My lime wire is showing that i have a brick wall in bttom left corner-this is obviously a firewall, but how can i get around it to get better downloads

i used to use sharezza and could get downloaspeeds well in exceess of what i get now (40-50kps) compared to 1-2mg on sharezza.

ideas??? cheers

Hi Tanki.
can you cut n paste this form, In your post with answers filled in please.
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Recently there's been a problem with people not providing enough details about their setup - despite being asked again & again.

So let's make it easy for everyone...the details that we need if we're going to be able to help with complex problems are:


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98,XP.SP2. )?
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)?
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service 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?
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?

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mickjapa108

windows xp home sp2
windows firewall
norton antivirus
1.5g RAM
140gig hd
bt option 3 up to 8g but normally run 2.3
BT hub ( port forwading set up) netgear adapter
home computer
and the test on ports works

THis is my first time on limewire and yes i see a brick wall

OK Tanki
lets see what we can do.
First make sure you are not using two Firewalls at the same time.
Go, START/Control Panel/SecurityCentre,now turn off windows Firewall
N re start your computer. Now try, n post back resolts.
Peace,

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mickjapa108

i am 100 % sure i have 1 firewall

Sorry, saw Norton n XP, n brain malfunctioned, go on shoot me.
Sometimes if you delete permisions in windows firewall and re apply it that can
fix things if not I would re set your router, failin that ,ask your isp if they are
shaping your bandwith. try another time of day to D/L.
Peace.

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mickjapa108

Hi, new to this thread, but am having connection probs with limewire, i used to have no probs with connection and downloading. I have limewire 4.12.11 and java 1.5.0_10, i am at present unable to connect, when it does decide to let me connect i cannot download it tells me they need more sources for everything i try to download. I have zonealarm firewall and limewire is given full access, however java 2 platform standard edition 5.0 update is on there and it has question marks against it, also when trying to connect i notice that in zonealarm it shows that it is listening to limewire and port numbers 1045, 6346, 45100. Can somebody please help me out as it is driving me crazy trying to get the bloody thing to work, thanks x

i can only download 1 file at 40-50 kps any more it just says
need more sources

i tried downloading as many as poss but they all needed more sources even though they show loads??????????????????

tankie.
This Link may shed a little light. Read it. n post
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/download-upload-problems/63993-fake-files-search-results.html
Peace.

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mickjapa108

well after all the problems ive been having connecting and downloading, the bloody thing is working now this morning, dont know what it could be, im just hoping it doesnt do it again...