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September 23rd, 2007
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 Connection Issues Hello there. I am convinced that Limewire must be doing something to block my computer name or Mac Address from connecting as it can be nothing else as I have tried everything!!! I uninstalled Norton and left it off of my system, I diasbled my Windows XP Pro Firewall I disconnected my Router and went straight from the modem to the computer directly, and no dice!!! My laptop in the same environment works with the firewall on and Norton installed. I have uninstalled Limewire, hacked out all registry keys, deleted limewire folder, etc. I finally reformatted the hard drive and installed Windows XP Pro with no firewall and directly to the modem with NO other software and it still gets nothing on the connection screen. No ports, data transfer rate, etc. I even disconnected the router, cable modem, etc. and tried my dial up 56K modem and it Limewire still would not connect. Arrrgggg!!!!!!! My question is....why would my laptop work in my home network environment but not my desktop when Windows is the only thing on the system? Limewire must look at computer names and if it thinks it may be a server or sort, it must automatcially block it some how. Can this be removed???? Hellllpppp!!!!!!! My system is as follows: Windows XP pro, Intel Core 2 Quad, 4 gigs of ram, 2 qty 750 gig H/D, 2 Dual Layer DVD Burners, Xion Illuminted case, 512 Meg Video Card.  |
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September 24th, 2007
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| Try these fixes and see if they help... 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 Right-click the Limewire icon and go to properties and change compatability setting to Windows 2000. (but only if you're using Windows 2000 or later.) Somebody reported changing to Windows NT compatibility fixed their problem despite not using that operating system version. Right-click on the Limewire icon on the desktop and click on Run as. Then it should come up showing the current user and then switch it over to Administrator. (but 'only' if you're the admin of your comp.!)
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September 24th, 2007
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| Thanks Hi there, Thanks for the follow up and reply but it did not work. I tried your suggestion just as you listed and nothing has happened (Yes I am the administrator of the machine and I did reboot after the java update). I even installed the most recent version of Limewire. My laptop is my work laptop so I had to remove Limewire from there which is why I want it on my home desktop computer. I want to buy the limewire pro version but I can't even get the free one working, no motivation there. |
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September 24th, 2007
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| Definitely don't buy Pro, not until you have the basic working properly...  Could you supply these details so we can have a better look at what is going on... http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html
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September 24th, 2007
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Reply listing Specs
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) 2. What firewalls you have? 3. How much ram? 4. Hard Disk space available? 5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) 6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? 7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? 8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. 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!'. What happens when you go there? 11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. 12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a 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? 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? 15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall  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). |
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September 25th, 2007
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| Your Router does have a Nat Firewall, so give Port Forwarding ago... These are your instructions... Port Forwarding for the Linksys befw11s4v2 Also try deleting the limewire preference folder (if port forwarding doesn't work)...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
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September 27th, 2007
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| No dice with connecting!! Thanks for the help but that did not work either. As I stated in my original posting, there is no reason this should not be working in my environment when I disconnected my router and went straight form the cable modem to my computer with just Windows XP frshly formatted (all updates), java installed and Limewire. No Norton, Windows Firewall, etc. This does however work on my laptop when i plug it into my cable modem directly. On that note, since the computers have the same software installed, I can only conclude that the Mac address or computer name must be blocked somehow by Limewire. Thanks anyways. |
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