You have a firewall someware, that limeWire dose not have access to pass
through.
System details - help us to help you Please.

Cut n paste these Questions,put your answers in bold text Thank You.

Recently there's been a problem with people not providing enough details about their setup - despite being asked again & again.
So let's make it easy for everyone...the details that we need if we're going to be able to help with complex problems are:

1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista)
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 (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ?
8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.?
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ?
10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ?
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.?
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ?
14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ?
15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.?

These are all contained within the sticky Connection problems? Check here first!
but possibly some people are getting a bit confused or lost when we direct them to this sticky & ask them to provide their details.

This information can be vital
For instance, some ISPs are known for blocking p2p/throttling bandwidth,
some connection devices are known for being unreliable in certain situations.

So please, help us to help you & provide as much info as you can.
If you're new to LW or new to computers & aren't sure how to answer some questions,
or don't know what an ISP or router is - just say so. Nobody's going to yell at you:wink:
Even if you can't answer all the questions in one go...don't worry. Do the best you can & we'll take it from there.
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mickjapa108

I have the same problem and of course I do want to share with others.

1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista) Windows XP home edition

2. What firewalls you have ? McAffe Security (LW is listed as an exception), windows firewall (LW is listed as an exception) Motorolla Cable Modem (Configured port for UDP & TCP incoming & outgoing)

3. How much ram ? 1.0 GB

4. Hard Disk space available ? 39.3 GB

5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ? Comcast Cable or Sprint wirelerss via cell phone modem

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers ? Motorola SBG900, Sprint cell phone (Samsung Blade A900)

7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ? House

8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.? LW = 4.12.6, Java = 1.5.0

9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? Comcast Cable or Sprint wireless

10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ? "Your test worked."

11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Sharing the modem/router with a Sony Vaio desktop(hardwired) and Laptop (wireless connection)

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.? New problem with a prior user

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ? Yes, when connected through the cable modem, no when connected through Sprint wireless

14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ? Yes, as far as I know

15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? On, and has LW as an exception

Please help correct so others can download from me as I do from others!

Don't use McAfee firewall & XP firewall together, they'll interfere with each other. Turn off the XP firewall & just use McAfee.

When you set up port forwarding for the Motorola, did you set up a static IP address first? Check to make sure that LW's listening port, the port forwarded & the number in LW's 'manual port forward' box (tools > options > advanced > firewall config) are all the same number.

Did you use these instructions for port forwarding?
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...0/Limewire.htm

Go back through those & double check your setup

Your version of Java's pretty old Update & use the JRE offline installer here. Remove your old Java version before you install the new one.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp