No downloads

[tartanmack]

I am not getting any downloads and this has been happening for a few weeks now, I wondered if anyone else was experiencing problems. My operating system is macos 9.2.2.
I would appreciate any help

[stief]

Hi tartanmack

Are you getting stable connections? If so, ask your ISP if gnutella connections are being hampered (The gnutella netsize is down a bit: I hope it's just a seasonal cycle).

When "serial box" won't download, it's time to check my connections.

[tartanmack]

Thanks for your reply, each time i check the connections from other users they are very unstable and I feel this may be the problem as you say I hope it is only temporary

[stief]

Try adding some more files to share. I'm not sure of the logic, but this seems to bring you to the attention of other hosts.

[tartanmack]

I am already sharing about 630 downloads so I don't think that is the problem but thanks for your suggestion

[stief]

Sorry--I should have said "new or different" files.
Back to basics: would you mind giving a bit more info, like which version of LW you are using and how you connect to the internet? (modem/cable/router etc).
Are your searches returning many results?

[tartanmack]

I am using limewre pro version 3.4.7 and I have and adsl modem

[stief]

That looks good. If you don't get at least 20 results when you use an "any type" search for, say, "serial box", try file->disconnect and then "connect". That will give you a new and hopefully better set of hosts you can monitor in the Connections pane. I find it useful to turn on the option to see the vendor to get a sense of who is handling my connections.

(This is a long shot: Lw is pretty good at selecting a set of connections that gives you a pretty extensive reach to the gnutella network. If you are running as an Ultrapeer, this probably will be even less help).

Other than the usual check java version/restart/uninstall/reinstall, I'm out of ideas what else you could check until you can speak with your ISP.

[tartanmack]

I get quite a lot of results but no downloading of them and I do disconnect and reconnect but still no success but I thank you for all the help. I read there will be improvement in version 4 so here's hoping that is so

[stief]

Odd. Check your tools->options and see how many downloads you are allowed. Maybe you just have too many downloads waiting and need to clear the list and start fresh. I try not to have more than 4 entries in the download list (you can always resume the cleared partial downloads from the incomplete section of the library pane).