They are the same. If you were able to use Frostwire that tells me you did not have your firewall set up properly for LimeWire.

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I've done everything, everything on these threads, port changes, unpn thingys, I even deleted my Norton stuff it was expired ne way but still nothing. Pls help i've waisted too much time on it.. its workd well the last couple of months then all of a sudden it dosnt connect n says firewall is blocking the program. I have the latest version and i am running on windows xp on a sony vaio laptop

What are your details?

OS(Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & you'll see)
Firewall you're using
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Connection type (DSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, school etc)
Are you sharing a connection with other computers
Is this your first try with LW

Do this port test & tell us the result http://www3.limewire.com:6346

Within LW, go tools > options > bug reports > view example. Scroll down to 'recieved incoming this session'. Is it true or false?

Im running on Windows XP, im connected at school i belive a LAN, my limewire has worked for the past couple months but just acted up... i have just the windows firewall now because i deleted norton... i did the bug report and it said false.. i also clicked on the link and it said test worked, and java is 1.5

Hey, I have a Firewall called AVG Free or something like that, anyways, i have the same problem, I only get 1 green bar in the 5, and theres a brick wall infront of the earth, does anyone know how to fix this ****!?!?!?!?!? Im really pissed and frustrated!!!!

AVG Free is an antivirus program, it doesn't include a firewall

Which OS are you using? If you use XP (not sure whether Vista's the same), go to Control Panel > Security Centre > click on Firewall & you'll see which firewall is activated. Make sure that you're only using 1 software firewall (more than 1 will cause a conflict) & that the firewall's configured to allow LW.

Also check this thread for some fixes for connection problems.
If LW Will Not Connect

If nothing there helps, post back with your system details.

I had the same problem connecting, and just set the (advanced) firewall preferences (UPnP, manual port forward, etc.) to "Do nothing (not recommended)." Now my Limewire connects fine every time. I hate settings that say, "Not recommended" without giving specific examples. If it's not recommended for ALL situations, then why is the #@&!%^# option there? Anyway, try that.

Limewire has been not connecting every couple of months. Very annoying!!
I tried all the uninstall of Java and Limewire routines. Nothing worked!!
THE problem IS the application data in C:\Documents and Settings\Put User Account Here\Application Data is corrupt. This folder is not overwritten
when installing. Don't uninstall, just delete this folder and when Limewire starts it will ask for your settings again. Works every time for me.....

I've tried every option that has been given, and after countless hours of trying to fix this connection problem, only one post has had the correct answer. Skier889 provided with the exactly correct answer. Like he said go to: C/Documents and Setting/"User (whichever one ur logged in as)"/.limewire(this was the problem folder for me, i just deleted it and re-installed it and worked perfectly fine). For anyone having trouble just use this method and u have a good chance of fixing ur problem

thank you so much it works, after so long of trying this is the fix!

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