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Old August 18th, 2006
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Have you tried port forwarding?
You'll need to set up a static IP address first, there are instructions within the link below.
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...4/Limewire.htm
Afterwards, you'll have to go to LW's tools > options > advanced > firewall config & choose the 'manual port forward' option (make sure you enter the same port number as LW's listening port) > apply.
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It's still not working!!
I think i did everything right...
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Double check everything. Some routers need a save & reboot after changing settings... don't know if yours did? Did you make sure to set up a static IP address first?
Also sometimes it takes a little while for the connection to pick up & the firewall icon to disappear.
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it has to be in static??
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Within those instructions from I left you, it tells you to make sure to set up a static IP first & gives a link to the page with instructions for setting up the static IP.
http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

If you don't do this, port forwarding won't work. After you've set up the static IP, then go on to the port forwarding steps
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ok..now its getting 2 complicated..i don't think i can do this.
thank you for all your help but i think im gonna give up?!?
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actually it is already as static ip...
btw..yesterday..after everything u told me to do....i left limewire on for an hour...and it actually worked and found some songs and stuff...
but this morning....same situation again..1 bar brick front of the globe
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