Hair-pulling connection problems
 

Hey everybody,

I'm new to the forums but it's good to be here. I'm not a tech expert like some, I just love downloading and spend far too much time on the Internet. So anyway, I recently upgraded to DSL and am having major connection issues.

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows Service Pack
3. How much ram? 960 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 60.4 gigs
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ADSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Zhone/Paradyne 6211-I2
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. Limewire 4.12.11, Java 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (the Devil incarnate)
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? "server not found" the page doesn't even load.
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. I also use emule and ares. none of them are working since I went from dial-up to DSL.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 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? Up to this morning "port forwarding was an alien concept to me. But I went to portforwarding.com, learned the method and tried it 3 times. No luck. I'm not familiar with UPnP.
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall :) Kaspersky, but I've been using it for months and limewire worked fine.
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). Trinidad and Tobago.

Double check that LW's allowed thru the XP firewall. You might also have a TSTT firewall.
New DSL company.
Try disabling that firewall, if it's there, & see if things improve.

Were you using Java 1.6.0_01 when you had a dialup connection? Some people have had trouble with that Java version. Try this one instead. Use the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

When you set up port forwarding, did you set up a static IP address first? You'll have to. Go back through these instructions & double check your settings.
Port Forwarding for the Paradyne 6211-I2
LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router all have to be the same number;)

Another thing to do is 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.