hi there i have 3 coms at home all connected to a single router for years now my family and i have been using limewire however, recently all 3 coms cldnt access limewire. we wld run the programme but cldnt connect the bars on the bottom left didnt turned green only the first bar this is the same for all 3 coms... i called my isp provider but they dun block p2p. my isp providers are starhub os: windows xp for all hard disk space 160gb ram 1gb.... cld any1 help its very frustrating

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 (Internet Service Provider)?
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?
12. Try downlding a magnet link & tell us what happens: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? (see sample image attachment below)

I did see this about your isp which is quite old.

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hey thanks for replying,
the os system is windows xp
firewalls i have i guess are the standard type the one which comes with the com when u buy it im not exactly sure
ive got 1gb ram for all 3 coms
space is 160gb
im using wireless broadband
using wireless b broadband router from linksys model befw11s4
im connecting from home
using version 4.10.9 limewire java 1.5.0_06
im using wireless from a router connected to my com the other coms are than connected through the router im not quite sure about the set up
i did the test and it says the test worked.
tried downloading the magnet but it says 'external application muz be launch to handle magnet' when i click ok the file appears on limewire but it status remains at connecting.
Oo yea i do see the brick wall but eventhough i turned off the firewall using the control panels its still there...
im perplexed... = ( pls help
www.starhub.com this the website to my isp i thought it might help

1. 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); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

2. Did you enable UPnP for your linksys? Check your model here under section 2 here Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link) See http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...sBEFW11S4.mspx for specifics but choose port 6346 or else one between 49152 - 65535

hi ive done the 1st option before and its still the same i just did the second one and the problem still persist ive never had problems with limewire before.... do limewire suspend connection?

LW has nothing to do with your connection. That's between your set up & your isp's agreeance to p2p. If yours doesn't shape p2p then good! But some do!

If you still get a firewall icon after setting up your xp firewall & setting up UPnP on your linksys then consider manual FF: Find your model & firmware version here http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm

OoOo ok coz my fren suggested maybe they banned my ip thats why our coms cldnt connect hes using the same isp as i am. i try that out thanks for u assistance much appreciated

hey wads ff ar?

Ooo hey good news its working again connecting up to 3 bars ^ ^ thanks somehow while browsing the site u gave me for manual ff limewire connected itself also i think its coz i renewed the dhcp settings = ) thrilled it works again