Limewire worked fine before I had to reformat, now I get no connection.


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Vista
2. What firewalls you have? Zonealarm
3. How much ram? 1gb
4. Hard Disk space available? 250GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? --firewall is off on modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW-4.13.2 PRO Java-1.6.0
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Alltel
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? worked fine
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.

Other pc is on the same network, just running XP...works fine..

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. new problem with experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image yea but it's RED, says starting connection
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? no port forwarding, UPnP is enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall
AVG antivirus, Zonealarm Firewall, Windows firewall & defender are off
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). US



please help...
i tried this...already....
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...e-posting.html

Problem solved (as far as I know). Deleted preferences folder, replaced gnutella.net file as per http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-fix-try.html