connections

[mstypical]

I have been having trouble with connections.Everytime I put in a artist name it never pulls up any searches.I have tried everything on the board that i understood.Can someone help me

[birdy]

Firstly, is your LW connection ok? Is this your first try at using LW or has it been working well before? If you just can't get connected, you need to read this & follow all the advice
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=51357

If your connection's fine but you can't get any search results, try deleting the LW preferences. Instructions here
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=36420

You can also try going tools > options > speed & disabling ultrapeer capabilities. Set your searches to show all qualities. Within tools > options > searching, set your number of simultaneous searches to 5 or so.

[mstypical]

Ive tried both sets of directions.I still cant get limewire to pull up any files.The screen shows there is a firewall blocking it.I went into norton security,microsoft security.Everything is off I cant figure out what firewall is blocking it.Please help

[birdy]

Ok, rather than turning off all firewalls, just configure 1 for LW (don't run 2 at once). There are instructions in the 1st thread of my other post.

Routers can have a built in firewall that causes problems. If your router uses UPnP, make sure it's on in the router & ticked within LW (tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Tick use UPnP & apply).

What's your set up
OS (Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & it'll tell you)
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Where you connect from (home, work etc)
Connection type (dialup, ADSL etc)
Do you share a connection with other computers

Do the port test in my first pasted thread. What result do you get?