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Old April 26th, 2009
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I've tried everything on the connection problem page. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong....here are the questions you needed answered.

1. Windows XP
2. Windows firewall only
3. 520 mb ram
4. ( how do I check?)
5. Broadband/Cable
6. Arris - TM602g
7. Connecting from home ( not wireless)
8. LW 5.1.2 and Java 1.6.0_12
9. Time Warner Cable
10. Says "Your test worked"
11. No connection to any other p2p or other computers
12. I've had Limewire for years....just upgraded to 5.1.2 because I was having connection problems with LW4 recently
13. Says I have a firewall...and an invalid external address
14. UPnP enabled
15. Cyber Defender
16. USA
17. upgraded my version of LW. Nothing else has changed with my set up or computer.



THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
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Did you update your Java? The latest version's JRE 6 update 13.

Do you have a router as well as the modem?

In LW go tools > options > advanced > super really advanced > proxy. Make sure 'no proxy' is ticked (unless you're using a proxy!) > ok.

After you deleted LW's preferences folder, did you go through LW's setup wizard all over again?
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My Java is completely up to date.
I don't have a router.
I'm not using a proxy, and it is checked next to no proxy in LW.
I'm not sure about the preferences folder....what do I need to do for this again?

any other suggestions?

Thank you!
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Old April 27th, 2009
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My Java is completely up to date.
I don't have a router.
I'm not using a proxy, and it is checked next to no proxy in LW.
I'm not sure about the preferences folder....what do I need to do for this again?
any other suggestions?
Thank you!
I'm really sorry - I forgot to include the instructions for deleting the prefs folder in the help thread that I linked to The info's there now. Again - sorry about that
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I Just did the whole LW prefs folder and restarted the computer, but now it won't even attempt to connect. It says connecting in the bottom left hand corner but when I click on advance tools it doesn't show any attempts to connect.

I put LW as an exception on my firewall.

I'm thinking that LORD is right about cyber defender...maybe I need to use something else. Or download bearshare

Last edited by melace; April 27th, 2009 at 09:03 AM. Reason: typo
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15. Cyber Defender
A little off-topic for your problem here but ... StopBadware.org _ (but then some of its components 'might' be interfering.)
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Invalid external Address
Quite odd. I wonder if the above software is related to this somehow. Purely a surmising thought.

Deleting the LW preferences folder (but LW must be closed at that time): http://www.gnutellaforums.com/window...tml#post183932

BTW you should not need to turn your XP firewall off. Simply add LW as an exception. Setting up an exception for LimeWire in your software firewall (click in link)

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