Connection Problems

[jy4444]

I'm having problems connecting. The problems started this week. I would just stay on starting connection. It connected last night, but when I logged on this morning, it was stuck on starting connection.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)Windows XP service pack2
2. What firewalls you have? the Windows firewall
3. How much ram? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 250GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Toshiba PCX1100U
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. 4.12.11 Java 1.5.0
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Time Warner
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? It said "Your test worked!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Yes, Vonage
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. A new problem with an experienced user
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? UPnp is enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Symantec AntiVirus
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

[jy4444]

Its also reads a error. Your machine does not appear to have an active internet connection or a firewall is blocking LimeWire from accessing the internet.

[birdy]

Double check that the XP firewall's allowing LW.
User Cant Connect - LimeWire

Try updating your Java to this verison. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current LW version(s) before intalling this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Also delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

Your modem doesn't seem to have a firewall. Are you using a router as well?

[jy4444]

LimeWire is working with no problems right now@ 430am in NY. But it doesn't work during the day? What would cause that problem?

[birdy]

Maybe your ISP is using traffic shaping technology to shape your bandwidth during peak times???

Use Google to search, you might find some info. Look for FUP (fair usage policy), FAP (fair access policy). Some ISPs have these policies in place to limit p2p bandwidth use during peak times.