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It sounds like Xplornet throttle p2p, that would explain your slow downloads. Were you with them before you switched to satellite? There might be a different threshold for throttling with a satellite service. Do speeds improve if you download between midnight & 6 a.m.?

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16732782
http://www.lincsat.com/DocsLegal/fair_access_policy.pdf
Other people have had issues too...use the forum search to look for Xplornet.

You shouldn't be running 2 firewalls together. Disable one & configure the other to allow LW

Do you have a router as well as the satellite modem? If so, we need the brand & model. I can't find much info about your modem but there doesn't seem to be an internal firewall.
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It sounds like Xplornet throttle p2p, that would explain your slow downloads. Were you with them before you switched to satellite? There might be a different threshold for throttling with a satellite service. Do speeds improve if you download between midnight & 6 a.m.?

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16732782
http://www.lincsat.com/DocsLegal/fair_access_policy.pdf
Other people have had issues too...use the forum search to look for Xplornet.

You shouldn't be running 2 firewalls together. Disable one & configure the other to allow LW

Do you have a router as well as the satellite modem? If so, we need the brand & model. I can't find much info about your modem but there doesn't seem to be an internal firewall.
No, I didn't have Xplornet before I switched to satellite.. I think I just have a router. I don't know if I have a satellite modem. I tried disabling one of the firewalls and configuring the other. But no luck.

Thanks for all your input so far though!!
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Does anyone have any idea how I can fix this??
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Try swapping firewalls - which ever one you disabled, enable it & configure it to allow LW. Then turn the other one off.

You said in your first post that you've got a satellite modem!! There's no firewall in that modem. Most routers do have their own internal firewall, that's why I asked whether you're also using a router.

Try changing ports. In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to 64049 (or something in the range of 49152 - 65535) > apply > ok.
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Thanks for all of your help. You've been great. I have tried everything, although I am a little computer challenged so I am probably not doing it right. Thanks again though!!
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