Can connect but cant download
 

Hey I have Limewire version 4.12.6

I was able to download until i downloaded the update. Now I can connect and search and try to download, but it just says connecting... and stays like that

any ideas??

thanks!

Limewire 4.12.6
 

Hi.
I to got some serious trouble with version 4.12.6 (pro):mad: , not same as you, but serious enough. The solution was quite simple, un-install version 4.12.6...:idea:
Now I use my previous version 4.10.0 (pro), and everything is back to normal again..:)

Hoped it was to some help..
U can take a look on this thread as well, we are not the only with 4.12.6 trouble!

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=61085

Sincerly Seven.

like it matters
 

Yeah, so like last week i successfully downloaded some pr0n, and i had it going while i left for the weekend, and when i came back only one of them had downloaded and the others said they need more sources, which they did not. Anyway, now i cant download ****. Ive done prot fowarding and all that good stuff and still no dice. I even turned off the freaking firewall, but limewire says its still firewalled. I have a consistant "Turbo-Charged Connection" but it will only ever say "connecting" until about five minutes later it swithes to "needs more sources" but the searches show over 100 sources. Im not new to all this ****, i even successfully fixed the dreaded "NAT error" for Azureus. If anyone can help, id appreciate it.

Files that sit connecting forever then need more sources are usually fake. There's some more info for you below
Fake files showing up in search results
Make sure to check video files with Bitzi before download.

If you want to get rid of the firewall icon, check this sticky for tips
Connection problems? Check here first!

If you're stuck, post your details. The sticky shows what info we need.

my info
 

1. OS version? windows XP professional
2. What firewalls you have? symantec client firewall
3. How much ram?1GB
4. Hard Disk space available?over 100GB
5. Connection type? DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? modem was from bellsouth, router is a linksys BEFSR41 Version 2
7. Where are you trying to connect from? home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4.12.3 pro, Java 1.6.0
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? bellsouth (but i never had problems on my old computer with the same provider)
10. 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? your test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? yeah, home network, one other computer (my old one)
12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user? FW?... ive had limewire for like a year or more, and never any problems
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? sure do, even with the firewall off

When you got rid of the NAT firewalled error on Azureus, did you use UPnP or Portforwarding. Limewire should be exactly like Azureus to Portforward. The only difference being the listening port setup (In Azureus you only choose 1 port, in Limewire 2, but they should be the same port). Also if you use both at the same time, then you need to use a different port for Limewire, than you use for Azureus.

But it really sounds like the files you are having trouble with are just bogus files. A rule of thumb can be if you get more than 1000 results for a search, and you haven't used get more results on it, then most likely most (if not all) are spammed bogus results.

Lots of tips on how to avoid them here (does not just apply to music):

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=56904

rebuddle
 

but shouldnt the brick wall go away when the firewall is off, completely off. and i tried downloading like 7 versions of the file i wanted, i tried ones with 100 peers, and others with 10. Ive got no clue whats going on with it.

update
 

ok, so i read the thing about fake files, and so i tried searching for just the title, and i got a download working, but the brick wall still concerns me, whats up with it being there if Limewire isnt restricted at all?

It wouldn't be there if Limewire wasn't restricted at all. The brickwall means that you are not recieving incoming.

Try backtracing your steps for portforwarding Limewire (I bet you'll find some small mistake).

I forgot to mention that you need to forward both TCP and UDP for the port. If you managed to portforward to Azureus, then I really don't understand why you're having trouble doing the exact same thing for Limewire.

am i supposted to be able to download while it has the wall, cause i can