The files I am dling never connect... help!
 

Hello...

When i search plenty of results show up but when i click a file it goes from "Connecting..." to "Need more sources". Sometimes my internet even disconnects by itself *AFTER* this happens. Can someone help me? Does it have to do with a port?

Also the firewall icon is always there and I tried to put an exception and I even turned off the firewall and it didnt work.

HELP!!

Paolo, Please answer the questions in the Link below so we can try to help you.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html

1. OS version? Vista
2. What firewalls you have? CA security suite (i can turn the firewall off it doesnt affect results tho)
3. How much ram? 2g
4. Hard Disk space available? tons
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Westell d90 327w15 d6
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. Newest
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Verizon
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? Yes it works
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Yes, my computer is on an ethernet connection and there is another on a wireless
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. new problem, using it forever
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yes
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? Upnp is enables I think, its checked in the options on Limewire
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...lies/smile.gifI disabled firewall
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). USA

Hope this helps because I need help

Try Port Forwarding.

Port Forwarding for the Westell D90-327W15-06.

What do I do after this:

http://portforward.com/english/route...327W15-065.jpg

The instructions are not clear after that. I set my Listen on Port and Manual Port Forward to 33453 (I think the guide said to put them as the same port). What do I do here thn? By the way thanks for you help.

Try putting 33453 in the base host port.

I did, and I put the same number for the range. I did it for upd and tcp. I enabled both of them. The files still stay on "connecting" and then it tries all the sources and doesnt connect. :(

Is the brickwall still infront of the globe?

Fake Files In The Search Results

Try that. The files you might be downloading could be fake.

Also, Verizon is known to block port 6346, change the port. Or change the port and port forward.

Thank you so much Remoc! It *seems* to be working now! And thanks garbagefan because I was chosing files with almost 100 sources instead of those with around 10.

THANK YOU!