Connection Problems
 

I have tried all kinds of different threads from this site but none have worked yet. I need help in getting connected to Limewire. I have tried doing all the ip adress things and tried doing all the upnd's and switched then to the same Manual port and listening port, I have tried forwarding the port and none have worked. I have turned off the windows firewall and did all the steps in the norton internet security to allow limewire and nothing is working. I just keep getting the one green bar with it saying connecting but nothing more. I need some help I have been going into different threads for about 2 months now with no success as of yet. My system info is as follows.


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? Norton and Windows (windows off, Norton allowed.)
3. How much ram? 1.74GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 37GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? surfboard (comcast) go through wireless router WRT54G (Linksys)
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Comcast.net
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? Your Test Worked!!
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. I have a desktop that I have directly connected into the Linksys router from modem and then network cable into the tower for the desktop, I also use a laptop wirelessly from this router as well.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. This is a new problem with an experienced user, had limewire for about 2 1/2 years now. Just started problem about 2 months ago. I had not changed any settings scince.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I followed the port forwarding and I have the UPnp enabled from the administration settings on the router.
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...lies/smile.gif I use Norton internet security 2007
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). USA


Please let me know of what you think the problem might be.

Thanks in advance

my version of slimewire is doing exactly the same damn thing. The last time i did a clean install it went to hell in a handbasket. The older version has always worked better and would connect. this one having the extra tab (in addition to search, monitor, library) that says "connections" sucks. Has exactly the same problems, only one green bar and it isnt the firewalls, because you can completely shut the firewalls down and the damn thing will not work. It is the software or the network, so why not fix it, not even the free 4.12 version one can download from downloads.com works any different. Is this a way of squeezing people to get them to be weak minded enough to buy the pay version??? if so, it sure as hell wont work here, otherwise make a functional product. With no firewalls or anti-virus on a funtional software product will work and cannot blame computer or firewalls or other **** for its failure!!!!!!!!!!!!so slimewire what is the problem with your product that more than one person in completely different parts of country and diff components still have identical results with your product??? what the hell is the fix