limewire/direcway
 

Everything was working fine until recently. I've had no trouble downloading at very decent speeds. Then about 2 weeks ago, that all came to an end. I understand that (at that time) DirecWay made drastic changes to their system, blocking certain connections. I was without email for days because of it. And as many of you probably know, DirecWay isn't known for their good customer service.
My problem is, I cannot download using LimeWire anymore. Well, that's not entirely true... I can download, but only at 1KB speeds. It goes between 0 and 1, usually. If I'm lucky, I get a whopping 2 or 3. What took 1-2 minutes to download, now takes me an hour or so.
I have all the exceptions set in my firewall. That was always done.
I can download mp3's from the internet NOT using a p2p program, such as LimeWire. But when using a p2p, it only goes at 1KB.
We've checked everything we know how to. Reset things a zillion times. Does anyone have any ideas here?
We have the DW6000. We also installed their stupid LAN client, as they suggested. We don't use a LAN line to connect. Nothing works to fix the problem with LimeWire and I'm frustrated beyond belief. :bangh:
Please don't suggest I unplug the modem... I've heard that about a gillion times recently and is irrelevant to my problem
Thanks.
...v

It sounds like your ISP is shaping your use of p2p. Well if your isp is suddenly blocking or filtering, you could try a few things. One is to try at a different time of day. 2nd is to change the ports, ie; go to LW's menu bar, Tools>Options>Advanced & change the listening & connection ports to one between these 49152 - 65535.

BTW do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Was it always like that?

LOTR, I'll try the other ports. Thank you. I thought about that but didn't know what to use.
Yes, the brick wall was always in front of the world icon at the bottom left. It's there now.
I've even disabled my firewall and I still cannot download faster than 1KB.
I'll try those things in the meantime.
...v

I've turned the FW off and it still shows the brickwall icon.

Nothing works. I've tried several different port numbers. Same thing... download at 0-2 KB.

If the firewall is not the softw firewall then it must be your connection device. Can you possible access it's manager using your browser so you can check if it has UPnP support?

I can access the satellite modem's info page, but I cannot find anything about UPnP support. I'm still looking.

I can't find anything about that. There's not even a place to search their help files (lame, but not surprizing).

Ah so the DW6000 is a satellite system. No wonder. See http://www.copperhead.cc/DW6000.htm Tips-N-Tricks link does mention something about ports. BTW I can't download any of those manuals because I get permission errors.

Do a seach on the forums for DirecWay & you'll see similar stories.
Also see http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...light=DirecWay

I did read some time back that sat providers are very quick to apply limits on bandwidth use. The fact it was working fine then not.

Been on vacation and haven't had time to get back to this issue...
Anyways, it's still not working. We've been trying everything. Haven't looked at those links yet, but will.
I'm not over my download limit of 167 mb per 4 hour period. That's not the problem. The problem seems to lie somewhere with DirecWay's authentication thing they put on their system. Once they did that, we couldn't receive our email anymore. Then LimeWire wouldn't work at more than downloading 1KB speed. We just can't figure out what to do about that. And their tech people don't know anything. It's pathetic.

BTW, my download speeds for everything besides P2P programs, is high. Very high.

Junior Member Brokentoyland

Your best bet is to change your ISP to one that does not have an anti-P2P policy.


UK Bob

Yeah... easier said than done. We live in a location where it's either DirecWay or dialup. It was working great for years, then when they suddenly added this server authentication a couple weeks ago, they obviously also added this compulsory P2P throttle. What sucks is that they're saying 'because it could violate the fair access policy'. We just read this tonight. So, without even violating their fair access policy, they punish us by throttling any P2P connection because it 'might' violate it. Is this legal? How in the hell can they do this legally? Seems like some commie bs to me :mad:

Junior Member Brokentoyland

Your ISP's attitude towards P2P may seem to you like commie BS, controlling what you do, but I would say to you that it is very capitalist because you are still paying the same monthly subscription for a lesser service.

Also, you asked:I'm guessing that you live in the US, so the only way to find out is consult a lawyer. But JM Brokentoyland, don't feel victimised because this anti-P2P thing is happening here in the UK as well.

Peace


UK Bob

DIREWAY DOWNLOAD SPEED Problem
 

I am having the same trouble.. 1-2kb/s.. This is crazy... I took my laptop to a hotel that has broadband and I had 100kb/s downloads.... I cannot wait until the BPL - Electric Lines Broadband... It will kill direcway and can't wait... The problem is we cannot shop for broadband because of the distances.. Oh well.. I get off my soapbox.... WE ALL NEED MORE BROADBAND OPTIONS... It will help us all with cost...


This happens with other P2P software... it is the Direcway Connection.....

If anyone would now how to fixed this problem... We would make you king....

:mad:

steve2mh, yes, you're right... DirecWay IS doing it. I hate that we have to have our service changed, modified or whatever you want to call it, when we're right in the middle of our contracts and paying a lot of money for their service (or lack thereof). It sucks! And like you, I too tried another P2P program with the same slow results. And I recently stayed in a hotel and used their wireless connection with LimeWire and it worked like it used to at home. It just flew.
I'm guessing we're the first of many having a fit over this. I'm sure this will become an issue in the not too distant future. Not even sure it's legal. But knowing how sneaky DirecWay is, they probably have their behinds covered.
In the meantime (while waiting for our WiFi tower to be finished), I'll be on the lookout for sites and addresses to ftp from to download mp3's, like in the old days. Hahah
LimeWire ought to come out with a browser version. Might bypass all these problems. Who knows though...

Here's a site that lists all the free wireless places in the States and some of Europe: http://www.wififreespot.com/ I'll probably use some of those from time to time while awaiting our WiFi. I can't wait to get rid of DirecWay once and for all. Blah.

Just when I was about to give up all hope, I decided to try SoulSeek. And it works! I used to use SoulSeek way back in the day and always loved it. LimeWire works better, of course. But not if my ISP (the a-holes at DirecWay) are blocking it. So, if anyone's frustrated and has DirecWay, try SoulSeek. It works a helluva lot better when you donate (5 bucks for 35 or so days). Not too shabby. Better than not having a connection.
Here's the link: http://www.slsknet.org/