My Vista and McAfee Solution worked
 

I was trying to run LW on Vista Home Premium and my internet connection crashed everytime I started LW. I also have McAfee Security Center running. After trying all recommendations w/o any luck. I searched and found the following fix for internet connection problems w/Vista and I'll be dammed it worked for me. I have LW & McAfee running as I type. Give it a try :idea:

Unbind TCP/IPv6.

1. From the Windows Vista Start menu, click Network.
2. In the Network window, click Network and Sharing Center.
3. In the Network and Sharing Center window, click Manage network connections.
4. In the Network Connections window, right-click the network connection you are trying to use (Wireless or Local Area Connection), and then click Properties.
5. In the Properties dialog box, on the Networking tab, in the This connection uses the following items: area, click to clear check mark from Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6). Click OK.
6. Shut down Windows, restart the computer, and then try connecting to the Internet.

Change the adapter settings for TCP/IPv4.

1. In the Network Connections window, right-click the network connection you are trying to use (Wireless or Local Area Connection), and then click Properties.
2. In the Properties dialog box, on the Networking tab, click to select your network connection, and then click Configure.
3. In the Controller Properties window, click the Advanced tab.
4. On the Advanced tab, in the Properties area, click to select and then change the value of any option with an option of (IPv4) to Disabled. Click OK. The usual items to look for are: IPv4 Checksum Offload, TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4), UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4).
5. Shut down Windows, restart the computer, and then try connecting to the Internet.

Cheers...Great info...;)

*growls*
I've purchased this in the past, and never had a problem with it. Then one day i try to dl some songs an it won't connect, kept giving some lame error, so i uninstalled it and reinstalled...Now every dam time i try loading LW i get kicked off the net..
i've done:
Unbind TCP/IPv6.

1. From the Windows Vista Start menu, click Network.
2. In the Network window, click Network and Sharing Center.
3. In the Network and Sharing Center window, click Manage network connections.
4. In the Network Connections window, right-click the network connection you are trying to use (Wireless or Local Area Connection), and then click Properties.
5. In the Properties dialog box, on the Networking tab, in the This connection uses the following items: area, click to clear check mark from Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6). Click OK.
6. Shut down Windows, restart the computer, and then try connecting to the Internet.

then tried doing the other one but cant find any:
The usual items to look for are: IPv4 Checksum Offload, TCP Checksum Offload (IPv4), UDP Checksum Offload (IPv4).
this is driving me insane, i've purchased this again 2 weeks ago thinking maybe my membership ran out or something..paying for something i can't even use ;/

Could you supply these details please...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Vista
2. What firewalls you have? Mcafee
3. How much ram? 1526mb
4. Hard Disk space available?110gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)dsl
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?visionnet adsl 202 modem dunno model # sticker thing came off ages ago..wireless G router - model # for router is f5d7230-4 router brand is Belkin.
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. limewire 4.14.10 pro...java 1.6.0_02
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? verison
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? 'Your test worked!'
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. yes, your set up is that you are sharing ur dsl connection with another computer. i am not doing any p2p program sharing.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. new problem have had limewire forever it seems, since i got new wireless router doesn't seem to work at all
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes but i've allowed access for lw
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?according to the belkin site, ure router is set up to default to UPnP.
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall security suite outdated so assuming it's not working :P
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). NY, USA

We will have to troubleshoot our way through this...;)

Try Port Forwarding as your router has an inbuilt Nat Firewall...
These are your instructions...
Port Forwarding for the Belkin F5D7230-4

Let me know how that goes, even if the wall doesn't disappear, leave the port forward set up that you do...

didn't work, still boots me offline .. you dont' know how much i'm fed up with this bs..i've been trying to get lw to work for weeks i'm at he point where now i feel i was screwed over, paying for something i can't use an prolly can't get my dam money back on..
TY for trying i guess ;/

Don't give up just yet, there are still a few more things to try...

Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

If that does not help with your problem try deleting your preference folder/s...This will reset your configurations back to default and get rid of any corruption that may of happened...;)

Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should
LimeWire Pref Folder in Vista

installing the JRE 5.11 offline version didn't work...
and i'm pc stupid lmao...couldn't find wth the preference folders was unless its the restore all lw options thing..
who do i write to to get my cc credited the cost of this dam thing?

Don't worry about the preference folder at the moment, we will get back to that if this doesn't help...

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