1. OS version? Windows Xp Professional
2. What firewalls you have? Shaw Secure is my virus protector but i unblocked lw on it... Firewall is the windows xp one
3. How much ram? 510 mb ram
4. Hard Disk space available? 17.1 gb out of 37.2 gb
5. Connection type? Dsl
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? I dont get it.. all i have is the shaw highspeed black modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from: 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 java is 1.5.0_08
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? shaw
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 i have a windows 95 but i never use it
12. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. i added gtutella and on the service list and i have them both checked but still the brick is there
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? YES!!!! THATS MY PROBLEM

You do know don't you that Shaw are reknown for p2p bandwith shaping? http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...10&postcount=6

http://p2pnet.net/index.php?page=com...&comment=35638

http://www.p2pnet.net/story/7409

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...8993~mode=flat

http://www.dslreports.com/comments/1713?1=1&p=5

http://digg.com/tech_news/Shaw_Cable...rent_Bandwidth

You need to answer question 6 to get an answer to your firewall problems.

If there's no other brand or model on the modem, you could ring Shaw & ask them.

it says terayon on the modem and i think the model name is artestyn


by the way i tried http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml following the steps but still there is a brick

From what I've seen on Google, Artesyn make power supplies. So that won't be the model. Have a look on the modem again (underneath too), the model might have letters & numbers together.

i think the model name is SSL20 - 7660 any help...??

Hey all ! How goes it w/you ?? I'm O.K.-a newbie to the forum, been lovin' L/W for a few yrs, now-Here's MY problem..... this seems to be the only place I can post-I looked for an "I agree" at the end of rules -there isn't one-I "click"ed"the blue line" to input my sys.info & config., AND NOTHING-Sooo.... Hi, How You Doing??
Haven't had any problems-except for bearshare clients D/L-ing from me tend to get stuck sometimes-I am pretty sure that the prob there is w/them-has happened through WIN vers's:98,ME,ME PRO,2000,2000 PRO,and XP PRO-didn't keep Vista around long enough to even add my shared file- WHAT A P.O.S. program !
Anywho's, looking @ the ISP's, when they drop off and re-link, they get the rest of the file....So, anyway, since I'm at this thread, did anybody ever tell the people w/ firewall issues they can scroll over the f/w symbol and, in MOST cases, get info about the f/w, and then simply open the program(F/W),goto settings/permissions, and allow L/W with full program access ??Seems to be an easy fix, even for a newbie????

it says terayon at the modem thing.. does that help

Any help?

I don't know whether your device supports UPnP. Telnet into it to find if there's a UPnP option. If yes, then enable it, save settings, relaunch LW. Telnet address is probably either 192.168.1.254 or http://192.168.1.254

If there is no UPnP option then forward a port. Find your model here in the left column under Billion http://portforward.com/routers.htm Most important step is setting up a static ip.

All wireless devices have internal NAT firewalls. That's why a port needs to be opened so LW can access through it. Once you've done this, your port test for http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should work & your brick wall icon for LW should disappear.