Connecting to Limewire
 

Help! -- please!!
I have used Limewire on my desktop for many years, but recently I cannot connect. I have a home network which consists of my desktop (the main computer), a router, and my laptop. The strange thing is that my laptop connects OK. How is this possible?

My desktop is an old Dell, with 384 mB of memory and a few GB of storage. I am running Windows XP Pro on it. My laptop is an HP with 1.5 GB of memory, and lots of storage. I run Vista on it.

It is not a case of any firewall blocking the program. The required permissions to accept Limewire are given.

Any ideas as to how to resolve the problem?

Thanks.

-- R.

Have you checked suggestions here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html :)
Make sure both LW's are not attempting to connect using same port. Your router will only allow one program to use a particular port.
I'm wondering if your router is only giving UPnP for your Vista machine & not the desktop. Is your XP system up to date? :)

Be interesting if you tried the above suggestions after Rebooting your computer whilst not using the laptop's LW at all. This will free up all the ports & UPnP your router is offering. Either reboot main computer router is connected through, else reboot the router itself (simply turn off for a minute.)

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Thanks, Lord. I'll try that tomorrow.

-- R.

Hi Lord:
Tried a number of things you suggested:
turned off Windows XP firewall (yes, XP is up-to-date)
turned off LW on the laptop
unplugged desktop and router and waited a minute; then plugged back in; tried LW again (still would not connect)
You said "try removing the present LW rules from within your firewall's config" -- how does one do this? Also, if I have the firewall turned off, does this matter?
Not sure if I am narrowing things down, or not.
Just wonder why so many people have problems connecting. Also, in the past, I have been connecting OK. Then, out of the blue no connection. Then, again, out of the blue I can connect again. Just not this time. Is Limewire a flawed program?
Thanks again for your help.

-- R.