Oh His Isp Was Mediacom Too

Ok, I Redownloaded Lw (the Offline) Still One Lil Green Bar Do U Think I Should Use An Older Version?

It's definatley a security program...Check with your brother and see what he thinks...;)

You could try an older vesion...I will send you one....I'll give you the link via PM...

should i uninstall it?

the one u sent isnt working either

Starting Connection
 

IT STAYS AT STARTIN CONNECTION WHEN I RUN LW...WITH ONE GREEN BAR...

IVE TRIED SOME THINGS WITH WONDERING WHY...I HAVE BEEN MESSING WITH MY ANTIVIRUS...THERE IS A WAY THAT I CAN ENABLE THE TCP AND UDP PORTS I JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO PUT IN THERE...I WANT TO GIVE IT ONE MORE SHOT BEFORE I GIVE UP COMPLETELY...DOES N E ONE HAVE THE PATIENCE TO TRY THIS AGAIN WITH ME?

1. OS version? XP HOME EDITION
2. What firewalls you have? ?? WINDOWS LIVE ONE CARE
3. How much ram? ?? PHYSICAL MEMORY 252,904 KB
4. Hard Disk space available? 16.4KB
5. Connection type? CABLE
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? RCA MODEM DCM425
7. Where are you trying to connect from HOME
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW = 4.12.15 PRO JAVA = 1.5.0_11
9. Who is your ISP MEDIACOM
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 WORKED
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. ??I DONT THINK SO
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. 1ST TRY ON THIS COMP BUT EXPERIENCED
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
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall WINDOWS LIVE ONE CARE
16. What country are you living in? USA

Try changing ports. In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to something in the range of 49152 - 65535, try port 64049 for starters. Apply > ok.

Also in LW file > disconnect. Wait 5 minutes, file > connect.

Looks like Mediacom also offer a firewall in their security suite.
Mediacom Cable Service | Internet, Digital Telephone and Television | Broadbandinfo.com
Is there any chance that you have this firewall but just weren't aware of it??

This page says that the modem has a firewall...
Thomson - Cable - DCM 425 - Digital Cable Modem
...but I can't find any info, even in the user guide, about that firewall. You could try contacting Thomson, they might be able to give you some more info.
Thomson – Images & Beyond – A World Leader in Digital Video Technologies - Contacts

When you originally deleted LW's preferences folder, did you make sure that LW was properly closed at the time? Did all of your settings within LW's tools > options change after deleting that folder?? Did you also look for a preferences folder in the old location of C:\Documents and Settings\your username\.lilmewire?

Going to merge this thread onto your original thread...otherwise it's just too hard for people to figure out what WW's suggested before & what fixes you've already tried!!

My pass word for the port forward forum came, it was sitting in my spam box :wasntme:...
I will ask over there about modem...;)

cool...i am going to try some of birdys suggestions i will let u know what happens

okay i tried all of birdys suggestion...my last hope is that its my modem because everything else i have done correctly...it has to be the modem because it use to work...gosh this really sux