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hey, i just went pro and i cannot connect.. when i do a search, i get a error box telling me" limewire is currently connecting to the network. your search may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network i am operating windows xp, with mcafee virus scan and a linksys router.. i pretty much followed all i could on the message board but nothing!! i deleted the .limewire folder and turned off automatic startup... now what? the icon at the lower right hand corner is always green but i have no bars and its shows that limewire has detected a firewall.. the free version worked with no problem!! why go pro? thanks mike

Have you given LimeWire permision in your firewall. The link below might help.

http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

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followed everything and its still the same.. how can it work better with the free trial? i never had a problem? what's next? mike

Can you give us a total description 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. Who is your ISP provider? ( AOL/MSN/Comcast/Tiscal)
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. 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.

* Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

12. Do This test, Is the result True/False?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...757#post103757 Is the result True/False

13. Do a speed test post the results here.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

results
 

windows xp, windows xp firewall, mcaffee firewall, 512 mb ram,28.2 gb hd available, cable connection ( optimum online), motorola modem (from optimum), linksys #wrt54gc router, home connection, 4.10.9 pro, java 1.5.0_06, isp provider is aol and i use optimum,no sharing with any other pc's no other p2p programs, test worked, the true or false test link doesnt work and my sppeds are : 6398 kbps download, 913 kbps upload.. hope this helps..