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jrolson85 March 2nd, 2006 07:17 AM

Wont Connect!!!!!!!
 
My limewire wont connect and its says i have a firewall but I dont.
How do I fix this problem?

And what port should I use?

I have a Linksys router and tried port forwarding but it still doesnt work.

bclubbabe22 March 2nd, 2006 02:18 PM

same problem
 
I have the same problem. If anyone has any suggestions please post them.:(

birdy March 2nd, 2006 02:52 PM

jrolson85 & bclubbabe22,

Read through this thread. Don't turn your firewall off, just set it up so that LW can work (but only 1 firewall, never 2 at once), instructions are in here
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=51357

Read all the info about UPnP, if your routers support UPnP then turn it on & wihin LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Tick use UPnP & apply. Read all the info about modem/routers having internal firewalls, you might need to manually port forward (jrolson85, did you make sure to set up a static IP first?). Do the port test & see what result you get.

Start with this & see how you go:D

jrolson85 March 13th, 2006 07:10 AM

Ok I found out all my programs that run on Java dont connect, so I reinstalled Java and they still dont work, so do I have to add something to my firewall list?

I added javaw.exe but they still dont connect
anything else to add?

Lord of the Rings March 13th, 2006 09:03 AM

Follow the link birdy gave & follow the instructions to set up your firewall, & also ensure you have UPnP enabled on your router/modem. Else if it doesn't have UPnP ability then probably manual port forwarding is the way to go. High speed modems & routers have their own internal NAT firewalls.

BTW Who is your ISP (internet service provider)?

jrolson85 March 13th, 2006 09:49 AM

Do I need my linksys routers firewall on if I have Norton Antivirus?

Lord of the Rings March 13th, 2006 10:32 AM

Simply enable UPnP on your Linksys & that should be fine. Yes you should keep the NAT firewall on for your own protection. Otherwise there's people/organisations who could access your computer which Norton could not prevent. There's instructions for enabling UPnP for Linksys in the link I gave above.

jrolson85 March 13th, 2006 10:40 AM

Fixed my problem, Followed these steps and it works! Thanks guys!

The default firmware for Linksys (and all replacement firmwares except for one) have a severe problem where they track old connections for FIVE days, which causes the router to hang when using P2P apps, or any software that generates a lot of connections. DHT only aggravates the situation because of the number of connections it generates.

Linksys has yet to address this issue, but there is a fix. If you use alternative firmware, you can put in a start-up script to fix this problem.

Goto http://www.polarcloud.com/tofu/ and download the latest firmware for your Linksys WRT54G/GL or WRTSL54GS router.

Go to the web interface (default password is admin) by typing http://192.168.1.1 into your browser.
Click Administration, then Edit Startup. Put the following commands in the box:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
echo "600 1800 120 60 120 120 10 60 30 120" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_tcp_timeouts

Click Save, close the window, then click Save settings.
Reboot the router (the Administration page has a Reboot button) and you'll be done.

Lord of the Rings March 13th, 2006 10:44 AM

Xcellent! I'm very glad to hear you solved your issue. :)

I'll definitely make a note of your post. Thank you very much jrolson85!!! :)
I'm aware the WRT54G has issues which normally aren't always easily fixed. And upgrading the firmware is one way to improve things. In fact, I'll put a link to your post in the link for router issues. Thank you. ;)

david.l.small April 10th, 2006 04:53 AM

Now router is unfunctional
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jrolson85
Fixed my problem, Followed these steps and it works! Thanks guys!

The default firmware for Linksys (and all replacement firmwares except for one) have a severe problem where they track old connections for FIVE days, which causes the router to hang when using P2P apps, or any software that generates a lot of connections. DHT only aggravates the situation because of the number of connections it generates.

Linksys has yet to address this issue, but there is a fix. If you use alternative firmware, you can put in a start-up script to fix this problem.

Goto http://www.polarcloud.com/tofu/ and download the latest firmware for your Linksys WRT54G/GL or WRTSL54GS router.

Go to the web interface (default password is admin) by typing http://192.168.1.1 into your browser.
Click Administration, then Edit Startup. Put the following commands in the box:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
echo "600 1800 120 60 120 120 10 60 30 120" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_tcp_timeouts

Click Save, close the window, then click Save settings.
Reboot the router (the Administration page has a Reboot button) and you'll be done.

Hi jrolson85, I tried the fix you mentioned. The new firmware installed fine. I then copied the script above into the start up script space. Sadly, when I rebooted, my router is now complete unusable. I even tried pushing the reset button on the router to try to get back to square one to no avail. Is there any way to salvage my router?

