Thank you birdy , i do have photobucket and so i shall try that .

If you go to Tools menu, Advanced Tools and look top-left of the window, does it say you are firewalled?
Are you using LW Basic or Pro?
In Tools > Options > Misc, is the option checked to send LW anonymous information? I'd recommend unchecking the option if it is checked.
I installed 5.3.6 but do not get the same error. Mine is almost the same as the one in the image I posted earlier.

Yes , you are behind a firewall and support firewall transfers ;

i am always connected to 3 ultrapeers so i think i must now be on lw basic ; as we talked about recently , for several years i was always connected to 5 ultrapeeers ;

One fix as discussed in post #395.

As far as the firewall issue. Can you give your http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html

The problem will most likely either be your computer software firewall, possibility of other security software, NAT effect via your router. I am not aware of any ISP blocks or filtering in your area for P2P. Gladly our country is mostly clear of such BS.

Well yes i was sending information to lw ; as advised i just then unchecked that little box ; when i click on that link to learn more , that webpage is not available .

Do you suspect that we are getting different image errors because you have apple mac and i have hp windows vista ;???

I did my testing on Windows. I can't remember if it was Win 7 or 8.

OK, I just installed 5.3.6 on Win XP and got the identical error as you. LW took about 10 seconds to connect as Turbo with 5 dark blue bars. Connection window says no firewall detected. I vaguely remember the error looking a little different on earlier LW versions and stood out more but now it seems the error depends on Windows version.

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So I would suggest it is not something to worry about.


BTW did you get this sorted out? Do you use the Blocklist I supply or only the built-in LW blocklist? If you don't wish to use the one I supply I can give you the most likely ranges of those particular hosts. Here's a couple of image samples: Uploading using Phex which is identical to what was happening to you and Connections with BearShare. Although Phex has a built-in blocklist, it does not block those ranges. Neither does the LW built-in list. There's more other than the ones in the images that they use. Their objective is to fill your upload slots so nobody else can download from you. They are BOTs (programmed to do what they do), we refer to as Hostiles.

AKA Hostile BOTs

Port 27016 and 7001 are used by Hostiles. Port 27016 by spammers, 7001 usually by upload slot containment but their shares suggests they are also spammers using temporary static shares (68 GB). Although I've never seen evidence of them (port 7001) as spammers per se. Those that use port 27016 and 7001 are BOTs all the same.

Yes , birdy did suggest photobucket and that did work out well for moving photos and images in .

Ok , for 2 weeks i have been observing my 3 hosts carefully and that number , 27016 , that you warned me about in message 354 has come up every day ; i only use the built in lw blocklist so is that only updated every 12 months ??

About 6 months ago , my emails that tell me that a new post has been added to the threads , just stopped coming ; why is it so ??

Can you send me their addresses if you still have a list of them?

No the LW 'built-in' Blocklist does not get auto-updated. That blocklist will not have been updated for 3 years or a little over 3 years. The LimeWire company produced the 'built-in' blocklist but the LW company no longer exists.

The blocklists I offer are based off the BearShare Full-Hostiles blocklist with continual updates. I also combined it with the blocklists from a couple of other gnutella programs and made sure the listings from the LW 'built-in' list were also included. So the so-called Security blocklists I supply are continually updated lists. Not only added spammers and hostiles that are designed to fill your upload slots, but also hostiles designed to DDoS your client, and also some criminal investigation groups. I update the LW list about once every two months (it's due for another update.) If more people were downloading it I would update it monthly. There's 4 choices. Two are 'light' lists which are a fraction of the size of the other two. This is in case your LW has memory problems. The other two are very large but a little smaller than the BearShare blocklist. You have a choice to block all Japanese hosts or not. The reason for this is not only to block Japanese hostile hosts but also for those who had contacted me in regards to keeping their search results and connections limited to their cultural interests.

Apologies. This is a bug that occasionally happens with the forum. Sometimes threads you might be subscribed to are updated with a new post but emails are not sent to those subscribed to the thread. The mail-server has a limit of emails it can send and this might be one of the problems. There's a lot of people who might be subscribed to this thread for example. I have no control over the mail-server, all I can do is nag the owner lol. Did you receive an email notifying you of this post reply?

