but just 2 weeks limewire is not connecting anymore.
i am using limewire 4.9.30. I have a dell pentium 4: 3ghz with 512mb ram. i have a belkin router using Plus net as my internet providor. i have suspicion they might of blocked my limewire connection or everyone connected to them. it says you are behind a firewall or you have no internet connection. i HAVE NO firewall. so it cant be the problem.

any suggestions appreciated

is any body else with 'PLUS NET', so they can tell me if its my internet providor or my computer settings.

I havent changed any settings on my computer so it can be my computer, its all worked 2 weeks ago.

thanks if u can help. WHO EVER HELPS ME I WILL LOVE ALL MY LIFE!!!

Just a very simple option to try is deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 in Fixes for Limewire (sample at bottom of page.)

Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?

There's been one report here but I can't confirm it's universally applied. As with some isp's they may target individuals or specific p2 programs. ISP's known to BLOCK or Filter p2p or specifically Limewire

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thanks for the reply and the info. i still havent found a solution.
(the second link - test- did not work) thanks for the help anyway

any body else with info, suggestions or if they use Plus-net and have experienced problems etc plz tell me. thanks alot

That means the port you're trying to connect thru is blocked. This is either due to your ISP, your modem/router/firewall or excessive net protective utility.

Might I suggest you try some other ports. Go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewalls & change the listening port to ... try each of the following (may need to re-launch LW after each change I'm not sure): 1111, 80, 3500, 4008, 1203, 10000, 15189, 20282, 22817, 443, 34599, 40475, 64049.

BTW what brand & model number of modem/router do you have? Is there any new software or updates you've done you can recall that might have affected LW? Was it since you updated LW?

Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
640 K [of computer memory] ought be enough for anybody. -- Bill Gates (1981)
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein
When facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. -- Albert Einstein
Religion keeps the poor from murdering the rich. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -- Albert Einstein
"A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians." -- Frank Zappa
"Tobacco is my favorite vegetable." / "May your sh*t come to life and kiss you on the face." / "Scientology, how about that? You hold on to the tin cans and then this guy asks you a bunch of questions, and if you pay enough money you get to join the master race. How's that for a religion?" / "Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff." / "There are three things that smell of fish. One of them is fish. The other two are growing on you!" / "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny." / "The creation and destruction of harmonic and 'statistical' tensions is essential to the maintenance of compositional drama. Any composition (or improvisation) which remains consonant and 'regular' throughout is, for me, equivalent to watching a movie with only 'good guys' in it, or eating cottage cheese." / "Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over." / "The most important thing to do in your life, is to not interfere with somebody else's life." / "Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read." -- Frank Zappa
"The music business is a cruel and shallow trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - Hunter S. Thompson
The shy can light the dull dark room with life when their eyes mirror their inner sunrise - LOTR

will it be wise to contact plusnet and just ask them if they are blocking file sharing applications. I mean there is nothing to lose, but if they fully accept it than i am just going to change my internet service provider + if i email them it will save me time trying to figure it out!!!

By the way thanks for helping me out you guys
It really helps, at least i know what the problem is know!!
Thanks again u guy's!

im havin the same problem...i lost it off my computer and now when i have downloaded it again it wnt let me connect

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!! NOTHING ELSE WORKED BUT THIS!!!!

Thank you so much, Lord of the Rings! Simple change of properties to Windows NT compatible helped me to connect at last! (Somehow, Windows 2000 didn't work out for me!). Great tips, thanks again!

Olga.