A firewall keeps coming on after 5pm evenings and can be seen in front of the world logo bottom left of limewire download page.

Can I do anything ?

Thanks !

Yep,...you can:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html


Cheers
FOTH

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Isp Tiscali UK via bt cable
Broadband
Ram 512
Plenty of space on hard drive
Firewall Advanced windows care v2 personel,PREVIOUSLY AVAST
Router modem Safecom GWAMRU-54108
Window xp pro

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) WINDOWS XP PRO
2. What firewalls you have? ADVANCED WINDOWS CARE V2 PERSONAL
3. How much ram? 512
4. Hard Disk space available? PLENTY
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) BROADBAND
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? SAFECOM SWAMRU-54108
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. LATEST JAVA LW 4.12
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? TISCALI.CO.UK
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? TESTED OK
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. ONLY VIA MY ROUTER MODEM
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. NO
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? YES FOR SURE EVENINGS
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? YES COS ONLY BLOCKED AT CERTAIN TIMES
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall ADVANCED WINDOWS CARE V2 PERSONAL
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).
ENGLAND UK

Yep,....Tiscali is the culprit....read here:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...hlight=TISCALI

Not much you can do about that......except changing your ISP.....

Cheers
FOTH

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