Limewire disconnecting itself

[Crazycatlady]

Hi,
Ever since I downloaded the newest version of Limewire, (4.9.30)it will run for awhile, sometimes for hours, usually for only minutes before it disconnects itself! I 've made sure that I don't have a firewall blocking it and the thing is, the older version of Limewire ran fine! It's very frustrating to be downloading something, and then come back to find it hasn't even started the download since Limewire disconnected. I don't know how to fix it, or where even to begin! Otherwise, if I want to be able to actually get the downloads, I can't leave the computer for even a few minutes because it will disconnect and I will have to close out of Limewire completely and restart it. With the older version, I was able to go to sleep and let Limewire work all night, now this is impossible. Is anyone else having this problem with Limewire 4.9.30? Does anyone know how I could fix it so that Limewire doesn't disconnect until I want it to? Thanks so much!

[pyro_g]

Yeah, I get the same problem. The old versions worked fine, but now I get this message every couple of minutes:

your machine does not appear to have an active internet connection or a firewall is blocking limwire from accessing the internet. limewire will automatically keep trying to connect to your netowrk unless you select "Disconnect" from the file menu.

I'm sure my firewall isn't blocking it, and also, it won't let me browse the internet after it disconnects and gives me that error message.

Please help!!!

Running WinXP Pro with all the updates.

[Grandpa]

Going to need a little more Info.


Can you give us a total description of your set up:
1. OS version? (Eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (Eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your ISP provider? ( AOL/MSN/Comcast/Tiscal)
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. 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?
These details are vital if you want us to find out what your connection problem is.

* Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other. http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml

12. Do This test, Is the result True/False?
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...757#post103757 Is the result True/False

13. Do a speed test post the results here.

http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/

[rcerdena]

Hello:
I registered to the forum because lately I am experiencing the same disconnection problems as stated in the two previous posts.
This began happening almost 3 weeks ago, but for the last 4 days it got worse and the Limewire disconnects itself and also disconnects my internet connection too often...I have to restart the pc to reconect to the internet and when I go to the Limewire and begin downloading, it disconnects again.
After doing it 7 times in the last hour I decided to post in the forum.
I use WinXp, 512 Ram, a lot of free space in the disc and the main question is why is it happening now if I haven't changed anything (I still didn't upgraded to the 4.9.3 version, I still have the 4.8.1? It used to work before but not now.

Thank you for your help,

Regards

Roberto

[Lord of the Rings]

Originally posted by rcerdena
[B]I still have the 4.8.1? It used to work before but not now./B]

Try deleting your LW Preferences folder whilst LW is closed; instructions here: Fixes for Limewire For now, stick with LW 4.8.1 as it was the best of the LW 4.8 series. And even much better than some of the 4.9.x releases.

[hopper393]

Just thought I would let you guys know what worked to fix my connection promlems....installed the new 4.9.30 had problems..installed the 4.9.33 had problems ,,,,oh yea this were the pro versions....ANYWAY...my 4.9.33 is up and running like a raped ape now...tried all kinds of fix's.....then wild hair decieded to grab me one of those updates on my sun coffee...(java)...worked for me...and the 33 version is smokeing them down....take cares guys....might pass it on ....

[ldeanjames]

I've got the same problem since I upgraded to 4.9.30. I upgraded to 33 and it's still happening. Upgraded my Java, still happening.
I ran the tests from Grandpa's (I think) reply. First test got "It worked!"
Second test did not provide a true/false response, but took me to another thread "For those who can't connect."
Went to Speakeasy and got a way low test off the L.A. server. Unplugged my dsl modem for 10 seconds and tried again, this time with the San Francisco server, a bit farther from here than L.A. and got Download 675 kbps, Upload 121. Tried L.A. again and got Download 698, Upload 110.
What Limewire is currently doing is running at Turbo when I'm working on the computer. If I leave it for thirty minutes, Limewire goes to sleep. I click with the mouse on anything and LW says it's waking the connection. This is the common occurrance. But some times I come back and it's just plain disconnected and I have to go to file and connect again. It's so annoying. I used to leave it running day and night. Overnight, my big files would have completed the download, but not anymore. Plus this shuts down or slows down the 8 folks I've got uploading big files, too.
I'm running an emachine with XP Home, with an AMD 2600+ processor, 512 MB RAM, minus whatever the video card uses.
The XP firewall is turned off, so I'm only running Norton Internet Security and Symantic virus scanner. LW is on the permit list, though I get boxes continually asking me if I want to let this or that web address through, which may or may not have anything to do with LW. It advises me to permit always, so I do. Am I forgetting anything? Oh, well.
Please oh master programmers, please track this idiosyncrasy down and fix it soon. I love LW, and I don't want to start looking around for another program that works.

