It seems that I cannot connect completely...only one green bar shows up.


1. OS version? Windows Vista - Admin Account

2. What firewalls you have? McAfee (on) Windows Defender (off)

3. How much ram? 2038 MB

4. Hard Disk space available? 60.4 GB

5. Connection type? Wireless modem

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? modem: at&t 2 wire gateway 2701hg-b. (no router)

7. Where are you trying to connect from? Home

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire 4.18.6 and Java 1.6.0_07

9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? at&t

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? It said Your test worked!!

11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Yes, the other computer is the same exact one.

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. i've used it before on the same computer, same isp, but we just moved and hasn't worked since.

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes _yy

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)? Like I said, Mcafee and windows defender...

16. What country are you living in? USA

17. Has anything in your setup changed recently? Have you updated your version of LW or Java? Moved, updated LW and Java

thanks in advance to anyone that can help!




NEVERMIND! I deleted the preferences folder and I have all green bars!

, and thanks for updating your thread and sharing the solution .

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thanks for the help..last night the bars where all green..its a mystery..my provider (after i called) told me they do not block P2P file sharing..the fault is with LW..

how did you delete the preferences folder? i cant' find it anywhere?

i am having the same issues. 1 bar, showing a brickwall, the test to the link worked as well.

can somebody please help?

thanks in advance.

What os do you have, vista, xp? Try looking in the two threads below.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...ta-issues.html

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html

If your still having trouble you'll need to post these details: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html

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1. OS version? Mac OSX
2. What firewalls you have? built-in Mac OS X firewall
3. How much ram? 3.3 GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 34 GB
5. Connection type? Broadband (school)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Cisco Systems
7. Where are you trying to connect from School
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW:4.18.8 Java:1.5.0_13
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? unsure
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? It says page load error: network timeout
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? Not that i am aware of
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. new problem
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? not sure
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? none
16. What country are you living in? USA
17. Has anything in your setup changed recently? Other than coming back to school, no. It worked last year, and at home, but now it does not. I also have 1 green bar. I have tried deleting the preferances folder, but that did not work

@ Divefire5,

A lot of schools block file sharing programs like limewire. Ask around school if anyone else can connect. You may be out of luck.

In the future, you'd be better off starting a new thread instead of piggybacking on someone else's.

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