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Old February 4th, 2006
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I am currently running on WindowsXP
and have limewire version 4.10.5
i am having alot of issues with connecting to limewire
it states i dont appear to have a connection..........but i do
what could i possibly do to solve this
i NEED limewire

i also have already tried many methods such as deleting the ".limewire" file and restarting limewire
didnt work
and the connect at start-up and self connect thing
didnt work either
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Have a look here for basic connection tips:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=51357

Make sure your firewall's configured for LW & that you're only running 1 firewall (2 will cause probs). Check out whether your modem/router uses UPnP. If it does, turn it on in the router & also use it in LW ( tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Tick 'use UPnP & apply). Do the port test.
All this stuff's in the thread
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im sorry that didnt help much
it still wont let me connect to limewire
ive been connecting for the past couple of years
than one day it just stopped
same thing happened to my friend
but my other friends limewire works
i tried frostwire also
it wont let me connect either
why cant i connect?
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Has your ISP changed their policy on p2p?

What's your setup
Win XP
Firewalls you're using?
Connection type (cable, dial-up etc)?
Java version (help > about LW & it'll tell you)?
ISP?
Connecting from (home, work etc)?
Modem/router brand & model?
Do you share a connection with other computers?

Did you do the port test? What did it say?
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yeah your right
its my isp
i have optimum online
and my friend has the same isp
and we both cant get limewire to recognize our internet connection
do you know any way around this?

by the way i took the test
it said nothing was wrong
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i called my isp and they said they do not block p2p networks
so i have no idea now why my limewire wont recognize my internet connection
i dont have any known firewalls
somebody have any ideas on what might be wrong?
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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. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
10. 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?

These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Lord of the Rings
Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) - Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? - Norton Antivirus.....but its disabled
3. How much ram? - 1 gig
4. Hard Disk space available? - 21 gig out of 107
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) - Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? - Router is a Linksys
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? - Home
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. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
10. 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?
It says it worked

i have no other p2p networks
and i have limewire 4.10.5
and java version 5 update 6

These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.
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Remember, XP has its own firewall. So ensure it is either configured for LW or disabled totally.
Make sure your Linksys router is set for UPnP. You didn't specify the model, but here's a quick example of how to do Linksys UPnP setting (click on link) BTW if you have a linksys wrt54g, then manual port forwarding might be needed.

If you tried FW also & also your friend can't connect through the same isp then it sounds suspicious.

Try this program, bearshare lite & see if it connects. If not, then the problem may well be your isp after all http://www.filehippo.com/download_bearshare_lite/
BTW isp's will not normally tell you if they're blocking or filtering p2p.
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Quote:
Originally posted by oochi
i called my isp and they said they do not block p2p networks
so i have no idea now why my limewire wont recognize my internet connection
i dont have any known firewalls
somebody have any ideas on what might be wrong?
Optimum online have had a lot of problems recently... in December mainly ... and p2p trafic ground to a halt. It is probable that the average employee on the helpdesk knew little about this, and this forum has recieved a rather garbled version of what happenned and whether it was cured.

I suggest you make a nuisance of yourself. Find someone who REALLY knows what their talking about and find out what is going on. ... and If you find out anything definite ... please let us know

Of course your problem may well be one that Birdy and LOTR have been talking about, all along
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