Firewalled by Router
 

With my router firewall disabled Limewire connects.
With it enabled it won't. I have UPnP enabled
I thought as long as UPnP was enabled Limewire access would be possible.
Any ideas?

Sometimes you have to use manual port forwarding instead. What's the brand & model of your router?
You shouldn't have to disable the internal firewall, rather port forward through it:)

Late edit - when you enabled UPnP, did you also tick Use UPnP & then Apply within LW's tools > options > advanced > firewall config??

Thanks for the reply
It is a Billion 7402VGP and UpnP is selected in Limewire advanced firewal config

Ok, I can't find any port forwarding instructions for your model! The portforward.com site has instructions for the 7402g & 7402VGO. There's a wee bit of info on the Billion forum here
http://www.billion.com.au/forums/lof...php/t4684.html

Someone else on that forum did say they'd set up p/f for their 7402VGP using instructions at the portforward site... I'm guessing they used the VGO instructions but that's just a big guess!!

Maybe you should get onto the Billion forum & ask if you can use those instructions for your model. If you can, go to www.portforward.com & you'll find the info there.

Sorry I can't help more:o

I am another Billion router user that is having trouble connecting to Limewire. Before installing the router I was using an ADSL modem and could connect to Limewire no problem. Since buying my Billion 7402GL router I have been unable to connect to Limewire. I get the brickwall symbol and my connection is only one green bar. I keep getting a message that says my firewall is blocking access to gnutella but I have allowed the port 6346 in my router's firewall config and allowed Limewire in my antivirus software - which is Norton Internet Secutiry. Can anybody helf?

As Birdy suggested you will have to Port Forward, check out her links and see if your Router is listed....;)

This is the instructions for the 7402g, it may be along the same line...You could try it and see how you go....
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...g/Limewire.htm

tappit, if you're using XP then make sure you've turned off the XP firewall. It will conflict with Norton & cause problems. Just double check that LW's listening port is still 6346 (my port has changed by itself before:confused:). Your model isn't listed at the portforward site either. Does the router support UPnP? If it does then enable it within the router & tick within LW's options > advanced > firewall config then Apply. No guarantees but it's worth a try!

Birdy or anyone
I've just noticed that when I open "LW's tools > options > advanced > firewall config??" I don't get the full options box-the apply choice is not visible so maybe the UPnP selection is not active. How do I make the box bigger?

For your options window there are a few hints here
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...options+window

It really shouldn't matter to applying after a change though... if you change something & forget to Apply you'll get a popup reminding you that you've made changes & asking if you want to save them!