Connecting but not connected?
 

I've had limewire for about a year on my laptop with no problems. But now when i try to connect it wont. The first green bar on the connection indicator lights and indicates that it is attempting to connect but it will never fully connect. I cannot download anything.
I have windows xp and use zone alarm firewall (limewire is enabled), my xp firewall is turned off. :confused:

Skitz. U.K

Have you contacted your ISP and ask them if they have started blocking or shaping P2P traffic.

Isp
 

Phoned my ISP and p2p traffic is ok.
:confused:

if you have optimum online then thats your problem. ool has been blocking ports that p2p program use. the only people on OOL that are not affected by this are the Optimum Online Boost users. im not to sure if there are any other ISP that are blocking limewire (gnutella network). but if they are the only isps i know that are doing this are mainly CABLE internet providers.

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/

details
 

1. windows xp
2. zone alarm (on) & windows xp (off) firewalls
3. 256k
4. 3.71GB available
5. i think its cable/dsl (broadband 1meg)
6. Im unsure what a router is, but I think I use my laptops in built modem
7. connecting from home
8. Lw 4.9.37 java 1.5.0_06
9. ISP is ask4
10. no
11. the test worked
12. false
13. download speed is 945kbps, upload is 2540kbps. i am in the uk so I used the newyork test.

cheers

ahhhh ok you in the UK. well.. can you can connect to anytime of the day?
in other words is there certain time of the day that you only try to connect to lime wire. i hear the traffic in the UK is limited at certain times of the day there. cause of the demand in bandwidth there

Does your computer hook up to the Internet straight from the wall. Or does it go through a modem/router first.

i connect straight to the wall.

i cant connect at any time of the day.

I did some checking on your ISP. It appears that they only supply Internet service for Business and apartment complexes do you live in a apartment. If so the apartment may have started blocking P2P traffic in order to conserve bandwidth. Ask the managers if they have started blocking if this is the case

could you please help here
My ISP are unwilling to give me any information as to whether they have started blocking or shaping p2p traffic. Which is Virgin by the way.
When I start Lime wire I also get a secondary security alert from Norton which states that a remote address is attempting access to my computer I don't know if this is blocking my Limewire connection. I also get a wall behind the blue world in the bottom left. but even if I turn off all my security alerts its still there
any ideas on how I can get limewire back

I'm having this same problem, it only has one little green bar lit up and says its connecting. I've left it on overnight and everything, but it doesn't move.

Here's my system info if anyone thinks they could help:
1. Windows XP
2. Norton Firewall; Limewire allowed through
3. 1GB RAM
4. 84GB free space on hard drive
5. Cable connection
6. Linksys WCG200-CC router
7. Connecting from home
8. Limewire v4.10.9
Java v1.5.0_06
9. Comcast ISP (contacted them and they said p2p is ok)
10. Sharing the connection with an old Compaq, 128MB RAM and 13GB free hard drive space
11. Says 'Your test worked'
12. False (this is probably what's wrong... but my only firewall is set up to allow limewire)
13. Download speed: 2290kbps
Upload speed: 351kbps

n.townend,
It's a bit hard to find info on Virgin to see if they use traffic shaping but if NTL have bought the company, it's possible they are shaping
http://www.uk-bug.net/Topic27.html

Download a file from here & see if you get a reasonable speed
http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml

For your firewall problem, read through the sticky at the top of this section. You'll need to make sure you're only running 1 software firewall & that it's configured properly. You may also have an internal firewall within your modem/router, there's info about this in the sticky. If you need more help, post back with 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


Cloby,
Make sure the XP firewall is off if you're using the Norton firewall. I'm not sure if your router supports UPnP. If it does, enable it & also check it within LW's options > advanced > firewall config. The router does have an internal firewall, this might be causing probs. Read through the sticky at the top of this section, the first part "... check here first". There's a lot of info about firewalls & routers & also some info about manually port forwarding to get around a device's internal firewall. Just double check that your Norton firewall's configured properly:)

Hi
thx for your help here. Still not much luck though I have been through sticky at the top of the section without much success.
You may be right I think NTL have taken over Virgin but have not informed us that they are now our ISP. if they are shaping the traffic how can i get around this.
I have tried downloading the files you have said but limewire informs me that it is waiting for a stable connection for each of the files i have tried to download and still only get one green bar lit up.
I have a windows XP HE OS
Java v1.5.0_06
Limewire 4.11 Pro
connection 2.2mps ASDL/DSL
Modem Thomson speedtouch 330 USB PPP
I connect from home
Using Norton internet security 2006 with firewall on and Limewiire enabled
I do not share with any other computer
i have been using Limewire for about 12mths before this occured
ISp is Virgin/NTl???? who knows now. they aint very helpful
I have treid the 6346 test page and it worked.
Recently had bearshare loaded and this worked although i have now unloaded it because i want to get LW working again.
any offers here are most welcome
cheers
Neil

Do you have the XP firewall turned off? It'll conflict with Norton's firewall.
You'll need to have UPnP enabled within your modem & also ticked within LW's options > advanced > firewall config.
If your test worked, means that LW's default port isn't being blocked. I don't know that chenging ports would make any difference. Can't find any info about your modem having an internal firewall & it's not listed on the portforward page, so that shouldn't be causing a problem.

Someone else might have more ideas!

Hi
Thx for your help, basically well stumped on this one XP firewall is turned off and modem enabled. Anybody out there who can connect me !!!!!!!!!!!!!