Hi Punk.
Don't lets give up yet, Post the info for us and lets see if its TalkTalk or not.
If your not a heavy user, and avoid peak times for large Downloads it may be
something els,

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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Peace.

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mickjapa108

Hi Mick,thanks for your help mate - it's really appreciated what you guys do. Answers as follows:



Many 1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista) - Xp Office
2. What firewalls you have ? Windows and McAfee
3. How much ram ? Not Sure
4. Hard Disk space available ? 64%
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ? Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers ? Linksys Wireless WAG54GS
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ? [B******[/B]
8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.? LW 4.12.11 - Not sure about Java but have just downloaded latest
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? TalkTalk
10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ? [B******ed ok[/B]
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Share with 2 other laptops who have same problems. No other p2p programme that I know of12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.? I've been using limewire for 5 years and never had this problem before.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ? Brick wall for 10 seconds then it disappears
14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ? [B]Yes[B]
15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? XP firewall on but permission given for limewire

Hi Mick,

Don't know what happened there with my answer to Question 10 - but the answer should read - your test worked

Many thanks

Punk

Hi punk.

Turn one of your firewalls off, 2 running together cause problems.

There are allot of people having trouble with McAfee right now and it is known to block limewire. Try turning it off and seee if LimeWire will connect.

To disable firewall protection:
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, do one of the following:
Click Internet & Network, and then Configure.
Click Advanced Menu, then Configure on the Home pane, and then point to Internet & Network.
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under Firewall protection is enabled, select Off.
A warning appears saying 'When firewall protection is disabled, your computer is vulnerable to intrusion and unwanted network connections'.
In the warning box, you have the option of automatically re-enabling the firewall after 15 minutes (you can change this to 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 60 minutes).
Click OK to disable the firewall. Clicking Cancel leaves the Firewall protection enabled.

http://ts.mcafeehelp.com/ Say thanks to Grandpa for info.
Peace.

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mickjapa108

Hi Mick,

Done that but still no joy

Punk

Hi Punk.
What can I say, talk talk
put talk talk in search and see who if anyone can suggest a work around
Peace.

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mickjapa108

Punk Hi
Just a thought, Have you tried completly Uninstalling McAfee ?

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mickjapa108

Hi Mick,

Thanks for your time and help mate

Punk

TalkTalk, like Tiscali, rent there phone lines from B.T. Who do filter P2P.
So what can I say, Get a new ISP. Don't let them get away with it.
Go to IDSL compare site, choose a ISP that are not ripoffs.
Peace.

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