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Connection Problems Problems getting the LimeWire or WireShare program connecting to the Gnutella network.
(not about connecting to files, that is a Download/Upload Problems section issue.) Please supply system details as described in the forum rules.
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![]() About a week ago my LimeWire suddenly decided to stop connecting. It is currently on the 1 green bar and saying that is currently connecting to the network. The globe on the bottom of the screen is NOT blocked by any firewalls and I looked at my anti-virus programs to make sure they aren't blocking anything. I have tried to use Bearshare in the interim and that is able to work but I prefer LimeWire for obvious reasons. Now I am on the school network, but it worked fine for the first 6 weeks I was here at school and then last week it wouldn't connect anymore. Any suggestions? |
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![]() Any chance that the school's stopped allowing p2p use? Can other people use LW at school? 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. In case you're using Vista: LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista Had you updated Java around the time that LW stopped connecting? Try this Java version. Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing this one. Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11 In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Change LW's listening port to 64049 (or try others in the range of 49152 - 65535) > apply > ok. If none of those work, please give us your details...it's hard to help without knowing about your setup. System details - help us to help you |
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