Didn't work for me either. Have tried everything I can find on this forum for months and still absolutely no progress in getting past my NAT firewall. Used to be able to physically bypass the router by connecting directly to ethernet cable, but last time I tried it would even connect that way. Pretty hopeless I'm beginning to see.

Umm im haveing problems connecting and never tried this method, im on windows Xp, would please tell me hhow to do this step by step, trying to find out what to or where to go on my own would just cause me to give up, please help i been trying everything else, this is like my last option.

I just tried on my own and dont even know where to find the limewire pref folder thing, so yeah i need help. The main thing I dont understand is just last week limewire was working fine on my old computer which was a windows xp, but now it says a firewall is blocking the connection. I tried reconfiguring the firwewalls, turning them off, pretty much everything but it still says I cant connect.

I was having trouble connecting so i deleted all my limewire dicectory, reinstalled & hey presto, I'm downloading as I'm writing this.
Thanks.

lulu

. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows xp
2. What firewalls you have?norton but i did exempt limewire from that firewall
3. How much ram? i dnt know
4. Hard Disk space available? 31208648\33357824
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? i dint know
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...) LW:4.13.0&java:1.5_10
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?time warner
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? says "your 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 problem. Limewire always worked just wondering what has happened and how i can fix it
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface?yes,

When upgrading to LW Pro, it's often recommended to delete the LW prefs folder. Try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.)

Also for Norton, it can be a bit fussy for new versions of programs & sometimes requires reconfiguration, see Reconfiguring Norton Firewall

yup did all of that...nothing happened..still 1 bar..loosing hope....

When did the problem start? Was it after an update of any kind or ... ?

My LW 4.12.11 upload and download ok. Direct connect worked for me, but my son could not connect to me, he has LW 4.12.6 I gave IP found by active connetion in network connections and port from advanced, firewalls, listening port or what it might be in english.

hey! i have windows 2000 and i tried what you said but im still getting only one green bar and it says im not fully connected...what should i do?

Sorry mate, don't know what to say. Mine worked first time & had no problems since.