My Connection Woes; Checklist Incl.

[roverthsub]

Hello.

I have been passively trying to fix my limewire problems for the past several days, which mirrors similar problems users seem to be having from time to time, it should be noted that I am not able to use ANY p2p program, have tried many....

To try and fix this problem (which is the same for my laptop as well as my desktop), I have installed the windows service patch, changed port settings, momentarially turned off Norton, and one or two other things suggested on the boards. Here is what I got:

1. OS version?

Windows XP HOME SP2

2. What firewalls you have?

Norton Internet Security (windows security is on computer, but turned off)

3. How much ram?

1gb

4. Hard Disk space available?

100gb

5. Connection type?

cable - dsl

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?

modem - conexant hda d110; router - siemens speedstream 4200

7. Where are you trying to connect from?

home

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?

lw ver. 4.12.11; java ver 1.5.0_06

9. Who is your ISP provider?

windstream

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?

'this page cannot be displayed' !!

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 LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.

1st try

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?

yes.

For my sake, I hope this helps; I think the 'this page cannot be displayed' error may be the lynchpin. Or not. Maybe the router is complete rubbish.

cheers

[roverthsub]

I think the router may be the culprit....

[roverthsub]

I just tried setting up a static ip connection (portforward.com), but this did not work for me...

I should say that I have one green bar & when trying to search i am told that limewire is not fullly connected.

[roverthsub]

UPDATE:

I called windsteam (my isp) dialing '611' (from landline, ph. # used for isp) and had router firewall disabled, as was suggested somewhere else on this forum. That's it. Problem solved. Not that anyone cares.

[wondering why]

That's excellent...Sorry no one had got to you sooner, we are all volunteers here and we do our best to answer everybody...

[roverthsub]

yes. i was wondering why no one responded sooner. thx.