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Limewire Cant Connect why?

#1 hxm

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Posted 02 April 2007 - 10:41 PM

i have AVG anti-spyware, COMODO firewall, Avast, spyblaster

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Posted 03 April 2007 - 12:38 AM

There could be any number of reasons for this happening from firewall settings to your ISP blocking or filtering your Limewire connection. Try going through the links here, there are many, & see if you can determine what the cause may be.

Link: Connection Problems

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Posted 03 April 2007 - 04:14 AM

Great link HBG thanks!

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Posted 03 April 2007 - 11:26 AM

i've tested all of those on the link... it did'nt worked...

when i was using a dial-up connection(without AVG anti-spy, comodo firewall, spyblaster and was using norton anti-virus) limewire works... but when i'm using now a DSL connection... lw cant connect

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Posted 03 April 2007 - 01:34 PM

I would check to make sure Comodo firewall, isn't blocking it.

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Posted 03 April 2007 - 08:57 PM

i've already downloaded the newer version of java from www.sun.com

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Posted 03 April 2007 - 11:01 PM

Post any errors or messages you may getting to clarify what you mean by limewire can"t connect. Is this happening when Limewire is starting up, when you are searching for files, or when you are downloading files?

Just to doublecheck, please click on the link below & see what it says. I'm not actually sure if you saw this or not but this will test to see if your ISP is blocking or filtering Limewire.

http://www3.limewire.com:6346/

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Posted 04 April 2007 - 05:13 AM

your test worked!

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here's what i've experimented...

i did try to connect to my OWN IP ADDRESS and download my own file...

the download was successfull...

but if i want to search for other files... LW cant connect, see on the image(that was 5mins ago since the startup connection)

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Posted 04 April 2007 - 11:28 PM

It seems like you are trying to use Direct Connect which would only work if you know the ip address of the other computer (such as a friend/family member) you want to connect to. Select the Keyword tab & select All Types & do a general search to see if Limewire connects. Pick your favorite band & see if any results pop up.