LimeWire and the Gnutella net is far more popular than bit torrent thus more users. By blocking the common ports for the Gnutella net they Can gain back allot of valuable bandwidth.

yeah, your probably right, i wonder if kazaa lite would work, thats not part of the same network is it i wonder?


thexrock

It might work for you

Your ISP will NEVER tell you the truth about blocking P2P use. If you cant connect or download via Gnutella then they ARE blocking P2P. Gnutella is an open network the one the RIAA/MPAA doesnt like. Some dialup ISPs do block and limit bandwidth from P2P use and schools most of them, wont allow P2P at all because they dont want to be sued.

when i do this it just come up to a pic of the page and i cant do anything.i need help. please.

What??? Could you explain what you mean so we have some idea of how to help you:D

ok. i used to have dial-up connection and limewire worked fine.now i have wireless and now limewire wont connect.ive been to many sites and have tried to fix the problem but nothing works.its hard for me to explain my problem to because im ot all that good with computers.

Do you ever connect at all (just one bar), does it stick at Starting Connection or is it just always Disconnected?

Do you see the firewall icon (brick wall in front of the blue earth)?

Read this
Connection problems? Check here first!
Make sure you're only using 1 firewall (don't forget that Win XP has it's own firewall) & that it's configured for LW. You'll find a firewall link in that thread. You'll find a link to the port 6346 test... what result do you get?

What are your details?

OS(Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & you'll see)
Firewall you're using
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Connection type (DSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, school etc)
Are you sharing a connection with other computers
Is this your first try with LW

i onyl get one bar. and like i said im not very good with computers.and ive tried that connection problem place but i dont understand a lot of it.

Do you see the firewall icon? Did you try to configure your firewall (did you go to the firewall link? It has pretty good instructions)??

Did you do the port test?

What are your computer details???