tried everything and still cannot connect
 

this is my information the best i can tell you.

1. OS version? vista
2. What firewalls you have?Shaw secure 2.0 (limewire already allowed)
3. How much ram? 1GB memory,160 GB hard drive (hope this helps):rolleyes:
4. Hard Disk space available? Not sure how to find this out,but my comp is 2 months old and not much stuff saved on it.
5. Connection type? Cable i think.
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?Motorola surfboard modem Model SB5101
7. Where are you trying to connect from ? Home (apartment)
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4.16.6 Java platform standard edition 6
9. Who is your ISP provider ? Shaw cable
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? Your test worked is what happened
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.? LW use to work until i updated it. it said it needed to be updated so i did that and ever since i have been having problems connecting. only now i cannot connect at all.
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 have no idea
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Shaw secure and LW is allowed.
16. What country are you living in?Canada

is nobody replying to me because i'm CANADIAN????? JK lol

Oh OH !
The secret is out !
Who told you ?
I bet it was one of those Aussies ! :rofl:

Anyway, seeing as you're here I suppose we have to deal with you... :p


It's great that you started with your system details... Normally don't get to see them until about the 4th post !

But, most folks do actually ask a question or two !
Can you give some idea of what you are seeing...
Is the installation of LW really OK ?

The thing is that the problem could be one of several things... Hey, more than one, maybe !

How about a bit of verbose rendition on the problem ?

Last for now... I think you'd better prepare yourself by having a good look at >

If LimeWire Will Not Load

its showing the brick wall is up but i allowed LW through my firewall and am not running the windows firewall.i have uninstalled and reinstalled LW a nuber of times.. i believe i have done everything in the connection posts on this site..i just don't know what else to do.

if i could somehow get the older version of LW back that actually worked, would it have the same problems or would it work the same as before???

I should have asked before...

Have you very recently either updated or done a new install of LimeWire ?

(Gotta go to sleep now as it's almost 02:00, but keep it going as others will come in here to help you...
Probably those Aussies !!!)

I believe that you would need to do a very thorough uninstall first if you were to have a hope of returning to an earlier iteration.

Crazy thing about the computer biz... well, not only the comp biz...
Newest ain't necessarily best or better.

yes i recently updated limewire and thats where the problems started,so i unistalled and reinstalled hoping it would work but it didn't.:cryinghysterical:

lol ursula.. hopefully the aussies will have some help for me.

Sounds to me like you've got to do the dirty !!!

If LimeWire Will Not Load

Sleepless is lurking around here now so hopefully he'll come in and add to the fun !

thanxs ursula, i'll be back... gonna go try the link you gave me.

ok so i did everything on this forum including the link limewire won't load.i have talked to my IP (shaw) they have reassured me that they do not do any port blocking.
is there anything else i can do??? or am i just hooped????
maybe someone has a good suggestion of where i can download from that actually works and is as good as lime wire.. i don't want to download off of a big virus trap either.. PLEASE HELP!

If you want to try the older version then see below. I would completely wipe the latest version off of the machine before trying this. Use the LW uninstaller and NOT Add/Remove Programs option.

Limewire. Old Version of Limewire Download
And here for the Whole index of older apps. Old Version Downloads - OldApps.com :laugh_2:

And another.
Download LimeWire Basic 4.16.6 - filehippo.com

thanks but i have tried 3 other versions of LW and they don't work either. i completely removed the other version first and still nothing... i'm thinking i was just not meant to use limewire (sigh)

Have you tried the suggestions from Birdy?? See Link Below

If LW Will Not Connect

yes,i have done every single thing off of that page:bangh: and still nothing.

so now that i have done everything in this forum to get my LW working,does that mean i'm pretty well out of luck? :confused:

Is there any chance that you may have a Windows Security Program or Firewall Running?? This is just a guess or suggestion that you may Look into.

nope,my windows firewall is off..and i have limewire allowed by my shaw firewall

I found this info about Shaw. It's Several Years Old but It might be something to go on. Wow what a bunch of Buttheads.

Shaw is censoring Internet feeds and lying about it - Boing Boing

holy hell what a bunch of asses,i called them the other day and they flat out told me that they don't do any port blocking..i'd switch IP's but i'm moving in less then 2 weeks so theres no sense right now.But tomorrow morning there gonna hear about it:ranting2: thanks for looking that up by the way.