help! (connection problems)
 

i used to be able to connect but now i can never get past one bar and i have tried everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please help
please!!
i have norton and windows xp
limewire PRO 4.9
xxx

try removing all your connections in the top left go to file/showhide/connections the remove them and if the same ones come up right down ther ip address and block them.

I thought you got it all sorted out...
If the above fix doesn't help could you post these details please...

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html

what do you mean delete them. On the connections tab, nothing comes up!

1. OS version? windows xp
2. What firewalls you have?Norton
3. How much ram?not sure
4. Hard Disk space available?not sure
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)wireless
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?not sure
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.4.9.23 pro
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?orange
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 says my test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.yeah im sharing but dont no the details
12. Is this a 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 i do
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?um.....
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.gifnorton anti virus
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). UK

in top left click files/showhide/connections click on a connection then right click on them and remove them.

it will find more.

Because you had limewire going the other day, I would think it's your ISP that is causing your connection problems...


Max has 30GB FUP and heavy downloading discouraged during peak. See below
Users reported being disconnected after 40GB

fair use policy for Orange Broadband

um..
 

soz im not a computer guru so....um what do i click???
no connections show up when i click on the connections tab...
please help
thanks
xx:idea:

ISP?? How do i fix that??

do you suggest that i shud uninstall LW and remove all trace of it then reinstall it. Will that render the tracks on my itunes from LW useless????

my internets working fine.

Let's have a look at your modem/router...It's the little black box that connects you to the internet, if you turn it upside down you should see the brand name and model number for it...

If you uninstall Limewire it will not effect your library...

are you sure coz once i deleted a track off my limewire library and it affected the same track on my itunes library

the make is inventel, model DV4210-WU

1. When updating Norton or LW, you often need to reset Norton. See Reconfiguring Norton Firewall. Likewise some Windows updates have been known to reset XP's firewall back to default. Make sure XP firewall is disabled. For a start, Norton & XP firewall DO clash & cause many problems including less security .. not more.

2. Try to find out what brand & model your modem/router is. Almost all high speed wireless devices have internal NAT firewalls. Question is whether it has UPnP & if it does, whether it functions correctly.

3. Orange is your ISP. In UK many ISP's have an anti p2p attitude. Also there's a number of major ISP's who have bought up smaller isp's & apply their own anti p2p approach. (So Orange's parent company may be one of the major ISP's, not an independent company itself. So the company may have recently introduced new anti p2p approaches.)

4. Try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Point #2 & 3 in Fixes for Limewire (sample image included at bottom of page.)

5. You didn't say which Java version you have. If you upgraded to Java 1.6 & you have had problems since, remove all java versions & reinstall Java 1.5_11 .. see point #1 in link above. The java may be affecting LW's ability to communicate UPnP with your modem/router.

6. Unless you have your program folder or preferences folder as your download location, then uninstalling LW will not affect your downloaded files or iTunes. What you may have noticed is the file was missing from the LW playlist in iTunes. But not the main iTunes Library. :) I hope you still have your pro installer. Otherwise uninstalling it will mean you will need to get the new basic or pro ... and for pro you'd need to repurchase it after such a time.

product name Livebox-EE70

thanks ill try those things
so do u recommend uninstalling limewire and completely wiping any trace of it off my comp?
btw when i deleted that track, it showed up in my main library, but when i clicked on it it said....the song ..... could not be used because the original file could not be found. Would you like to locate it?

Uninstall LW as a last resort. Try the other things first. Do not use the add/remove control panel to uninstall LW. Go to Start menu -> Programs -> LW -> Uninstall.
If you don't uninstall it correctly you will have major problems.

As for the song you lost .. I am not sure. iTunes has been a bit buggy in recent versions. Try searching your computer for it. It might still be there somewhere. If yes, re-add it to iTunes using these techniques: How to transfer music to my iPod (& iTunes)

what should i do first. Please can u give me a step by step instructions. Im really sorry but im not very computery. thankyou sooo much

ive tried the preferences folder thing several times.....without success.

Please Help
 

Every time I try to download from Limewire I get an error message stating "Limewire is currently connecting to the network. Your search might not contain many results until you are connected to the network"...I have tried turning off my Firewall, and nothing helps...It never connects no matter how long I have the program running. Can someone please help me to resolve this issue?

Thanks:xeri_ok1ani:

Please supply your details the best you can. See Link Below. Thanks

System details - help us to help you -> Provide these details when you post!!!.

That's really not good. You are not reaching the gnutella network at all. Something is blocking you. The question is what. Go to LW's menu bar, Tools > Options > Advanced > Firewalls & change to port forward & change both ports to one between 49152 - 65535. A good one to try is 64049. Press Apply. Go to File menu & choose disconnect. Wait a minute. Then choose Connect.

Other options I can think of at this point is ... is there another user account on your computer? If not create one with admin permissions. Then reset LW up for it. Only need a shortcut to the new account from the program (do it from old account), no need to re-install. Disable all firewalls temporarily in the new account. BOTH norton & XP firewall. Then try to connect.

BTW did you remove all your java & install java 1.5_11 ?

You could try Phex to see if you have the same problems. It is another gnutella program.

hellooooooooo please someone reply!

um....can you please send me a link so i can do the java thingy?????
thanx
what if that doesnt work????
and also...what may have caused all these problems because it was so sudden and i hadnt done anything apart from download as normal!

Right here are the last resorts you can try...Dont question them just do it...
You will not lose your files either...

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


Then uninstall Limewire using the uninstaller which is found in start > all programs > limewire...then re-install it using the offline installer...To find the offline installer, use the link below > cancel the installer window when it pop's up and then select the offline installer link...
Lime Wire » Download LimeWire


If that does not help with your problem try deleting your preference folder/s...This will reset your configurations back to default and get rid of any corruption that may of happened...;)

Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should
LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

If that doesn't work, it's your ISP, as Orange are well known for blocking p2p applications...

should i download JDK or JRE????

The JRE....