still can't connect
 

ok so i tried everything that was suggested for me to do and i still can't get my songs to connect to download. although i am connected to limewire, when i attempt to download something it will say connecting... for a while then it will go to more sources needed... this is very frustrating, i've never had any trouble w/limewire before. i have also disabled my firewalls and it still shows that i have a firewall up. i also did the test and it said that it was successful. if anyone knows anything else that may help, please help. oh yeah, i also have two other computers in the same household and they work perfectly fine. i would greatly appreciate anymore help that i can get. thanks

unable to connect
 

I am running windows xp home edition. Limewire 4.12.11 used to work great, but now it will not connect to the network. I have tried everything that has been posted here in the past. Nothing has worked. What can I do to fix this problem?
Thanks
honeybunn1

I am so confused.
I am not very computer savvy and am trying to learn so i hope someone can help.
I really need to get into this computer stuff world because LW and things are dangerous if you don't know what you are doing!

I do know that I am AOL 9.0 Security Edition internet dial-up connection.
My computer is a Dell Dimension 4600.
I have Windows xp.
I know we do not use the AOL firewall because we use McAfee Security Center.
I have downloaded LimeWire before and it did work alright.
As long as you were on my brother's desktop logged onto my mother's screenname, you could open LW and sign on to download and everything.
I tried adding shortcuts to LW onto the other two desktops on my computer but it seemed that it was just what you get when you first install? I know that's not a very good way of explaining but it's true. It asked me all these questions about languages and setups and everything. And then the few songs (but still music!) were not there! Eventually I could not even open LW anymore, so I deleted all LW files off the computer.
I went in on my desktop and my screenname and tried downloading but I got a message saying something was wrong so I used the alternative download. Everything seemed to work and I can open it and everything.
I tried logging on and now the bars stay at 1 green no matter what! It says there is a firewall blocking but it doesn't make any sense. Our firewall allows LimeWire, it says so in the settings! And I am allowed to get on this site on my screenname so why is this not working!?!?
If someone could e-mail me with help that would be great~

Basically none of the solutions given have worked. Please respond promptly.

Looking at this thread, it seems just about everyone has the same problem - they cannot connect. Why doesn't Limewire sort this out?

Ok, this is my problem.

I'm using Mac OS X 10.4.9 on iMac + plenty of RAM and free HD space, I have broadband with tiscali and a Netgear router linked by ethernet cable. I have OS X firewall switched on (the brick wall always shows in LW), but it SOMETIMES connects me through it, and SOMETIMES it doesn't. When it connects I have 4 or 5 green bars showing and I can sit there for hours quite happily.

But next time I launch LW, it's all gone. I have one green bar and nothing comes up when I search.

If I delete LW and all the Preferences, and install it all again, SOMETIMES this works and gives me a connection, SOMETIMES it doesn't. There is no way to predict this.

One thing is for sure - if it doesn't give me a connection, then doing that fix in System Prefs where you tell it which port to 'listen' at (from LW prefs) NEVER makes a difference.

The only thing that ever works, is to delete everything and re-install, and then just hope and pray that THIS time I get a connection. It shouldn't be this arbitrary, should it? Is there any way I can guarantee a connection when I launch LW?

I am at my wits end over this.

Maybe it's got something to do with your ISP:blink:

There are heaps of posts here from Tiscali customers who either can't connect or can only connect sometimes.

Tiscali & Limewire
can't connect between 5pm-11pm
I have found a solution to getting Limewire to work with Tiscali

Use the forum search to look for Tiscali & you'll find more info.

Thanks for your input birdy. As it happens, I have just independently discovered that one of those threads you have put a link to, is the right answer in my case. I can only connect to limewire with tiscali if I try in the morning or early afternoon. Evenings? Forget it!

This is not a problem for me, as I have days free anyway. But it does show that in some cases, it is not the port, it is not the bandwidth, it is not anything except the time of day. But don't ask me why, I haven't a clue.

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Please stop posting In this Thread & start your own

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hey! I have xp too and I went to my c drive and pulled up my limewire folder but I have no clue which folder to delete if you could help me I would really appreciate it!

emily hi


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