Firewall,and connection. =[

[rna2007]

I just downloaded Limewire, I have had it before, on this computer and it worked fine. But now for some reason when I type in my search, nothing comes up at ALL. My globe at the bottom has a brick wall in front of it, and I only have one conection bar. I have tried turning off my firewall, but that isn't working.

WHAT DO I DO??

[Udougy]

Hey rna2007

I am having the same problem. I will follow this thread to see what the answer is. I think you have to give some information so anyone can see your initial setup. these questions/answers are as follows:

O.S. xp pro
Windows firewall and avg shield
1G rqm
75 GB H.D. FREE
CABLE CONNECTION
MOTOROLA sURFBOARD WIRELESS MODEM SB4101
lINKSYS ROUTER 2.4 GH WIRELESS Model NO. WRT54GS.V4
Connection from home/office
Limewire ver. 4.9.33 - Java 1.5.0
Service Provider - Charter Communications
Test Page 'worked'
On a network, but not sharing connection
Was able to connect with free Limewire, but when purchasing pre - doe not connect
Get message "Limewire is currently connecting to the network. Your search may not return many
results until you are fully connected to the network".
Yes, I do see a brick wall.
UPnP enabled
Windows Firewall and AVG free antivirus with shield protection.
Living in U.S.A.

Hope to get an answer soon. Very frustrating. I have been working on this all night.

Good luck,
udougy

[Dermot2927]

I go weeks and weeks without being able to get a connection. I had a few days recently where I managed to get connected - I think the globe always stays behind the brick wall - but under FAQs (I think) it said that Limewire was detecting a Firewall. I have Limewire listed as an Exception so I don't see what the problem can be.

Does this happen on Limewire pro? If so it's not much of an advertisement for shelling out for it.

[birdy]

rna2007,

Try the fixes in the thread below. Go through them slowly. If nothing there helps, please post back with your system details (the thread below has a link to click which shows the details that we need).
If LW Will Not Connect
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Udougy,

Did you just buy 4.9.33 Pro? That's a really old version released in Oct 2005 (just hoping you haven't been scammed into paying for an old Pro). Did you buy that from Lime Wire » Official Website & Free Download, BitTorrent « (& actually pay the official site)? Let us know if you've just bought that version.

First of all, try deleting 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.

If that doesn't help, try the fixes in the link I left for rna2007. If none of those help, you could try port forwarding for your router...the instructions are here.
Port Forwarding for the Linksys WRT54GSv4
Don't forget to set up a static IP address first. LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within your router setup should all be the same number.
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Dermot2927,

Do the same as I advised rna2007.

[Udougy]

Thanks all for your help. I now have it up and running, thanks to all the grateful help. Happy hunting. Wish L.W. would simplify things. I consider myself pretty savvy w/computers, sheeeesh, I wouldn't want to be my mother figuring these things out.

d

[sirclyde]

in regards to port forwarding with linksys.
if my daughter gets connected with another using basic and xp i should be able to get it with my laptop using pro and vista.
after 5 days now doing everything i have read and more i still can not get connected.
so sick of readring and doing this and doing that with nadda.

[caper24]

I have the exact same problem but i use the free version.. sometimes works fine, but lately have not been able to get the wall down or get more then ONE BAR... any help for me??

[Udougy]

Hey

I received a lot of help with this post. Thy these fixes, I got connected and am up and running.

G.L.
Udougy
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I go weeks and weeks without being able to get a connection. I had a few days recently where I managed to get connected - I think the globe always stays behind the brick wall - but under FAQs (I think) it said that Limewire was detecting a Firewall. I have Limewire listed as an Exception so I don't see what the problem can be.

Does this happen on Limewire pro? If so it's not much of an advertisement for shelling out for it.
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