Nothing has worked. I cannot connect to the Gnutella network

jamess12901 · #1 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008

Hi everyone!

I have searched pretty much every website, and tried every little fix out there, but I can not connect to the Gnutella network!. I tried that test site on LimeWire.com, and according to that, my ISP (charter) isn't blocking p2p.

I'm now using FrostWire (since its pretty much LimeWire pro, only blue). I have Java 6 update 5. I'm using Norton 360 as my firewall, and I have been opening frostwire as an administrator (in order to bypass UAC)

Specs:
Toshiba A205 laptop
Intel Core2 Duo 1.7ghz(x2)
2048mb ram
120gb hard drive (60gb free)
connected through wireless g
Intel PROWireless 3495abg
Router: NETGEAR wpn824 v2 (w/latest firmware)
FrostWire 4.13.5 (latest)

i just don't know what to do anymore!
When i look at the connections, it tries to connect, and drops them after about 3 seconds. Then, it completely stops trying to attemps, and says I have a turbo-charged connection, but i am really only connected to 4 servers.

after waiting a few minutes, i get this error message:

and not just one, but hundred of these errors. i had to take the batt. out of my computer to shut it down...

so any help would be greatly appreciated! i love downloading songs with this because its so fast, and i can't live without it!

-james

Sleepless · #2 (**permalink**) March 11th, 2008

Would you happen to have a bigger version of that error. It's so tiny that even after downloading it and opening and enlarging in PhotoSnap, it is impossible to read.

jamess12901 · #3 (**permalink**) March 12th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleepless

Would you happen to have a bigger version of that error. It's so tiny that even after downloading it and opening and enlarging in PhotoSnap, it is impossible to read.

here is a link to the larger image at Webshots

error gnutella pictures from friends & fun photos on webshots

thanks for replying so quickly =)

whelderwheels613 · #4 (**permalink**) March 12th, 2008

i have the same problem. 4 red bars and a brick wall in front of the globe. i disabled Zone alarm, and i turned off Windows Firewall. i set up port forwarding on my router, but nothing worked.

Crease · #5 (**permalink**) March 13th, 2008

I solved my problem when I eventually discovered that my router also had a built-in firewall. Do you have admin access to your netgear? You may find something in the security settings which may reveal all?

maddogrick16 · #6 (**permalink**) March 13th, 2008

If you are receiving Microsoft's Software Distribution Service 3.0 downloads automatically, your problem may be stemming from that. See my response to Sweetnsassy in this folder.