i just bought a laptop with vista and cannot seem to connect with lw. i have another desktop in my room which gets the same signal from from a wireless connection but lw works on that comp. i have norton and have to tried shutting down firewalls on both windows and norton and i have programmed both to allow lw and still cant seem to get it to work. PLEASE HELP
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98,XP.SP2. )? vista
2. What firewalls you have?norton and windows
3. How much ram?1 gig
4. Hard Disk space available?80
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)?wireless
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?linksy
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.lw 4.12.11 java 1.6
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?roadrunner
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?worked
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?yes