Any help would be appreciated.

Dave

Lil'Emu April 10th, 2006 12:26 PM

:) Hello Birdy or Lord of the Rings,,,I am a new member in your forum and decided to just ask my question in here. I am having a lot of problems connecting. I read all the necessary info to fix it and I followed the instructions to add Gnutella and the port # and all. Still no go. One thing I noticed tho when I added the IP address (127.0.0.1) and say ok, when I go back in it changes to defiant-desktop. I don't know why it goes back to that. :o(

I have windows XP and use IE (version 6) for my internet. I'm all up to date on everything and I so wish I can connect to LimeWire. I also updated the newest version. When I had an older version, I was able to connect but not now. It's so frustrating and I can't read every post in here as I find it very confusing. Some of the terminology is way beyond me. LOL

Would you pls be able to help me? I would appreciate it. Thank you.

Lil'Emu *S*

Lord of the Rings April 11th, 2006 12:32 AM

It might be related to your connection device which probably has a NAT firewall. See Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link)

puzzledkitten86 April 11th, 2006 05:22 PM

Always says it is connecting....
 
Okay I just got the basic last month, and it worked untill now. now it always says that it is connecting it never seems to finish connecting. What should I do? Oh I have Windows XP and Norton security. I dont know anytkhing else.:confused: :eek:

Lord of the Rings April 11th, 2006 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puzzledkitten86
...I have Windows XP and Norton security.

Disable XP firewall (http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...620#post178620 OR this http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...842#post178842 )

Configure your Norton firewall as thus: Configuring Norton Internet Security

msatterf April 22nd, 2007 08:34 AM

connection problems/firewall
 
I have went through the steps but when I got to (Click Administration, then Edit Startup. Put the following commands in the box:) I clicked on administration, but I couldn't find edit startup. Where did I go wrong?



Quote:

Originally Posted by jrolson85
Fixed my problem, Followed these steps and it works! Thanks guys!

The default firmware for Linksys (and all replacement firmwares except for one) have a severe problem where they track old connections for FIVE days, which causes the router to hang when using P2P apps, or any software that generates a lot of connections. DHT only aggravates the situation because of the number of connections it generates.

Linksys has yet to address this issue, but there is a fix. If you use alternative firmware, you can put in a start-up script to fix this problem.

Goto http://www.polarcloud.com/tofu/ and download the latest firmware for your Linksys WRT54G/GL or WRTSL54GS router.

Go to the web interface (default password is admin) by typing http://192.168.1.1 into your browser.
Click Administration, then Edit Startup. Put the following commands in the box:

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
echo "600 1800 120 60 120 120 10 60 30 120" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_tcp_timeouts

Click Save, close the window, then click Save settings.
Reboot the router (the Administration page has a Reboot button) and you'll be done.


dragonfly00 May 7th, 2007 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msatterf (Post 264841)
I have went through the steps but when I got to (Click Administration, then Edit Startup. Put the following commands in the box:) I clicked on administration, but I couldn't find edit startup. Where did I go wrong?

i have the same problem....

imberkley December 31st, 2007 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrolson85 (Post 196843)
Fixed my problem, Followed these steps and it works! Thanks guys!

The default firmware for Linksys (and all replacement firmwares except for one) have a severe problem where they track old connections for FIVE days, which causes the router to hang when using P2P apps, or any software that generates a lot of connections. DHT only aggravates the situation because of the number of connections it generates.

Linksys has yet to address this issue, but there is a fix. If you use alternative firmware, you can put in a start-up script to fix this problem.

Goto HyperWRT +Tofu Firmware | polarcloud.com and download the latest firmware for your Linksys WRT54G/GL or WRTSL54GS router.

Go to the web interface (default password is admin) by typing http://192.168.1.1 into your browser.
Click Administration, then Edit Startup. Put the following commands in the box: WHAT BOX - DON'T SEE ONE!!!

echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
echo "600 1800 120 60 120 120 10 60 30 120" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_conntrack_tcp_timeouts

Click Save, close the window, then click Save settings.
Reboot the router (the Administration page has a Reboot button) and you'll be done.

PLEASE KEEP IT SIMPLE -HELP PLEASE

THANKS

imberkley December 31st, 2007 12:33 AM

New At This

Imberkley

jackhammer December 31st, 2007 01:02 AM

jackhammer
 
ha all

jackhammer December 31st, 2007 01:06 AM

i wish i new what i can do with my prob i had limepro a year ago and i for got my email and im trying to get it back? lol my gf took a baseball bat to it


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