cant connect to limewire - firewall
 

Hi, i am having real problems connecting up to limewire. i just cant get rid of the firewall on the globe. can anyone help, this is my set up below, thanks :

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? windows firewall
3. How much ram? 772mb ram
4. Hard Disk space available? 20gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? modem - SAGEM FAST 800 E3
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. 4.12.15 1.6.0_02
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? tiscali
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. no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. have used before but not on tiscali broadband
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? ? not sure - how do i check
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 AVG
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). England.


Thanks in advance.

can anyone pls help me on this, i have been though most of the theads and tried alot of the suggestions and still cant connect,
is it tiscali blocking?
thanks
:bangh:

Oh dear not to good steell...
Tiscal are not so p2p user friendly and they will block your bandwidth at certain times of the day, they call them their peak times and they can range from 5pm until midnight and even longer in some cases...
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You could try changing your listening port number to something between 49152 up to 65535, try this one 64049....
Go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Firewall...

your right.
i went on limewire at 2am and hey presto - it was connected.:eek: