I only just installed limewire and it says there is a firewall problem. i turned my firewall off but its stiil not letting me search anything. help!

its an external modem in a private student resisednce. I really don't know about all the details, sorry! Im in UK, how can i found out all the stuff u need to know?

My network box says built in ethernet, i think there is just one modem for the whole building. thanks for your help!

i emailed my landlord and their technical guy says he has opened the firewall for limewire, BUT its still says its detecting a firewall!

My Lime Wire Is Stating That I Have Fire Wall Also

well what do you do? whenever i search for anything it comes up with nothing. i remember when i first installed it it said something about not being fully connected to the network.

LW used to work fine up to 1 week ago. I have changed NOTHING! Now, all I see is a firewall. I disabled the 2 that I have -- Norton and Windows, but it still does not connect. What happened? I use Windows XP Professional, with 384 Ram, 8 GB of hard drive space available on the C drive, Broadband, and am working from home, use LW version 4.12.6, and my ISP is xplornet.com. I did the recommended test, and it said "Your test worked".

HELP, PLEASE !!!!

iv realised the probelm is that im only connected to the network with 1 green bar! other peopler have the same problem but they don't seem to have any replies!

Thanks for replying, Harriet. I used to get one or more green bars, but now I just get THE WALL. So, do you mean that you have received NO replies that have helped you to solve this problem? If so, how do we contact LimeWire directly for help; or do we have to go LimeWire Pro before they will talk to us? Are there any other good alternatives to LimeWire?

OSX firewall configuration: OSX Firewall settings for Tiger

If you're using a router or high speed modem, then please answer the questions listed here if you need help: System details - help us to help you (click on link)

Otherwise if you think you can sort it out yourself, see tips on modem/router configuration for UPnP or else port forwarding here Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link)

Keep in mind that most routers & high speed modems, especially wireless devices have internal NAT firewalls. The way to deal with it is to either enable UPnP if it supports it or reliably supports it. Or else forward a port.

BTW if you're connecting from a school/university/college/school residence, then chances are they are externally firewalling you or deliberately blocking p2p programs. Most schools now have this policy in recent years.