Windows Vista - Installed Limewire now I can't connect nor download anything

[boricuatwin]

Installed Limewire now I can't connect nor download anything. I saw I had two firewalls. Windows and McAfee, I turned McAfee off and I'm just using Windows Security. I made Limewire an exception. I noticed that my bar has just one green bar. What should I try at this point?

[Lord of the Rings]

That definitely means you are not connected. You need 2 or more green bars.
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[boricuatwin]

1. Windows Vista
2. Windows Security Firewall and McAfee Security
3. 2.00 GB of RAM
4. 1.52 GB of Free Disk Space
5. Broadband connection
6. I have a SB5120 Surfboard Motorola Cox Cable Modem and Vonage Digital Router Model VDV21-VD
7. I'm connecting from my House
8. Newest Version of Limewire, I just downloaded today
9. I have America Online and also use Firefox, Internet explorer
10. My test did work
11. Not sharing p2p
12. When I had Windows XP it worked fine, ever since I got a new Dell w/ Windows Vista is stopped working, I've tried before and the same thing occurred.
13. Yes, there is a brick wall in front of the Blue World
14. Don't understand this question
15. McAfee Security and/or Windows Security
16.

[Lord of the Rings]

The problem 'might' be your router. Routers generally use NAT for protection of incoming messages. It has a similar effect as a firewall though it is not a firewall per se. Many routers nowadays have UPnP which allows a program with UPnP abilities such as LW to communicate with the router directly to request a port be opened for that session. However, sometimes the implementation of UPnP is not good, or other reasons UPnP communication is being broken. So in those cased, manual forwarding (opening) of a port is best action.

1. To do this, the very first thing you must do & most important step is setting up a static ip, without this done first, the process will not work. Instructions setting up a Static ip on Vista

2. Then follow directions here: Port Forwarding for the Vonage VDV21-VD Keep in mind for 'some' brands of routers, you need to either or both reboot the router to fully save the settings & get them into action, else reboot the computer after doing the above processes.

[rob1970]

I have Downloaded limewire and when i go into search for a title it acts like it is searching, but no results ever show up. Please help.

[boricuatwin]

Amazin, it worked for one day, am I supposed to do something different?

[Lord of the Rings]

Originally Posted by rob1970

I have Downloaded limewire and when i go into search for a title it acts like it is searching, but no results ever show up. Please help.

Create a new thread & explain your problem rob1970. This is a different topic thread. Besides lots of threads about your topic have been answered before. Try looking around in the Download/Upload Problems section.

Originally Posted by boricuatwin

Amazin, it worked for one day, am I supposed to do something different?

Answered via PM.