Can not connect have tryed everything!
 

I have tryed everything I can think of any I'm pretty sure everything on the help.

Im running on Windows 7 Through a Siemens 4100b router and Belkin N150. Even without router I can not connect. Tryed running java.exe and frostwire as admin from main account unless I gotta do something else. Have turned UAC off. Turned firewalls off. Did the clean install from here and the connection fix which just zipped files no idea where to put them. Do not know how to delete the preferences if that makes a difference. Im running on DSL it never happened to me in Vista but Win7 seems to...not like Frostwire or Phex. o.O Anything I can do people!? :sos:

Which version of FW are you using?

Which version of Java are you using?

If you're using Java 7, try using a version of Java 6 instead. Click on the link here for more info. Even though it's referring to LimeWire, you can still use the download link for Java 6 & use the instructions for making Java 6 your default version: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/genera...need-java.html


When using the connection fix, try this:

1. Download the FrostWire Gnutella ConnectFix.zip file, save the file.
2. Double click on the file that you've saved & extract it with an archive utility such as WinRar, 7zip, WinZip.
3. Close FW & make sure that it's not running by checking in Task Manager. If a FW process is running, end the process.
4. Run the Connection Fix installer by double clicking on the icon. Click 'Finish' once installation is complete.
5. Restart FW.

Then leave FW running for 5 to 10 mins - sometimes connection takes a little time.


For deleting the FW preferences folder...
1. Close FW & make sure that it's closed by checking in Task Manager (if there's a FW process running - end the process).

2. Click on the Start button & then type %appdata% into the search text field. You should then see a folder named FrostWire - that's your preferences folder. Delete that folder. When you delete the prefs folder, FW must be closed... otherwise things won't work.

3. Restart FW.

Deleting your prefs folder will change all of your settings within FW's Tools > Options. So if you're not sure what all of your settings are, you should look through FW's Tools > Options & note down what things are before you delete the prefs folder, so that you can re-set them later.

Let us know if you're still having probs after trying these things :)

FW Version 4.21.9
Java 6

Did all these steps EXCEPT the connect file when I extract it says that this file can not be encrypted. I tell it to go ahead and I get 2 files MAC_OSx or whatever and The Windows one but it has a file that leads to contents and then to some other stuff. Theres not an .exe or anything to run. Advice?

Sounds like you downloaded the wrong one.
Choose the one that is called FrostWire Windows ConnectFix June 2012.zip from view folder: FrostWire Connect Fixes - ifile.it
I presumed most people would guess the OSX one is for Mac users only. I renamed the Windows one from FrostWire Gnutella ConnectFix June 2012.zip. I've double-checked and the one named above is the Windows one. AFAIK it should be 64-bit Windows 7 compatible. I've run it on my Windows 7.

On Windows, the MacOSX connection fix will look like a folder and inside is another folder called Contents. This is how most MacOSX applications are designed, so it includes most of the support files within the program package instead of them being installed all over the system like on Windows. To uninstall programs on MacOSX is often as simple as trashing the program package. But on MacOSX it looks like a file not a folder.

YAY! Success. Thank you so much for your help!!!:yahoo:

Another issue has popped up though!!! I can connect but...all my searches find nothing.

Try Birdy's advice here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...tml#post368617 which has some off-shoot links. The principles are the same.

My search results yesterday were not good, but the program was not on for that long. Today seems much better.

your welcome to join #support
Myself a Helper or others can help you
also when there make sure u have NEWEST VERSION
and READ the guide by typing :?guide in the room

for 4x
type ?connect or ?gnutella
and the bot show u how to fix your connection issues

Why do you keep trying to push users from Gnutella to BitTorrent only?

If they are going to use BitTorrent, then why not pick Vuze, uTorrent, Deluge, Halite, Transmission etc., which have been developed solely for the BitTorrent protocol for years, rather than the FrostWire attempt at doing BitTorrent?

The user above is asking for help with v.4 with Gnutella support included so you can't help him. Also what is a "Helper"? Is that something like self proclaimed v.5 only support people that aren't real staff?

