downloading trouble
 

alright i started download a few movies here and there and all of a sudden my download speed would not go above 6kbs per second. Which makes me very unhappy, ive redownloaded the whole progam and its still the same, i have no fire wall and the connection is good. Searched everything i can think of to try and find the problem. I just want my good download speed back, anyone have any ideas on what would be causing this?

You're a bit limited by the host you're downloading from & their connecton/speed.

Here are some tips on how to configure LW for best performance
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=27036

some info on slow downloads
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=53525

Check that your ISP hasn't started limiting p2p?

i dont think im being limited by the host, because it will do it no matter who i download from

Did you check with your ISP?

download problems
 

my limewire wont let me download anything,
i've tried to delete limewire and redownload it but the sameproblem keeps happening

is there any way this can be prevented from happening in the future

Are you sure it's not a simple license issue?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...176#post154176

If LW won't let you download anything, it's usually this or maybe your maximum downloads are set at zero (tools > options > downloads, change number & apply).

:)

i just did what you and the other person said to do and there still not working

Ok, explain your problem in a bit more detail. Has LW just started doing this, or have you never been able to download? Is LW fully connected? Are you firewalled? Have you changed any hardware lately? I don't think there's any problem with ISPs here (yet), so it's not likely to be that.

What's your set up?

OS(Win XP etc)
LW & Java version (help > about LW & you'll see)
Firewall you're using
Modem/router brand & model
ISP
Connection type (DSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, school etc)
Are you sharing a connection with other computers
Is this your first try with LW

ok well, at the beginging of this year lw wouldn't let me download for some reason, i would click what i wanted to download and then it wouldn't download, my brotheres have been trying to fix it but couldn't for some reason so they stoped trying just recently they said to look on the limewire site for help but it didn't help so i came here(linked from the limewire sight)

im using
windows xp,
lw 4.10.9
java 1.5.0_03
model microsoft windoes millenium ed.
Conection wireless
Firewalls Windows firewalls
conection home
sharing yes with my family(LW works for them)

i started useing LW at the begining of last year and it recently started acting like this(not downloading)

When you click on a file to download, does it just do nothing at all or does it go down into the download pane & then not connect for download?

Have a look at this thread & follow LOTR's advice (you can forget about the "license agreement" link as you've already tried that).
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...=cant+download

it doesn't do anything at all

Did you download a magnet link as LOTR suggested? Did it download ok?

Did you delete the preferences folder? Any difference?

im kinda having the same problem
 

I downloaded sum movies and they worked fine...i tried downloading *** 2 and i downloaded the 1 with the most host which was around 40 and it just sits there saying connecting..so i tried others and still it just sits there..so i tried another movie...the ***...same problem...so then i download friday...and it only had around
5-10 host download the one with the highest and it was downloading.....

my connection is cable...."comcast" and i tested it and this was my results...

6351 Kbps or 6.4 Mbps (775 kB/s)

We don't want to know specific names of files you download if they are copyright; Forum Rules (click here)

When you post about a problem you should include these details:

Can you give us a total description of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.

Lucky Bonus question: 12. Do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is the result True/False?

You should also tell us what fixes you've tried & their effects. The Stickies around the forum are full of fixes. ;)

ok so i downloaded one on the magnetrix downloading things
it downloaded just fine, but the other things donwnloads i want 2 download still wont download

well anyway back to my problem, ive went through and checked many settings still slower than ever. My max download speed i cant get is 5-6 should be around 40. Im using the windows firewall, windows xp home edition, not sharing files, wireless internet with midwest wireless, plenty of ram and memory. Lime wire had previously been working great. I am contacting my serivce provider and see if its anything they did.

well i just got off the phone with my internet service provider and they ran a check on my connection and there was nothing wrong with it. Ive done numerous thing that people have suggested not sure what is the problem. A friend of mine both started experienceing this same problem after we downloaded some sled necks movies off limewire, have deleted them now but still is the problem.

schwic did you check the downld speed when downlding a magnet link from here http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml ?

That is sometimes a sign if the ISP is shaping your bandwidth if your magnet link gets particularly low speeds.

Do you see a brick wall in front of the globe icon at the bottom of LW?

their is no brick wall infront of the globe, im not firewalled. I click the link and downloaded one of the things it got up to 21kbs used to be at 40 but the speed didnt stay consistant and then went back to the 2-3 kbs per second and never changed so it hasnt changed? What now?

Depending on your isp speed plan, you can get up to over 200 KB/s from the magnet site. So it looks like the ISP to me. Speeds starting off ok but then suddenly going down to abysmal speeds is a sign of p2p bandwidth shaping. Who is your ISP?

Trying another p2p program would confirm it, but for me the magnet link is enough proof. And no, they very rarely tell you the truth that they're filtering your p2p bandwidth.

