Firewall Problem

malzex · #1 (**permalink**) October 26th, 2007

What's up everyone? I have a problem with my limewire. I did everything I can think of and I still can't get the globe 2 come from behind the wall. What can I do so I can connect 2 my limewire once again?

1. I have Windows XP
2. I running a McAfee Anti-Virus & Firewall
3.
4. 16.2
5. I connected thru DSL that always connected
6. I just my DSL modem connected straight 2 my computer Modem # E1016A
7. I connected from my home
8. I'm runnin Limewire 4.14.10 and Java 1.6.0_02
9. Net@homeXpress
10. I did that and it pass!!

Can some1 please help!! Thanks
11. I'm not sharing the connection with other computers!!
12. I'm xperience and it's a new problem 4 me about a week old!!
13. Yes I'm seeing a brick wall in front of the globe
14. IDK
15. Using McAfee
16. South Carolina (U.S.)

birdy · #2 (**permalink**) October 26th, 2007

slvrgalant,
XP has it's own firewall. Check that it's allowing LW.
User Cant Connect - LimeWire

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 change 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.

Some people have had connection problems with the Java version that you have. You can either try updating to the latest version here (I have this one & LW's working fine): Java SE Downloads
or try this older version, which has worked well for lots of people: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Whichever Java version you use, download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing another one.

malzex,
Make sure that the Windows firewall's off & that McAfee's allowing LW. Try removing the LW rules within McAfee's configuration & then start from scratch & add new rules for LW. The link below might help.
Port Forwarding for the McAfee Security Center

Then delete the preferences folder & try different Java versions, as I told slvrgalant.

Maave · #3 (**permalink**) October 31st, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdy

slvrgalant,
XP has it's own firewall. Check that it's allowing LW.
User Cant Connect - LimeWire

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 change 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.

Some people have had connection problems with the Java version that you have. You can either try updating to the latest version here (I have this one & LW's working fine): Java SE Downloads
or try this older version, which has worked well for lots of people: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Whichever Java version you use, download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing another one.

malzex,
Make sure that the Windows firewall's off & that McAfee's allowing LW. Try removing the LW rules within McAfee's configuration & then start from scratch & add new rules for LW. The link below might help.
Port Forwarding for the McAfee Security Center

Then delete the preferences folder & try different Java versions, as I told slvrgalant.

Where does the folder go when downloading?