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I have a cable modem and no router
my ISP is through suddenlink cable and internet
my modem is
model # u10c018.80
trade name: Ambit
im trying to connect from an apartment
using the free limewire basic
when i did the test it took me to a page that says the test worked
i am new to limewire and this is the first problem
there is a brick wall blocking my globe at the bottom of limewire
im not sure what all im using all i know is i have McAfee antivirus and all the other stuff
im in the USA


PLEASE HELP
sorry im really new to all this stuff

I have the same "brick wall" problem with both DSL and Cable (also same U10C018.80 cable modem) and switching from a much older free version of LimeWire to LimeWire PRO didn't correct this problem. My MAC G4 OSX 10.4.11 system firewall and my NETGEAR WGR614v7 SPI firewall are both turned off and I have no other firewall software installed. I haven't yet tried a complete deinstall/reinstall of LimeWire yet and I haven't Googled anywhere that says there's a firewall in the Cable modem. Did you ever solve this problem?

Check these options: If LW Will Not Connect (click on the blue link)

Oh, in actual fact the Netgear does have a NAT protection, which in some ways behaves like a firewall. Netgear's devices have UPnP turned on by default, and although most of their models work well with UPnP, occasionally they do not.

If you wish to try port forwarding the Netgear, instructions are here:

1. Setting up a static ip is the first & most important step: How to set up a static IP address on a Mac OSX 10.4.

2. Port Forwarding for the Netgear WGR614v7. To get to the LW settings for OSX: Command & Comma keys is the keyboard shortcut ⌘ ,
(Command & comma keys are shortcut to preferences for most OSX programs. )

Port forward both TCP & UDP.

Which port to use? Port 6346 is the default port, however any in the range of 49152 - 65535 are also good to use because they are not officially used by any other program & are generally the last to be blocked by ISP's.