[hopper393]

got a little ahead of myself the java update fixed some of my problems...I am not completely disconnecting...but am going to sleep sometimes....what i have done to work around this is cut my active down loads to three..then stack rest in Que...to start when one of the others finish...open my yahoo messenger turn on launch cast radio....then walk away or go to sleep...works most of the time...but not all...have noticed that sometimes my conection drops to execentlant instead of turbo...and a couple times found it disconected....befor the taste of new java...i was haveing my down load speads jump way up there[total speed] but not moveing at all on each file....then if tried to close to my tray it wouldn't ...and if did get it to minimize ...and reopen it right away was getting a blank page....
so am like you hope somebody finds a fix and soon...but noticed the 30 was worse than the 33 so maybe the next version will be there........??? i even tried setting ports..through my router ..but didn't help.....and i didn install eDonkey too....the pro version ...so here i am with two paid versions ...lime wire pro and eDonkey Pro..sure hope something breaks soon as i like the lime wire best ......but...............
Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
version 2002
Serevice Pack 2
Intel[R]
Pentium[R] 4 CPU 3.20GHz
3.21 GHz, 768 MB of ram

[Grandpa]

ldeanjames/hopper393

There is a bug in the newer versions of LimeWire that causes it to disconnect while in the sleep mode hopefully the Dev's will figure it out before to long.

hopper393

You probably have a graphics issue the link below might help with the minimizing issue and the blank screen.


http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=39600

ldeanjames

I wish I had a answer to you problems but the same thing is happening to me and I haven't figured a way around it yet LimeWire had this same problem a few versions back and they had semi gotten it under control but it has crept it ugly head up again even worse than it was before.

Luckily I do not DL anything anymore unless I am testing so it really doesn't annoy me because it gives me a problem to try and see if I can beet it somehow. But I haven't been able to play with it to much I have been working long days and hours. Have a few more weeks of 12hrs a day 7 day a week then I will be able to play with it. Not that I will be able to do anything but I love to try.

[hopper393]

Thanks grandpa....
get the idea you know what your talking about....running a g-force fx 5200....hehehe...anyway so you know I pulled my 33 and went back to my old 4.8.1 till they get the bug worked out...all though I did get to likeing the speed the newer versions had as long as i was working....but couldnt walk away from desk..hehehe I tried all kinds of things...from setting ports through my linksys and also my comtrend ...only running norton virus and worm ..with lime permitted and also took me a while to figure out how and where to find the javaw file to permit it too.. was even trying to un-tweak my com port and turn off hardware acceleration...adjusted my recieve and transmit buffers on my comport...would you believe I have only been playing with a pc not even a year now....anyway thanks ....now i just need how to work the BT plug in on edonkey....hehehe...found a few files there ..that i been looking 6 months for on lime....don't take that wrounge ....love my lime....guess i need to watch the board closer to see when they get this bug fixed.......

THANKS AGAIN
Just an old stoved up road tramp
------BILL----

[ldeanjames]

Oh, Grandpa, it just keeps getting worse. This a.m. very early, I saw LW had again gone to sleep. And it won't wake up. It's in a coma. I checked my port under advanced and it was a totally different port from 6346. I changed it back and applied. For about five minutes I had Turbo charged, then LW went back to sleep. I've cold booted, reset the modem, though it reads high numbers on Speakeasy.
I think I'm going to have to reinstall LW. And lose my close to downloaded movie files. Rats! Is it me? Am I doing something totally wrong? It's been working so well for so long.
I've got ten ultrpeers trying to connect and failing.
Sigh. I'm going to reinstall now, because I can think of no other option. Under advanced it had gone back to a long weird port number. Changed it back and nothing happened. I have so much to learn to get this all together.
Well, wish me luck.