No , i did not get an email ;

please edit my posts to protect the innocent .

27016 will be somewhere in my next post .

Fri Dec 07 15:56:01 WST 2012

LimeWire version 5.6.2
Java version 1.6.0_35 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows Vista v. 6.0 on x86
Free/total memory: 15596432/66363392

Detail: Console Log

-- BEGIN LOG --
102727 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.add - Pong from 76.24.217.225:27016
102728 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.isValidHost - Validating host 76.24.217.225:27016
102729 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.isValidHost - Host is valid
102729 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.isValidHost - Validating host 76.24.217.225:27016
102730 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.isValidHost - Host is valid
102730 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.add - Adding host to free leaf slot set
102730 DEBUG [Message-Executor] gnutella.HostCatcher.addPermanent - Not permanently adding host with low uptime
-- END LOG --

Thanks, only one found though. :) You might want to check your gnutella.net connection file to see if any :27016 hosts exist. Remove them. ;) You can open it with Wordpad and search that term. Oh, and also search :7001
FrostWire 4 is terrible for connecting to those spammer hosts. LimeWire 5 much less if at all but you still get spam from them.

LOTR, The space where LW allows you to add a host connection port (that frequently keeps popping back to 6346) What number or different numbers would be wise to enter in there for true music hosts? And European?
Thanks

These days probably the only client programs that keep that port as the default would be the older ones such as Cabos, Acqlite, BearShare, etc. Programs like GTK, LW, FW & Phex will tend to use UPnP where the port will vary each time the user opens their program, unless they port forwarded the program.

So in answer, I think you can even just keep it blank. And in some ways (at least in general) I'm not sure it even matters if you add a port the client is not using at the time.

I've manually added host addresses for programs like BearShare 5, Gnucleus, LuckyWire. And it did not seem to matter that the port was different or no port, a connection was still able to be made to the hosts manually added. Two of the best Phex hosts I'm aware of (obviously same household) use different static ports, yet when I've added the address, sometimes I've connected to one or the other regardless of the port I added.

I'm not sure what difference it makes when the hosts are port forwarded.

As far as seeking music hosts, I don't think the port number has any relevance.

I keep coming back to your post - wonder why? Anyway I'm afraid I have failed to download your version because I couldn't get past filecloud.io. I try to register and it keeps telling me ‘username entered is too short’. I even put in all 26 letters of the alphabet in a string in order and that was too short also! I've sent them an email asking them what the hell they require.

Meanwhile I think I'll read your posting again...

Just installed Limewire for the 3rd time. Have used it successfully the previous twice over the years but this time I start a search for Audio - Artist James ***/Jackson *** (tried both) and nothing happens - just the whirring cursor in the middle of the screen. I've had this problem before and it was a simple solution - wish I could remember it! Help!

thanks and regards

Taffstuart

Are you sure you're connected? With 5 blue bars bottom of screen?

Try step 2 (Deleting LW prefs folder) here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/window...ng-should.html though this will mean you will lose the word filters & some other settings if you used the setup provided by the forum. Also if you used the Security blocklist, you will need to re-install that.

Hello LotR

You helped me with exactly the same problem a few years ago when I had XP but this one is more complicated. I'm using Windows 7 now.

"Are you sure you're connected? With 5 blue bars bottom of screen?"

No I see no bars.

"Try step 2 (Deleting LW prefs folder) here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/window...ng-should.html .."

Done. I deleted the Limeware folder from AppData, right clicked on the LW icon and 'run as administrator' after setting the compatibility setting to 'windows 7'

I had earlier installed Java 1.6 so I re-installed it clicking on your 'offline' link, but I still don't see how the hell you can specify 'run as administrator' - right click does nothing.

So all in all I've got nowhere. This is my 3rd installation of LimeWire over the years and this is the only time I've achieved sweet FA with it.

