Limewire only has 1 small green bar!

Lord of the Rings · #8 (**permalink**) October 4th, 2007

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Originally Posted by sherpent

1. OS version? Mac OX 10.3.9 2. What firewalls you have? I am at work.. dunno?

5. Connection type? probably cable or faster..
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? dunno
7. Where are you trying to connect from? work
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?
LIME WIRE- 4. 12. 15
JAVA- "1.4.2_12"
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? ??
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www3.limewire.com:6346.
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? yes
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
NEW PROBLEM WITH A EXPERIENCED USER.. works from home just fine

2. See OSX Firewall settings for Tiger which is almost identical instructions to Panther. I personally keep my osx firewall turned off but at work, you may be best to keep it active. 10. The port LW is trying to connect thru is blocked. It will most likely be blocked by your network at work. How to get around it is the question. One is to ask the network manager to open port 6346. Else, try to see if any other ports are open. Manual port forward instructions & sample image & try changing the port to one between 49152 - 65535; a good one to try is 64049. Others to try are 1203, 10000, 80, 443, 427. You'd be best to temporarily disable your OSX firewall whilst testing out those ports to see if they connect with LW. If they do, then change LW's port setting in OSX's firewall to the one that works.