ive been using limewire for about six months without any trouble then one day it wouldnt connect. it just continually says its connecting but it never goes past one bar. ive tried addind it to my computers firewall as well as mcafees firewall. nothing happened so i tried turning both of them off and still nothing happened. plz somebody help me. this is the most frustrating problem ive had with any computer. i have windows xp and limewire 4.12.11.

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In response to your post, I feel the same sentiments. One day, Limewire just wouldn't connect (I'd say about 1-2mos ago), and since then, I have been unable to use it. Today, I went through the message board looking for possible ways to fix the problem.

- I've tried removing and re-adding Limewire as an exception in my Windows and Mcafee firewalls
- I have deleted and re-downloaded Java 5.0, update 11 (more importantly, I deleted Java 6.0, which I suspect, is the root of all of my problems)
- I have inserted a port into both my firewalls, per my Limewire configuration, which can be found in the Limewire firewall configuration under the "Listen on Port" field
- I have repeatedly restarted my computer

I am all out of options, and yet, I still can't connect to Limewire. I even tried to upgrade to LimewirePRO thinking that might have been the solution, but to no avail.

I have an automatic Java upgrade installer on my PC, and suspect that when it installed the Java 6.0 upgrade 1-2mos ago, somehow connectivity for my Limewire application was disrupted. I can't seem to reverse it however.

PLEASE HELP! I HAVE MANY SONGS I WOULD LIKE TO DOWNLOAD AND SHARE!

1. OS version - Windows XP
2. Firewalls - Windows and McAfee
3. RAM - Dell Dimension (i.e., enough RAM)
4. Hard disk space - Dell Dimension (i.e., enough hard disk space)
5. Connection type - Cable
6. Modem brand and number - Motorola SB5120 (no router)
7. Connecting from . . . House
8. Limewire 4.12.11 Pro, Java 1.5.0_11
9. ISP provider - Comcast
10. "Test worked"
11. Not sharing connection with other PC's
12. New problem with an experienced user (I suspect when Java 6.0 was installed, my problems began. I have tried to uninstall Java 6.0 and re-install Java 5.0, update 11, but this action has not rectified my problem)
13. Yes, there is a brick wall in front of the globe icon
14. UPnP enabled
15. Using McAfee Anti-virus
16. USA

i forgot to add that i also tried adding ports to windows and mcafee firewalls as well as downloading a new version of java.

oh and sorry for not giving the rest of my details so here is all i know:
sattellite connection
linksys router, model #-WRT54GS
trying to connect from my house
i have lime wire 4.12.11 and java 1.5.0_08
isp provider- air-pipe
http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ said 'Your test worked!'.
i use mcafee security system
i live in the US
and as i said before i was using lw for about six months then it stopped working. nothing was changed on my comp. well at least that im aware of.
if there is any other info needed ill try to tell u but i dont know much more than this.

cjt446 - do you have both of your firewalls on?

kowchpotato - have you tried port forwarding your router?

Port Forwarding for the Linksys WRT54GS

I just turned off my Windows firewall, and am still unable to connect. I have old versions of Java updates in my "Add/Remove Programs" list, but I'm guessing they are disabled (thus, I don't think I have to remove them). I will try removing them anyways.

i started port forwarding but when i got to the part when you have to put the ip address into the address bar on your web browser, an aol with google search page came up and said it was a bad request. if you can help me from here that would be great.