i need help with my firewall
 

i just got a new computer and i downloaded Limewire. I am able to connect to limewire but my firewall is blocking me from using my dsl correctly. my downloads slow and my searches are not so good. I did what the website told me to do, to gnutella to my network connection but the brick wall won't go away is it still being blocked? if it is what else can i do get use limewire correctly. Please if u have a solution to my stressing problem plz email me @ shadowkat718@yahoo.com

thanks alot

mimi718,
Read the stickies (in red) at the top of this section. Read some of the threads here too, they might give you some answers. If not, they'll at least tell you what info you have to give if you want some help with your problem;)

*Don't post your email address on the forum, spammers are everywhere.

Nothing in the red is helping me...
I went through ALL of the steps to reconfiguring my firewall - I even turned it off!! And Limewire still says there's a firewall, what do I do - HELP! I haven't been able to connect for a month now!

Hi Addrienne,
Could you describe your set up:

OS (Win XP, 2000 etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & it will tell you)
Connection type (ADSL, dial-up etc)
Firewalls you have running
Where you connect from (home, work etc)
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Is this your 1st try at using LW

You said you'd configured your firewall already. Go to
http://www3.limewire.com:6346
Did the test work?

The test has always worked -
here's my info
Win Xp
Limewire pro, java 1.4.2_03
DSL
I'm not sure - I have the regular windows firewall & maybe norton anti-virus
home
I don't know
I've had limewire for months, but this problem has lasted about a month

Ok, if you're running XP & Norton firewalls together...don't!
Disable your XP firewall & if you haven't already done it, configure Norton to allow LW access.

It's important to know the brand & model of your modem or router. A lot of routers act like a firewall & you might have to forward a port so LW can connect. Have a look at all your hardware & see if you can find out that info.

I don't know what kind of router - I can ask my father - but, he says he thinks it's the spy sweeper or Norton -
When I go into Lime Wire it has the little logo with a firewall over it - does the router have a firewall?

Spysweeper & Norton are programs. A router is an electrical device that forwards data along networks. It's a piece of hardware. So have a look at all the stuff that plugs into your computer (mine is a modem & router combo that looks like a flat black box).

Lots of routers cause firewall probs, that's why it's so important to find out what yours is. If you're not sure, get your Dad to help you look. He might have a manual for it somewhere & that'll have the brand & model in it;)

He won't help me.
I'm as computer incompitent as a blind person.

There's not much more anyone can do for you without that information. Have you looked at everything that plugs into yur computer?