Listening port is the main one. If they are connecting fine, no problem.

No.. Nick is no relation to me..
To get his issue resolved, he MIGHT should open his own thread listing all his stats and computer type etc etc.

Back to my issue -

No.. we only have one account with LW on it. We had a 2nd user for a while, and we d/l LW to that account and tried it. He was able to open it up, but was unable to connect. We have since deleted that user from the computer.
Do you wish me to create another 'dummy' user and try some things, or do you have enough info to continue?

Go to LW's menu bar, Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Firewalls, change the listening port to one between 49152 - 65535. Go to File menu, disconnect, wait a minute, then file menu connect. Any luck?

I'll be away for a few weeks, but others will be around.

hi Grishnak at a lost as to your message? Lord hurry up this way again!

Recently there's been a problem with people not providing enough details about their setup - despite being asked again & again.

So let's make it easy for everyone...the details that we need if we're going to be able to help with complex problems are:


1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows Vista Administrator
2. What firewalls you have? Verizon Internet security
3. How much ram? 3G
4. Hard Disk space available? 45 Gig
5. Connection type? broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Actiointech m1424
7. Where are you trying to connect from. home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help bar > About LW...) LW 4.18.1 Java 1.6.0 01
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Verizon
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 "test werked"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Experieced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image Yes
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? dont know
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Verizon Internet Security
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). USA
17. Has anything in your setup changed recently? Have you updated your version of LW or Java? Have you added any new software or new hardware? Have you updated any software? Have you moved house, changed internet plan or ISP etc etc? No

This information can be vital
For instance, some ISPs are known for blocking p2p/throttling bandwidth, some connection devices are known for being unreliable in certain situations.

So please, help us to help you & provide as much info as you can.
If you're new to LW or new to computers & aren't sure how to answer some questions, or don't know what an ISP or router is - just say so. Nobody's going to yell at you
Even if you can't answer all the questions in one go...don't worry. Do the best you can & we'll take it from there.
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What is UP with the thread hijackers??

If you wish a problem to be resolved, you should start your own thread as it'll be easier for the helpers to track.
Go out of this thread and click on 'Start Thread' and THEN post all of your details.
Unfortunately, my issue isn't resolved as of yet.. So, any extraneous posting will confuse the helpers.

Now....

The question on the table for the next person to pick up where LotR left off is... Do you have enough information to continue, or should I open a dummy user to d/l LW again and try it?

Don't sweat about it - thread takeover is a fact of life here. It will never stop.

This thread is very hard to read, don't kill me if I'm not exactly sure what your problem is but as I read it, you can open LW now, but it's still unable to initialise & start. Is that right?

What's the brand & model of your router?

You said that you deleted the .limewire preferences folder & later the LimeWire prefs folder... delete the LimeWire again.

Did you change the listening port as LOTR suggested?

Try reverting to an earlier version of Java & see whether that makes any difference. Try this version: Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11
Download the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before installing another one.
If it doesn't change anything, you can always reinstall the latest Java.

If nothing there helps, set up another account & install LW to that. Once LW's installed, go tools > options > advanced > firewall. Change LW's listening port to 65000 > tick 'use UPnP' > Apply > ok. See if that connects. If it doesn't connect, back into advanced > firewall > tick 'manual port forward' & enter LW's listening port into the text field > Apply > ok.

And if nothing works, try this older version of LW. It's safe to download (one of my installers that I've hosted). Sometimes different versions work when others don't, for unknown reasons: LW basic 4.16.0.exe

I stopped sweating once I let it all out

Don't worry man.. I ain't gonna hurt someone trying to help. The threadjackers confused the issue. I THINK the listening port thing was for the other yahoo who had an issue.
I don't know if we're saying the same thing.. but my issue is that when I attempt to start LW, I get a message that states that my firewall is blocking it. I can't access any functions of any kind. Once it tells me that, LW closes, so any changes I need to make will be outside of LW itself.

As to the Brand and Model # of my router.. Ummmm.. to be honest I don't remember.. I installed it well over a year ago and it's currently on the back side of the computer buried behind my modem. It'd take some serious contortions to get the number offa there. This is a relatively new problem and had been using LW just fine with that router and I hadn't changed any configurations with it.

Ok.. going to do the Java thing and/or the dummy user / options trick and see what happens.. I'll get back to you. I'll also do the listening ports thing as after re-reading the thread, it WAS directed at me and I missed it for the aforementioned reason.

Thank you Birdy!

LW works just fine on the Dummy account.. This is after a fresh install.
Now.. how do I get it to work on my REAL account?

In regards to the Java thing.. I upgraded my Java per LotR. LW wasn't working on the step down OR the step up.

Well.. lookie lookie cookie.. It's running again on the Main account. Listening port isn't changed like I had on the Dummy account. That's oddness and oddness.

Ok.. let's see if it's still working in a week. The jury's still out.

Thank you LotR and Birdy!

Ok.. as an update... Birdy and LotR resolved the issue. We've been using LW for a couple of weeks now with no issue.

Thanks again you guys! You rock!