Have recently lost connection on Limewire
 

Last week, and for quite some time now (more than two years), my Limewire has been working fine. I go on today and i cannot connect. It tells me i have a firewall or no connection to the internet. I have made no changes to my computer to cause this, i do have a router but it has been the same one i have been using for all this time.

I have read some other posts about not being able to connect, and have seen the website to test if the ports are working for Limewire and i got the message that THIS TEST WORKED or however it is put.

I talked to other people using optimum online that live near me and no one is having this problem. I'd really like this to be fixed, i've tried pretty much everything i've read here, such as deleting preferences and so on, but nothing seems to be working. Why would Limewire stop working all of a sudden?

I'm on windows XP, using a linksys Wireless-G router, using optimum online.

I spoke to other people using opt online, they have no problem on LW. Like i said, LW has worked for me with this same setup for years now, and all of a sudden i cannot connect because it claims i either do not have an internet connection, or i have a firewall.

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)

How many firewalls do you have?
Are you using Windows XP & is that SP2?
Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.

Can not connect
 

I to have the same problem, just in the last three days. I use optoneline as my ISP and I lost my connection capability. I am using XP Sp2 on four machines on my small home network work all won't connect anymore. Strange?? Can someone help.

Mike

I'm only using the Windows XP Firewall, even when i turn it off, and follow the instructions on your link, still cannot connect. My router is connected to two computers, both with the same setup. Windows XP with SP2, etc.

Strange thing is when i click the link that shows whether your ports are open for LW, it says YOUR TEST WORKED. Also, it has worked for years now and all of a sudden, with no change to anything on my computer, i can no longer connect. It seems other people using optimum online in my area can still connect, so i'm stumped here.

It really looks like your ISP optimum online is monitoring your connections and has started blocking P2P network activity. 2 of you started having the same problem all of the sudden really says to me it is your ISP. My guess is they are monitoring your Internet activity and when they see heavy bandwidth usage such as P2P activity they start blocking your ports. You may want to try different ports.

I have Optimum Online and the last few days it has not been working Limewire after working for quite some time.....I called Optimum Online and they denied doing anything saying my account was "clean" They are esclating the issue and are going to see what the problem is.

They recently upgraded Long Island to 15mbdown/2mb up and if u pay xtra 30mbdown/2mb up......so maybe this upgrade has something to do with it.

Doesnt make sense though as they are allowing ppl to host their own web servers/email servers with the 30/2 service...

Hmm, well hopefully they just screwed something up and will be fixing it asap.

If you have any updates say so, I'm from LI so maybe this does have something to do with it. I may call them as well if they fix it for you, not sure what i'd say though. I feel strange saying my Limewire isn't connecting heh.

They just called me back to say they are working on it and will let me know in the morning if they fix the problem.

They said someone in Coram had an issue but his is fine now.

Who is going to be the 1st to sue their provider?

I do believe that may happen in the not to distant future.

Same In Brookhaven
 

I haven't tried to get on in a week and now I can not connect at all. Even ARES won't work. WTF!!!!!!

Hopefully this is a mistake on their part and if enough people call they will nip it in the butt.

I'm an Optimum online user from LI as well and haven't been able to connect since Friday either.

connection
 

I am having the same problem. One day last week I out of nowhere couldnt log onto Limewire. I use Optimum Online as my provider. I keep getting a message saying no internet connection or behind a firewall. I disabled the firewall and still nothing.

i have the same problem as well. i was told in a technical support chat that port 6346 (default gnutella port) was not blocked :\:confused:

HELp with opt online and Limewire
 

Since 3 days ago i just switched over to opt online and the second day that i've been using it i also could not connect to Limewire if there is any solution to this plz post

It does seem as though Optimum Online is now using a program that detects all p2p programs & prevents them from connecting. There's many such programs but here's a couple of examples: 1. http://www.sandvine.com/products/p2p_element.asp & also 2. http://www.ipp2p.org/docu_en.html
Here's a related thread that relates to this ISP Opt' Online http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=49691

Generally for such problems I'd suggest a proxy but I have doubts they'd work in this case. It may be worth a try though. A Fix for those whose ISP's block Limewire pages 1 - 3 which have links to alternative instructions.

