hi. i have always been a user of bearshare. now that im using it on a new computer and with a different internet service provider it wont work even though the internet is unshaped. ive made it an exception with windowes firewall i even added the tcp and udp ports but still nothin. i even reinstalled windows and never install norton internet security but it wont work. btw my internet service provider said maybe it has something to do with my modem because i had internet before with a different isp that i have now but i dont know what to change or modify. i have a billion 7300g riouter. any help would be appreciated. thanks

Try steps 1 & 2 here http://www.gnutellaforums.com/host-c...bearshare.html ie: making sure only one firewall is active & BearShare with both TCP & UDP exceptions on the firewall. And replacing your connection cache.

I'm not sure if that version had UPnP support for access via the router.

If still problems, try the v.5 beta mentioned there. If you try this version & still problems, port forward your billion router. Setting up Static ip address for XP first, then here http://portforward.com/routers.htm & find your model then the instructions for Bearshare. This one might or might not be your model Port Forwarding BearShare on the Billion BiPAC-7300GA

hi. i tried all that u said i must do but to no avail. i tried 5.2 beta but its expired and the cache zip files are corrupt? and i did all the rest u recommended i must do but still not connecting. any help would be appreciated if there is anything else i can do that is. thanks

you have to use the bearstart utility to use the expired beta....

your isp, no matter what they are saying, seems a tad off to me: get-oneprice-adsl-for-only-R169.cybersmart.co.za

if you really don't care what client you use, then I would suggest Phex, which is supported on this forum

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