[ldeanjames]

Grandpa, I'm so upset:
Poor you, working 12 hour days (for which I hope you are getting lots of pay) and I'm here fussing with my computer, having worse issues with WinXP Home Explorer, than LW even.
That's not what I'm angry about. Is there anyway to track down those lovely LimeWire users who purposefully misname their movie files?
I've just learned to use the preview feature so I don't spend days downloading Crash, only to find I've been given a porno movie. One Batman Begins was Harold and Kumar go to "White Castle", and another was "House of Wax", neither of which I want taking up room on my computer. Another I was saving to enjoy later was Robots, and it too was a porno movie. What sad people that have to do that! Worse, because I didn't check them out right away, a whole bunch of other LW users downloaded them off my system unaware of what they were getting. Just makes me sick!
This never happened two months ago. I bet there's no way to track these poor excuses for a joke back to the orginators. So sad. But thank goodness for the preview option.
On top of everything else, I've been downloading a lot of Batman Begins because almost everyone of them has something radically wrong with it, like the background sound track loud, but the voices too low to hear, or they aren't the movie at all, and another bunch won't play due to codecs missing for the avi files while other avi files work just fine. I downloaded a huge list of codecs, but I don't want to install any of them till I know which ones are missing. I found a list of the ones on my system under My Computer properties, hardware devices, audio/video. At least I know which ones don't need to be installed, but where do I go to find out which ones do need to. Wish the message that some codecs were missing would tell us which ones.
Oh, and then, get this, I got an avi file of Batman Begins to download and it was beautiful, great picture, great sound, but it was only half the movie and no matter how I do my search I can't find the other half. I'm so tired and bummed out.
Sorry, don't need to be laying all this on you or anyone else, just feeling a bit low right now. Wish I was working, even 12 hours a day. It's better than playing on this computer all day and all night.
I want to go back to work so badly, but I don't even know if they will give me my old position back. After 5 years of giving UPS my very best, too. I finally had to pay for a lawyer to write them a letter about discrimination, but they are so huge and have so many lawyers that I'm sure they could care less about our pitiful little letter. Meantime I'm doing a web job search just in case.
Oh, sorry again. See? What a grump I am tonight. I think I need to go sleep all this away and start fresh in the morning.
I really appreciate the feedback I get from everyone concerned. Helping each other is just about all we've got. I emailed a letter to LW Pro Tech Support about two weeks ago and never got a reply. Is that usual?
Well, good night and sweet dreams to all. Try not to work too hard, Grandpa. And do they happen to have an opening for another hardworker? Just kidding!

[hopper393]

Wanted to let you know the java worked on my gray screen ...and was wondering...whats the scoop on this beta .35...?? does it go to sleep on you too...and is it staying conected...??? thinking of slamming it in...giving it a try and see how it works for me...one day back with my old 4.8.1 pro and am ready to try and ....hehehe..even put in my 4.9.23 and wham conection prob...but ....seriously thinking of slamming the beta .35 pro in....got any tips on that peice of software...???

just an old highway tramp
---------Bill----------

[hopper393]

Can you tell me whay I just got two back to back invalaid emails notices when trying to email lime wire surport...??? when my version of pro is bought and paid for.....And is a long way from being 6 months.....try maybe say two or three weeks since I paid for this newer version......and give me a little time and will have everthing on a note pad for my computor spec and the speed test and so on and if you want to try and help me get one of these new versions to running right on mine .....

-----BILL---

[Grandpa]

I have no idea why you got the 2 invalid e-mail notifications. Just sent off a e-mail to check it out have not gotten it back yet. Are you sure you got it from the official site. How much did it cost ?

As far as the latest version goes I am away from home and haven't had a chance to test it yet so I don't know how it is acting and what problems it might have. The link below is to the official site the page for Pro support. Do they recognize your e-mail address