Hit the ISPs where it hurts -> in their pocket. People must stand up and switch to a new ISP if necessary. See Stief's post here for some ideas: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...ion#post172994

ok, i have an update. i talked on a phone with a cablevision techie. i didn't even have to threaten him with moving to another isp or with a lawsuit etc. i gave him all the information and after a few minutes he found out that's it's "a known problem with certain programs, like limewire." he said that they have a special team that fixes these problems and he's going to relay that information to them and it should be resolved within 24 hours or less (he says by 10pm tomorrow at the most). he also says to keep trying until then:)

ports
 

does any1 know any good ports i can use or where i can find them?

this just in, limewire works for me again :)

everyone try it out and see what happens.

if it doesn't work, call your local techie (http://www.cablevision.com/index.jht...ype=phone_list)

make sure they have your name/address on the bill and you make it clear that your firewall/router isn't the problem (even lie and say you don't have a firewall and you're connected straight to the internet) and that will probably get your problem solved.

cheers

Maggot what port do u use

Don't u people read my post
 

I am an optonline techie i work for them i have been saying for the past 2 days that there is a problem and we are working on it. Just chill...i use limwire as well and im not too happy aobut it either..the more people who call in it about and get info the faster we can get it back up and running.

i tried to connect with 6346 and that worked.

but currently the listen port is 26302.

i have a turbo connection atm :)

Hey White
 

White, I'm still without any use of Limewire and it's Dec 13th, do you have any idea when it's going to get fixed.

Interesting
 

Ok well i called up the cable tech guy and basically told him the problem about blocking the p2p networks, he basically denied that they never block or monitor any p2p networks and i told him it only happened since i got cable and all of a sudden under the connections tab in limewire as i'm talkin to this guy i get a connection, from where but from opt online it's a fair connection but still won't let me download anything, but it's still funny how they deny all this and i get connected through limewire from a opt online connection

outlaw21 are you able to search & get search results? If you can't downld just double-check this: License requirement (click on link) & note the options. Also, Tools>Options>Downlds & make sure the maximum downlds is not zero.

na i actuall fixed it i manually added sum ip's

I was told by Optomum online last night that it has been recognized as a problem and they are working on it. Whether they will fix it or how long it will take they could not tell me.

have Optimum Online and Norton Antivirus firewall. Just like many other users with the same ISP provider, I began to experience connection problems with my Limewire and Kazaa.

I still can't connect to my Kazaa However, after endless tinkering, I was able to establish connection to Limewire. Now I'm not computer savvy, I just played around with the many suggestions found on this board. At first I couldn't connect at all. Then after days of trying few things, I managed to get fair and then good connection. Today, I managed to get all the way up to the Turbo-charged and I hope that this will last.

After going through all this, I'm still faced with the same problem. I can't seem to download. Before, I used to have Limewire light. I got search results within seconds and was able to download songs within minutes. Now that I've updated to Limewire PRO I have more headaches than with the last version.

1. If I do get results, there are only few options, even for popular artsist like Madonna. Fewer search results often leads to "more sources" needed when I try to download a song that is very popular and should give me at least 100 hit results.

2. Limewire search used to be lightning quick. For some reason, now it takes forever. Is there a bug in the PRO version?

3. The biggest problem when I finally do receive some results, and click to download, my downloads display "Connecting..." message for every single download. It's been hours and the message is still the same. Does anyone have some words of wisdom on how I can address this problem.

In Limewire lite, even results with 1-2 people per song were downloadable. Now, results with 17-30 hits per song can give me "needs more sources" message. Usually after the search I get the following cascade for songs with fewer #...
1. Connecting..
2. Waiting for busy host for 15-30 min
3. Need more sources
4. Looking for more sources
5. Awaiting sources

Songs with greater number of feedback 50-150 tend to have Connecting... message hours upon hours until they time out or "need more sources" appears again.

I don't know if this is the problem with Limewire PRO or has something to do with the fact that many people have lost their connection recently. I've read that other posters seem to have fixed the problem. Is it just me or are people still having download issues even after they managed to connect with great speed (excellent to turbo-charged)?

imho it's you having kazaa, it's bundled with spyware+malware.

Well I'm glad that a few of you are able to use LimeWire again.

I can't wait till I'm able to use it again.

NO SOLUTION HERE, BUT.......I'm from Elizabeth, NJ and I'm experiencing this BS also. WTF!!! I noticed that my grokster quit on me about a week ago and it never just stayed in the "connecting" state. I download limewire and my setup is clean and still that stupid firewall issue is up. I'm gonna give them a call now.

