Firewall Issues
 

Hi

I keep getting an error saying "Your machine does not appear to have an active Internet connection or a firewall is blocking Limewire from accessing the internet. LimeWire will automatically keep trying to connect you to the network unless you select Disconnect from the File menu."
Its pretty obvious that I have an internet connection since I will be able to submit this post
I have tried to figure out the firewall problem but nothing I do seems to work. I have re-installed limewire a couple of times, I re-installed my antivirus software, I turned my windows firewall off. Nothing seems to be working.

Limewire works perfectly fine on my laptop but on my desktop (The system I am currently using) I seem to have this issue.

Does anybody have a solution?

These are my system details:

1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows
3. How much ram? 512
4. Hard Disk space available? 8GB
5. Connection type?.) Dial-up
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Not sure Modem is built in
7. Where are you trying to connect from? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire 4.10.3 and Java 1.5.0_03
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Etisalat
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ What happens when you go there? It says 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 your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with 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? Not sure
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Symantec AntiVirus
16. What country are you living in? UAE (United Arab Emirates)

Thank you

Try these fixes and se how you go...

Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that does not help with your problem try deleting your preference folder/s...
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should