Unable to set up a port for listening...
 

I have been using Limewire for a pretty long time now, but recently (within the last week or so) it has not been working right. Now every time i open Limewire I get an error message saying "LimeWire was unable to set up a port to listen for incoming connections. Some features of LimeWire may not work as expected." I tried some of the common fixes that people recommend here, but it hasn't changed anything. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

thanks

Hiya...

With LW, primitive as it is, you are probably only experiencing a problem with whatever 'software' firewall you have installed.
(Note that it is the singular - firewall. If you have more than one 'software' firewall installed ((i.e. more than one internet security program)), then you are ALWAYS going to have problems).

Check your 'software firewall' app, if any... make sure that you have it running so that it auto-detects new apps, such as LW, when they try to access the net - BOTH in and out ! Or, use an 'interactive mode' if that is the way your app is written.

Now, it could, maybe, be an issue with a 'hardware' firewall if you have recently changed or reset a router...

Worst... The newer iterations of LW... for a VERY long time now as far as 'newer' could be defined, have had severe problems with firewall compatibility... It is the failure of the LW developers, not you.

There are 1,000s and 1,000s of posts on this topic, as you state you already know.

In order to clear your own butt, before firing your broadsides at LW...

Check to make sure that any router you MAY be using is not blocking a port or range of ports.... There is also, always, the sliiiiiim chance that your ISP has suddenly started blocking common p2p ports at the same time as your probem arising... Natch, this is near the perfect example of the 'Monte Carlo Fallacy' in statistics, but it's best to eliminate that also as a possible cause.

Saying all of the above, my bet is that it's just another apathetic screw-up from LW and I'd just use Phex or some other client and save all the pain, huh ?

btw... Because you did not mention the critical disaster words, "I recently upgraded/reinstalled Limewire...", I have not touched on anything about said disastrous act... !

i did recently update LW, but it worked after updating for a while then started giving me the error message. I tried turning my firewall off completely, but that did not change anything. I also tried changing the listening port, but everything i tried was already in use.

See http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-upgraded.html & if that doesn't fix it, see http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html

Well, hurry - hurry for one of the very last exhibitions of the "Limewire typical failures" links I have included in my signature...

I'll be deleting them in the next few days as I no longer have any intention of raising the smallest finger in aiding and abetting the support and survival of LW !!!

The ones you want, probably all of the junk, are

Fixes For Limewire When LW Isn't Operating As It Should
If you've updated LW and can't find your downloads!
LimeWire FAQ and User Guide
If LimeWire Will Not Load

No big deal when I soon blow them out as they will still be here in GF !
Just never again in my signature.

PHEX will ALWAYS be there because PHEX is done by nice 'real' people who answer your posts and NEVER charge you money for some nonsense Pro version that is a con.

i downloaded Phex and it is working for me, so I guess I will just use that for now

thanks