Your assistance is much appreciated.

brgds

TaffStuart

Did you get my previous response to this message? I can't find it anywhere. I only sent it 10 minutes ago.:confused:

rgds

Taffstuart

No I do not have any blue bars - they're greyed out - and it just says 'connecting' but never does.

rgds

Taffstuart

For Windows 7, it seems to be very important to set Java to Run as Admin or else your LW will most likely struggle to get a connection.
And your problem appears to be no connection which is why you cannot get any search results.

When you downloaded the offline java installer, it will most likely have been saved into C:\Users\Username\Downloads. So the idea would have been to go to that folder to find the Java installer & set it to run as admin. Alternatively, you can search Java.exe in Start menu & under programs it will show up (right-click & choose Properties, Compatibility tab, check option for Run as Admin. at bottom of that window.)

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Are you using LimeStart? This starter program will protect your connection file if LW has not been used in previous 30 days.
You might need to use a connection fix installer to install a fresh connection file: LPE Connection Fix installer

I suspect the Java not set to Run as Admin for Win 7 was the cause of the problem after you had re-installed LW.
(My first reply above was when I was about to go to bed after a long night, was new years day here since I'm ahead of USA & Europe in time.)

Thanks for that - much appreciated. I'll give it a whirl.

My first concern is to run Java as Admin and I admit I am totally perplexed as to how you achieve that. I have saved the Offline installation file to C:/users/downloads. I have right clicked on the saved download file and/or also I have then dragged it to my desktop and right clicked on the icon. In both cases there is no 'run as administrator' option on the drop down menu.

I appreciate your helping me on this issue and I am sure you have helped dozens of people to get started over the years, but it gets to the point where it seems impossible to make progress and becomes so frustrating that you wonder whether to bother any more. I have successfully downloaded LimeWire and it starts and gives me all the functionality except the most important one - connectivity. It really should be easier than this. There is a Youtube video showing some processes to follow. I haven't yet tried that because you seem pretty certain that my Java problem is the big hurdle. Please help me get over it.:confused:

many thanks

Taffstuart

Are you logged in as an administrator of your computer?
If yes, right-clicking the Java installer should show an option to Run as Administrator. Sounds to me like you are not logged in with Admin permissions. ie:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...-run-admin.gif but instead do this with the Java installer.

Yes I am. I've just been into Control Panel/User Accounts and Family Safety/ Add/Remove User Accounts and it shows me as Administrator. If I click Change that gives me the option to change it to a Standard user. Fairly definitive I think. However I have downloaded Java again (for the 5th Time) dragged it onto the desktop and right clicked the icon - no 'Run as Administrator' option.

Very frustrated.:mad2:

I don't understand what's happening there. But there's two techniques as I described on a previous post. One is to get Properties -> Compatibility tab & check Run as Admin. You can either do that with the java.exe file already installed or with the installer.

After that, use the connection fix installer to make sure you have a good connection file.

Also, I presume you are only using Windows Firewall & LW is an exception in it?

I'm afraid I'm 1 step forward 2 back. I re-installed Java 6 got a successful install message and then when I ran the confirm step it couldn't find it. I have now installed Java 7, confirmed it, found it in programs, right clicked on it and 'run as administrator'. So far hunky dory.

I now start LimeWire and it tells me I need to install Java! It gives me the link to go around the block again, I think people could spend their whole lives going around in circles with this one!

I have now uninstalled LimeWire as I couldn't start it because of this Java problem, and want to re-install it, but can't find a suitable link that doesn't involve installing all sorts of other crap. Can you supply a link please?

Are there any issues running with Java 7? It says 'java 1.6 and above' in the LimeWire requirements page, so presumably it should be ok.

Thanks again for your help.

brgds

Taffstuart

I don't trust the Java website's check Java is installed properly, I've also had same message it couldn't find it but LW worked fine. I'm guessing that check is not set up for Java 6.

As for using Java 7, you will need to use LimeStart in order to use LW with Java 7. That's a workaround for LW having problems opening directly with Java 7. LimeStart for Windows via MediaFire. ie: use LimeStart for opening LW instead of opening LW directly. The LimeStart installer will replace the shortcuts with same LW name but link to the LimeStart program instead.

And finally, LPE Connection Fix installer, also via MediaFire.