Looking at the Frostwire site it even offers the old versions, so there must be demand for them. Why the policy to refuse to help those people?

im NOT
1 4X HAD Gnutella 5 DOESN'T 4 is not working anymore
and connections dont work well and 4 has spam
2 THIS is FROSTWIRE THREAD so if user cant use frost all im doing is explaining is HOW to connect and download w 5 thats all
yes im a % +h hop (help operator) in the room on the staff on IRC

we not refusing help ANYONE
if ppl wish use 5 or upgrade we have many guides and guide videos
if ppl want use 4 thats good too we have fixes listed in the support room

regarding pushing from Gnutella the staff and I have NOTHING to do w that
its the developers decision , it was removed because of spam fake files and bad connections

my job is to help moderate the support room, keep room safe, help w Q A
if they wish use a different client thats fine

if he wishes to use 4
all he has do is come to #support
and type ?gnutella or ?connect
and our friendly bots will explain how to fix 4
as well as make sure he uses 4.21.8
and updated java
i dont have frost on the computer anyway

And still you write in earlier post:

Even using capitalized letters. Newest versions are the v5 BitTorrent only attempts.

And BTW during a short browse through the FrostWire forums it even became apparent that FrostWire is using the Azureus source code i.e. FrostWire is Vuze with another skin and less relevant options.

Can you name one single thing that FrostWire can do and Vuze can't do. I could probably name 20 things that Vuze can do and FrostWire can't do if I bothered to install and crosscheck.

Last time I went to support I had a cheeky 10 year old teasing me, so much for help. :D Admittedly that was quite a while ago now.

sleep - i dont use it myself
all im saying is FROST is the free version of what lime pro was
when lime closed they went to frost
if ppl want to use frost GREAT if not that's fine too
like i said I am support for the help
im also the forums moderator

Lord ya its 13+ room
i think most ppl are 17 20 and up who are staff
if they are 13 and not there to help they are dealt with,
its help room we dont ask ASL in therei dont know ppls agem
all i worry about is the QA and keeping room safe and under control

Bots? Does not sound like personal help. Also, why 4.21.8? Personally I found 4.21 slower and harder to connect with than 4.20.

Do you also fall under the dev's hypnotism of believe everything they say? They thought 4.21 was better but was it really for the gnutella network? Why should 4.21 have been a slower client to connect than the earlier version?

And why was it full of junk-ware when FrostWire's web-site specifically and strongly stated at the time FW did not include any junkware of any form? OK we had this out with one of the devs at the time, he simply thought we were arrogant. But the Gnutella forums were 'always' about pointing out mistakes or errors or bugs or hypocrisy with gnutella clients. He did not seem to understand that. lol He had obviously not been around the gnutella forums since its earlier days or read back the posts of earlier periods. File_Girl71's thread on a Bundle-Free FW thread is one such thread but not only thread from memory involved in that discussion. The FW Dev deleted one of his posts within an hour of posting after realising what he said was totally wrong about FW's open source status. I suspect the blood was rushing to his head. :D

You refer to auto-help such as Bots and videos. But at same time you talk about personal help. I guess the personal help now will have nothing to do with gnutella network because all those still helping are those who are under the dev's hypnotism and have upgraded to FW 5 and are no longer using the gnutella network. Thus, no longer even know what's happening on the gnutella network. :D

As far as gnutella clients go, GTK-Gnutella is far more developed than either LW or FW ever were for the gnutella network. Both LW and FW are looking very old fashioned already when you look at GTK's more developed and additional Gnutella protocol abilities. :D But GTK is not for everyone due to its less than easy to understand interface options. Although it does have abilities to choose a basic and advanced mode. Coincidentally this is something I had asked the LW devs to do over 3 years ago .. roughly based on my experience with Azureus (Vuse) with it's basic, intermediate and advanced options. A couple devs liked the idea as with other ideas I suggested but they were all put on ice as they were under a certain amount of pressure already 'to do as they were told' by you know who. Though the general public did not realise that at the time.

Was it true FrostWire gave up on the gnutella network because there were no true gnutella devs left, ie: they were relying on the LimeWire dev's output?
When FrostWire first started, it had a few limewire code suppliers from the general gnutella community whom had supplied a large amount/percentage of code over many years for LimeWire. They had helped support LW 4 and earlier versions through their days. In fact, they had supplied a very large percentage of LW4's most important code. But these initial FW devs seemed to vanish within a year or two from the FW team. Leaving FrostWire to continually wait and lean on the LimeWire dev's shoulders for support and upgrade ideas. Yep, at least a couple of these donators of code, I had tried out their own particular versions of LW and seen tools which eventually made it into the mainstream LW (before FW existed.) These code contributors were also constantly supplying bug fixes for LW over many years. Which is something maybe some people tend to easily forget about which is unfortunate. Without these people, both FW and it seems LW also seemed to suffer greatly. LW devs seemed to struggle to do it alone with LW 5.

BTW the FrostWire site's gnutella.net download page has not had its files updated for close to a year now. They used to give optional files from their network of FW program's gnutella.net files. It slowed to just a couple, then just one, then zero updated. So they are now all out of date and very very old and useless in gnutella network connection terms.