Unlikely to make a difference, but you can try changing the listening port to a no. between 49152 - 65535

My isp is myclearwave.net its through midwest wireless its wireless internet. Im gonna try to change the port that u said then im going to call them and tell them about the magnet site and what it did for that, and im going to reinstall ares and see how that program works. So if im understanding this right they are cutting off my download speed some how? Possible because its an illegal downloading program, because the lady on the phone told me she knew it was an illegal program and she doesnt see that it will be up and running in the future and she said its most likely limewires fault for the bad download speeds.

Still No Success With Regular Downloading.
 

1) Windows XP
2) McAfee firewall (showing Limewire has full access) and Windows
XP firewall (turned off). Also did the add port 31823 steps for
Windows firewall even though the firewall is turned off.
3) 512
4) 9.24 GB
5) Cable
6) Motorola Surfboard SB5120 cable modem
7) Connected from home
8) LimeWire beta version 4.11.0, Java version 1.5.0_05
9) ISP - Cox Communications
10) Am NOT sharing connection with other computers or other
P2P programs.
11) This is my first try at using LimeWire.

First of all, didn't submit a "license" number when the box initially
came up, but noted in the box to download anyway. I did a test
download from a magnet link. Only then, was I successful in down-
loading a file, with good speed, 227.2MB within about 15 minutes.
Unfortunately, LimeWire still shows the brick wall in front of the blue
earth, and I am still unable to download regular files even though my
McAfee firewall shows LimeWire having full access, and my Windows
firewall turned off. I don't know what the green oval 72 (next to it)
is for. The status goes as far as "connecting....," "Waiting for stable
connections." I am not connected to a router, but connected directly
to the cable modem. I went to one mentioned website, and got, "The
test worked," but when I did the report a bug view report, I got a
"false" when it came to "Received incoming this session."

Cox has been known to shape or block LW in some regions. But if you were able to downld using the magnet link, then that sounds good.

I had a look thru the manual of your modem & it doesn't appear to have any internal firewall. Recheck your McAfee settings. You may need to add setting for both port 6346 & the other port which I'm guessing is 31823.

Check your settings under (LW's menu bar,) Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewalls. Is it set to UPnP or manual port forward? You could try swapping these. Press apply & disconnect, reconnect again.

Just double-check your settings here License requirement (click on link)

BTW the no. you see at the very bottom of LW, to the right of the firewall icon is how many files you're sharing & it also shows overall downld & upload speeds & quantities.

Still No Luck....
 

I considered entering the 6346 port, but when I went to enter it,
I got the message, "The port number is already used by another
entry. Please enter a unique port number." I'm guessing that is
because I had been trying out the various types of Gnutella clients
for Windows, all probably using the 6346 port number.

I gave Bearshare the heave-ho because of the large amount of
adware/spyware components included in the program, yet necess-
ary for the program to work. I installed Shareaza at one point, and
deleted it because of the trojans/worms/etc. In retrospect I should
not have blamed Shareaza for that and have subsequently reinstalled
it. I don't seem to have any problems with it. But I really did have
a leaning towards LimeWire.

I seem to remember from other P2P programs, that UPnP was not
operational. So, I switched it to manual port forward. I still keep
getting that blasted brick wall. .......sigh....... Thanks for trying
to assist me.

LW does have UPnP which does work on condition you have a modem/router which has UPnP. But I saw no mention of a firewall or upnp on the manual of your device. You may need to reboot before you re-add port 6346 to the firewall. I've had that happen where I couldn't use a particular port because I had used another program using that same port some minutes earlier.

Maybe you can give me some insight. I don't ~think~ I am part of a
network. On the other hand, when it comes to my network connec-
tion with Cox, it states LAN or high-speed Internet.
^^^

What do you think? I will keep trying your suggestions.


I know just enough about computers to be dangerous. :-) In the
town where I live, in the early 90's, I ran the only BBS (a smaller
network other than FIDO) before the Internet, along with Windows
became so user-friendly. I can still remember Windows 3.1, before
Microsoft Windows seemed to take over MS-DOS. I self-taught with
MS-DOS 5.0.

If you're not sharing with other computers at home or no other computers are sharing the connection then it's not a network.

Try a port between 49152 - 65535. Either add that port to your firewall or dare i suggest it, temporarily turn the firewall off. You should press apply, go to menu bar, File>Disconnect, wait a minute & then File>Connect. eg: try 64049 & 65530

McAfee vs LimeWire
 

I haven't done the different ports yet. I'll give it another shot this
afternoon.

I exited the McAfee Security Center. I even went to the firewall
itself and changed the security setting to open, and rebooted. I
still get the firewall in front of the blue earth. I also went to the
task manager to end any processes McAfee still might have been
running. I didn't get very far with that; for five different McAfee
processes, access was denied when I wanted to end them. Short
of totally uninstalling McAfee, which I ~really~ don't want to have
to do, I think we are starting to run out of options.