newbie, 1st time. help please
 

hi, im a newbie. this is my first time using limewire. i have tried to dl stuff but when its in the download box thing. it says awaiting sources. i have clicked resume, but says the same thing. its progress is 6%, since yesterday. i thought if i left it overnight it would actually go, but i guess the good part is that it went up 2%. at first it was at 4% now its at 6%. oh yeah i am using DSL or if anyone has heard of clearwire. thats what i am using. it is usually fast, so i thought when i dl stuff it would be pretty quick. ok so can anyone tell me what to do now, or what not to do??? i just need help please and thank you

i'm pretty new to this also but try checking the stickys at the top of the forum. They were very helpful to me.

Awaiting sources usually means that you havent connected to a host with the file your after, your best bet is to dl the file with the largest amount of hosts(the number beside file name) if you get the same result it would mean that a large amount of people are after the same file and you have to wait your turn, but more than likely the host with the file your after may not be online if your been waiting days for it, delete it and search it again, remembering to go for the biggest number of hosts....;)

I hope this makes sence, its a bit early lol :)

thanks for the help. yeah it makes sense. do you know how long it will take to dl a file that is 674 MB with internet speed of 54mbps??

Im not real clued up on the speed thing lol, but with that file size it usually takes me 3hrs with a good connection maybe longer if the internet traffic is heavy ;)