I recently switched from windows to mac and I just installed limewire on my mac and I can't connect. I've used limewire with no issues when I was on windows using the same provider and router I am now... it seem like it's a mac issue, but I can't figure it out...Help! I've tried all the fixes and I can't get it to connect.


1. OS version? OSX 10.5 Leopard
2. What firewalls you have? Just the apple one
3. How much ram? 1gb
4. Hard Disk space available? 100gb+
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Netgear wgt624V3
7. Where are you trying to connect from? apartment
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? 4.14.10 & 1.5.0_13
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Nova Cable
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: test works
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. NO
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with old user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? Yep
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? Pnp enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall NONE it's an apple
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

I don't have instructions for the Leopard firewall but it should be almost the same as this OSX Firewall settings for Tiger.

Most Netgear devices have UPnP on by default & yours is on the list of the models that do.

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