Limewire will only connect after midnight and not during the day, maybe! ?

[lorn]

Hi i am having problems with limewire pro it only seems to connect at midnight i know this sounds strange but i just can't use it during the day.

Help

[ursula]

1st - Hiya and Welcome !

Weirdness, hmmm ?
Thinking...

You don't have some 'cap' on your connection imposed by your Internet Service Provider, do you ? Crazy, right ?

Or, maybe you are at university and there is some new 'regime' re: usage ?
Not impossible.

Have you been using LimeWire before with no problems and this is a new problem ?

Have you installed any new software recently ?

Does your internet connection function normally with all other activities and the problem is ONLY with LimeWire ?

and, er... It will speed things up for you if you 'will in the form' for us...

Click on > System details - Help us help you > Provide these details when you post !

which you will find in my signature below.

[lorn]

Hi

I posted this yesterday and have now included my system details sorry to Ursular who tried to help without these i realise now these are important.

my problem started when i had to renew my lw pro subscription i was using lw 4.12 pro b4 on the 3 computers in the house i thought it would be a case of just paying again but how wrong i was, i had no problems with lw b4 i upgraded to 4.16.

Its not like i can't ever connect i can but only after midnight going forward until about 7 in the morning.

Someone please help as this is really strange

windows xp
windows fire wall and macfee
1 gb of ram
54.5 gb harddisk remaining
broadband connection
d link router model dsl 924
i connect from home on wireless laptop
limewire 4.16
isp provider is tiscali
my test did work when i double click the link
sharing connection with main pc 1 laptop and playstation 3
used lw pro before but subscription ran out, renewed and now have prob
i do see the brick wall with blue world
router is upnp enabled
i have macfee but lw does not show on trusted and unable to add this but this wasn't a problem before,
i live in uk

Any help with this werid one would be good

Maybe lw thinks i'm a vampire and can only come out at night lol

Thanks to all who have an idea

x

[lorn]

Hi guys

Really sorry that i did not put all details needed to help you help me i have done this now in a new post, please have a look and any help would be really good.

I am hoping i get a few more replies as to why this is happening

Thanks

[ursula]

Hiya, lorn...

Just celebrating here !
Amazing !
I 'merged' your details post, you started it as a new thread
Miracle !
The merged order remains logical.
First time for me !


Right.
You've been reading... a lot ! I can see that.
So, looks like you are another of the 1,000s and 1,000s of LimeWire users who have been stricken by NEW IMPROVED LimeWire !

There are quite a few good and clear guides that have been 'assembled' here in GF...

I was about to add another one to my sig (OH NO !) but we may as well start with what's there now...

You must very carefully and very correctly uninstall LimeWire... This can be most problematical.
You may also need to properly uninstall and/or update Java.

Before you start all of this it would really be a good idea to, you guessed it, read a bit more here about these issues...
They're EVERYWHERE in these forums !

Promise you that you'll get the answer that is THE fix...
But it sure would be nice if you got it on the first shot !

The links are >

If LimeWire Will Not Load

and, well ALL of the ones in the LimeWire group that you wll see in my signature.

rotsa ruck !

[lorn]

I contacted my isp only to find that they do restrict what time i can used limewire, they do this to all there customers.

Anyone using Tiscali as there isp will have the same problem.

Anyone know how to get around this i have tried to open new ports but this does not seem to work, i have been with Tiscali for over three years now and don't really want the hassle of changing ?

Do all internet providers block or restrict p2p?

What is the best isp?

Tiscali will not lift this restriction are they allowed to do this as the problem i have is my kids now stay up until midnight to use limewire which then has a knock on effect when they have to get up for school.


HELP

[ursula]

Originally Posted by lorn

I contacted my isp only to find that they do restrict what time i can used limewire, they do this to all there customers.

Anyone using Tiscali as there isp will have the same problem.

Absolutely.

...i have been with Tiscali for over three years now and don't really want the hassle of changing ?

As the say in pantomime, "Oh yes you do !!!"

Do all internet providers block or restrict p2p?

No.

What is the best isp?

If you are in the UK,

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/lounge...lable-you.html