Hi,
i have used limewire for years and i recently got a new computer and my initial limewire setup on this new computer worked fine until i began messing with the option settings(upload/download stuff), which I doubt caused my no connection problem. However, i have read through various post/stickies and have done the following: reinstall limewire, deleted pref folder and setup port forwarding using port 6346. Here is my info:

1. OS version? windows 2000
2. What firewalls you have? none that i know of
3. How much ram? 5k+ MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 60+gb
5. Connection type? cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? linksys wrt54g
7. Where are you trying to connect from? apartment LAN
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.14.10, java 1.6.0_03
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? RCN
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? yes
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? internet connection shared with other wireless computers
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. the latter
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _yes click here to see Sample image
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? upnp is disabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? nod32 antivirus
16. What country are you living in? USA

This computer was built by a friend and I am not sure what programs and stuff he put in here, is there a way to search for firewalls? there are not obvious ones(norton, mcfee, etc), but maybe there is an "unknown" firewall somewhere? I am looking for any other suggestion as to what to look for and do. i appreciate any help, thanks!

I have tried everything I could find in the forum and still get the firewall. Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

1. OS version? windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? Windows (firewall turned off)
3. How much ram? 1.00 GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 80
5. Connection type? dsl
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Dlink DI-604
7. Where are you trying to connect from? home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.14.10, java 1.6.0_02
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Uniserve
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? yes
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? no
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. the latter
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _yes
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I bypassed the router and still get the firewall with the router disconnected
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Norton Anti Virus 2005 - configured to permit Limewire
16. What country are you living in? Canada

BigMarty, Try this

Port Forwarding for the Dlink DI-604.

I would also suggest upgrading your AV. See Link Below. It's Free and one of the Best.

http://www.avast.com/


Eddie, Try this.

Port Forwarding for the Linksys WRT54G

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Thanks for the suggestions. I had tried the port forwarding link instructions before without success. Then I bypassed the router completely and still got the firewall. I uninstalled Norton anti-virus and tried to connect to Limewire with no anti-virus program at all - still got the firewall. I have sent an email to my ISP asking if they block Limewire but have not yet had a response.

I have downloaded the Avast anti virus software and will try that for a while. Thanks for the heads up on that, I am always fond of free stuff.

Any further ideas on how to remove the firewall would be great.

thanks for the suggestion remoc but I have already tried that with no success. any other suggestions anyone?