The crap you refer to packaged with the LW installers included LimeStart, connection file, optional settings for safe use & an optional blocklist. Perhaps if you had installed that crap in the first place you wouldn't have had all the problems you are having. lol :D

It seems everyone who downloads LPE or a version of LW 5 from other sources & is using Java 7 ends up coming here & finding links to the LimeStart-Java fix installer (about 60-70 downloads/week, though was over 100/w mid last year.)

Thanks for that - no the crap I'm talking about is all sorts of promotional garbage like download managers (Livid) and nasty stuff like FB Downloader that take over your home page. A lot of these 'invitations' to install have no 'decline' option an end up aborting the whole process.

Anyway, I'll give it one more go today and then I think I'll get on with the rest of my life! I appreciate all the help you've provided. I know you guys do it out of pride in the product (LimeWire) and a genuine urge to help poor saps like me, and it is much appreciated. All the best.

Just a thought - would it not be possible to package LimeWire Pirate edition as a self-contained, self-install, works-out-of-the-box, semi-automated process? I know it's not a commercial product and nobody makes any money but you fellas invest a lot of time and energy helping people get over the same old problems. Why not invest that time and energy in making the whole process more foolproof?

Thanks again.

Taffstuart:bangh:

The LW installer is the one the LW devs made & uses its own installer software. I'm not sure what kind of changes are made to the system during the install process to do a self-contained installer; for example, registry changes. I believe File_Girl knows but she's rarely around.

Interesting point though, I could try working on one so it's an all in one installer simply with options during the install process. I suspect it sounds easier than it really is. I know it previously crossed my mind at some point.

As for the download sites' promotional downloads, try to ignore those. None of them are compulsory & you simply need to find the correct download button on the site's web page.

so this might not be the right place to put this, but has anyone recieved a court date for using illegal software which im assuming is limewire pirated edition. It was in my junk folder. Dunno weither to throw it out or not.

It would be news for me if LimeWire was illegal to use. The court action in the USA over LimeWire prevented the company distributing the software. But that is totally different to other persons using it for personal use.

The email sounds highly suspicious to me. I'd re-check what it says & who it claims to be from. I'd personally trace the source of their ip address.

Feel free to forward a copy to the forum's administrator email address if you like so it can be reviewed.

oh, alright im new to these forums, so can u private message me an email so i can send it to them.

A hoax email with dangerous file attachment
 

Just to be on the safe side I moved the zip attachment to Linux before opening. There is an exe file inside. I suspect this is a dangerous file and not from any court persons. Firstly it seems strange you would be notified by email instead of via registered postal mail. Secondly, the document should be a readable file such as a PDF or text document. Instead the file is an exe which is no doubt a hoax and potentially very dangerous script file 'probably' used for identity theft or to steal banking details or in some other way take control of your computer.

At this point I have not researched the two senders (both with different non-related email addresses which do not appear to be from any court jurisdiction or legal group) but will do that later.

Also in replying to the 2nd email to you, it warned I was attempting to attach a file before sending. Dangerous emails it seems.

So in summary at this point in time, ignore those emails, evidence points to a hoax and was spam.

A couple of links that I found, after googling the senders' email addresses: www.scamwarners.com • View topic - New SPAM - Legal Notice


Warning: Obama Personal Law Firm Perkins Coie Fraudulent Court Appearance Email | Obama Birthplace Controversy

And some more general info: 'Notice to Appear in Court" Malware Emails

Don't worry about those emails closeshot - just scumbags at it again :wasntme:

Just remember never to open any attachments or click on links within an email unless you're sure they are safe ;)

alright thanks for the info and searching guys really appreciate it. Gave me a scare a little bit.

Every time i open up limewire , first thing that happens is strangeactivity-143-109 browses my library but never takes a song or mp3 ; i can not browse his files because he has that blocked for some reason ; should i take any action ??

Most likely it will be a BOT! There are BOTs that browse new hosts to the network to investigate their details. I have not been using the network much of late so don't know that one by psuedo name.
I think I hinted to you before about finding those who are or who have connected to you. MaOSX has Console which gives a big clue to all hosts connected to LW via its firewall activity stats of who it allows, listing their address, date & time.
I found most browser BOTs of the kind you suggested are either Japanese or have an ip address starting with 50.x.x.x
I normally add them to the LW blocklist when I've realised they are consistent as you suggested. They normally browse you within the first 5 mins of connecting. Some may browse robotically every 10-20 mins thereafter, but LPE does not show that (LW4 did.)

