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Old September 28th, 2006
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Default why limewire is not working for me ?

i used to have a dial up connection, but now i switched to cable connection and limewire is not working for me any more.

my network card is D-Link DFE-520TX
I use this proxy 192.168.11.1 and this port 8080
i reinstalled limewire and i tried it without proxy setting but it didn't work

can someone help ?

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any replies ?
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You provide way to little detail for anyone to help.

If you make a detailed description of your problem, your setup and what you tried so far, I asure you that you will get answers.

Example: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=61866
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1.OS version?
WINDOWS XP PRO SP2
2. What firewalls you have?
WINDOWS FIREWALL
3. How much ram?
1GB
4. Hard Disk space available?
120GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
cable (internet from the LAN card)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
my card is D-Link DFE-520TX
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
HOME
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
LW: 4.12.6 / J: 1.5.0_07
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
i don't know
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?
TEST WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
NEW USER, LW works fine with dial-up connection, but when i switched to cable it stoped working
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface?
yes




My problem is that limewire doesn't connect. At the bottom it says "locating peers..." when i try to connect, but after about 5 min, it stops and it doesn't connect.
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When your Limewire tries to connect are you getting any connection attempts ?

Press the connections tab:

Attachment 2904

If you don't see it then press View>Show/Hide>Connections

Attachment 2905

It should look like this:

Attachment 2903

Until:

Attachment 2906

Just kidding Limewire Basic will connect to 3 UltraPeers and Limewire Pro will connect to 5 (Unless running as an UltraPeer yourself.

If Limewire is totally blocked for some reason it will look like this:

Attachment 2902

Did this make any sense ??

Also like OAH said it could be your ISP blocking Limewire. And also it would help a great deal if you could tell a bit more about how you connect. Like what does your LAN card connect to and are you sharing your internet with anyone (eg. live in an apartment building)

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i get the same as the third picture where it says "connection status: leaf" and it stops their.

I don't know what is my ISP. I just called the internet provider in the place where I live. They came and they connected the caple to my computer and thats it. And I don't know if the internet is shared.
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ISP = Internet Service Provider = Internet Provider Please include what country as well
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okay...my limewire looks like the third picture. check out my other threads, but i need some serious help here.
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@Saralsk8er

Lord of the Rings has already answered you in the other thread

Please stick to one thread.

If you wanted to post what you just posted, you could still do that in the other thread and just link to this thread

It does not help you get answers faster to post in several different places. It rather confuses people, so you get less help.

Now please go answer Lord Of The Rings questions for you in the other thread
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