For those in the NJ/NY areas look at the last Fire and Lime post to see what the optimum reps had to say to be about the firewall issues. Nothing too big, but just some insight. I urge everyone to give Opt. Online a call though and just keep throwing this in their face. They're not telling us something.

Well for me this is also happening I live in NJ also yesterday I reformated my computer thinking it was something wrong with the pc and my ip gets renewed and everything I download Limewire again install it etc.. and it works pretty good I come on today and it doesnt work optimum online is doing something and I am guessing I will have to call because they are ethier blocking something like it was said before or something weird is happening because how can this happen to mostly optimum online users only..

Probably best as ELoXL suggested is to complain incessantly, but politely. Being impolite doesn't often get you too far. Diplomacy & frequency & not letting them shake you off the phone until they find a solution & guarantee it. ;)

BTW I think Stief left a link or direct explanation of what he did to achieve a response in a similar situation. See if you can find one of his posts under the topic of optimum.

Here's a link for a very recent discussion with OOL: Called Optimum (click on link)

And here's just 3 of the other 65+ threads regarding Optimum Online:
1. ATTENTION: Everyone...This Just IN,

2. LW says i have firewall on,

3. Error Message: machine doesn't appear to have active connection/ firewall blocking LW.

Search the forums for optimum & you'll find the other 60+ threads mostly between last December & now.

This is all I could pull from the Optimum Online website. It talks about P2P programs and has a focus on the cons of file sharing. This may be some proof that they're hiding something from us. The second link talks about a email tha twas sent out back in 2002 to Optimum customers in regards to bandwidth issues:

1. http://search.optonline.net/_1_2P8LT...and%2BLimewire

2. http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/000537.html

I guess it can be some good "gee wiz" info.

So all these problems are in NY/NJ? Thats funny, cause its spread here to west virginia. (god knows why) Everyone I know uses limewire, and on monday, feb 13, it all stopped working, and we get the same error message you guys do. I think other ISPs are catching on to the whole P2p blocking rage.

Isnt there...
 

Isnt there something that Limwire itself can do about this problem? Changing the ports it uses as i imagine this how isp are blocking or filtering out ps2 programs?

Check out my Fire and Lime post or JJSmileS post - all credit is due to him!!!! We're free Optimum folks!!!!

Trying the numbers didnt work for me. I live on a university campus, and they get there internet through 'WVNET'. So would the optimum fixes still apply to me? Because Im sort of confused about the whole optimum thing. I mean, i didnt loose connects until monday, and its not just gnutella programs, I cant get others like Imesh to connect either.

Sorry to be a bother and ask so many questions, but Im kinda slow! Here is my computer stats:

Dell Dimension 4500

Windows XP HE

Pentium 4 2Gh processor

512 Ram + extra ram stick (not sure how much)

Nvidia graphics card

Netgear Fa311 Ethernet adapter.

No fire walls, not even windows

No antivirus software

No spyware programs

No router that i know of...

Please someone give me some feedback.



:confused:

Unfortunately allot of university's ha started blocking P2P apps check with your schools network administrator to see if they have started blocking.

I asked the computing services on campus and I was told that they dont block access to p2p networks at all, but they do restrict the amount of bandwidth each person can use for p2p. What else could be causing this?!? The only networks I can connect to is Emule, and, no offence, but I cant find what Im looking for on the this network....

Did you ask how much you can download before the shut you off. You may have used too much they probably have a monthly allotment.

Ironically, before I lost my connection, I hadnt downloaded anything in almost a month. So I doubt it had anything to do with bandwith issues. *sobs*

I also have a problem with connecting to LimeWire. This is very recent. Never had the problem before. I have tried connecting my computer directly to my cable modem vs. my router, and no change. My WinXP Firewall is OFF. What the heck is going on?

recent connection problems
 

ive been havin the some problem as most ppl on this..its been workin fine for a few years now it just stopped working randomly...does limewire even know about this?

A lot of ISPs get their backbone service from AT&T Worldnet.
They have been running rolling blocks for a few years now,
and the blackouts tend to last a couple of weeks.

I get the impression it's to save bandwidth. These blocks
seem to be showing up more in areas with heavier traffic.