Limewire 5.3.6


do you still advise netstat as the best way for hp vista people to identify full ip address and their ports ??

I'm not a windows expert, but there is Netstat. Sleepless suggested Wireshark, but as I commented earlier, this program has a definite learning curve to it.
LW 5 hides uses psuedo names instead of listing the address. The numbers are usually the last digits in their real address. Unless I'm mistaken, LW 5.3.6 does give option to find their ip address but cannot remember if that only applies to downloads or also uploads. ie: right-click the file & choose View Info & then the Transfer tab.

I think FrostWire & WinMX both allowed you to see their ip address. Might need to enable that in the upload window table view column options.

Below is a link to an updated version of LimeWire Pirate Edition based on the metapirate source.

http://www.4shared.com/zip/FFSSSKTfc...nWin-v563.html

BigJx

WTG BigJx, the community thanks you. I'm away for a couple more weeks but will update links when I return.

Likewise I recently found the portion of the code that dealt with the 30 day deletion of the gnutella file. I had sent a PM to File_Girl in reference to it.
One other thing that stuck in my mind was the Linux version had no problems opening directly with Java 1.7, but both the Windows & MacOSX versions did/do.
There would have been a few other changes I would have made. Re: java memory, reduced frequency of UHC calls & instead increased connection cache size (I found where this is in the code), & a few other things I won't mention now. (There are many less UHC's & GWC's around now compared to 4 years ago & the remaining ones are under a lot of pressure of requests. So this change might mean a slightly slower connecting time but a much more reliable connection process.)
Installer/uninstaller with firewall rule addition or removal for the program.

Not sure what the GTK-Gnutella & Phex devs would think of a leaf with 10 peers. This will mean a much greater demand for more ultrapeers to cater for it. If there are no more ultrapeers to cater, then it will mean peer slots will be harder to find for those first connecting to the network. Just thought I'd point out this simple logic.
I suspect you will find the ratio increase in search results compared to increased peers for a leaf is not very large.
Still many people around the world (even in Western countries) who still use dial-up connections. Connecting to 10 ultrapeers would probably mean higher bandwidth 'Overhead' & thus less bandwidth available for downloading or uploading.

If I got to the point of compiling, personally I'd have renamed the application & removed all references to LimeWire & changed the logo, due to LimeWire being copyright & under a court distribution restriction in the USA.

BTW I suspect it might have been a good option to zip the file instead of offering it as an exe download. Also not sure why the download link is sub-linked to social media sites instead of a plain simple download. I'm not a member of any of those social sites.

Lord of the Rings,

After reading your post above I downloaded the WireShare source code and migrated my fix-ups to it. I removed all references to LimeWire & changed the logo as you suggested. I also changed to leaf connections back to 5 (I don't want to upset the GTK-Gnutella & Phex devs) and added the firewall exception to the installer.

If you pm me what the specifics for changes you would like made and where in the code it is located, I would be happy to incorporate them.

I thank you sir for your input,
BigJx

I updated the link for the file in the previous LPE post:
http://www.4shared.com/zip/FFSSSKTfc...nWin-v563.html

Great work BigJx! :idea:
I'll be away on my trip for another two weeks, but after I return I will send you a private message with the information I'd suggest for some other changes/improvements.

In the meantime, would it be possible to:
(1) Offer this WireShare installer as a zipped 'Offline' installer?
(All data within the installer itself. The installer zipped & downloadable directly from 4Shared. Files hosted at 4Shared can be updated without the download links needing to be changed.)
(2) Offer your re-adjusted WireShare source code work?
(You can send me a link to download this in a private message if you would prefer.)

Which Java version did you compile this in may I ask?

I presume you can only work on the Windows version? If so, unless someone else volunteers, I'll look at transferring the changes to the Linux & MacOSX versions if I am able to set up a proper Java dev environment & compile properly.