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    J-Dogg is offline Anabolic Member
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    File Sharing Programs won't connect....none of them

    Hoping someone can help with this.

    I can't get:

    Lime Wire
    Azurus
    Utorrent

    To connect to the internet.

    None of them.

    I've messed with the amount of uploaders, everything I could google.

    I do get a few emails here and there from my ISP about piracy. I was thinking maybe they could some how disconnect me when I startup file sharing software?

    Cause it not only won't connect, I loose connection.

    Using Cable ISP, no router, modem strait to the PC. Only firewall is Windows XP one.

    Running AVG and windows defender then.

    Thanks for any help!!!

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    uninstall all of them completely... then get frostwire...

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    Do you have nortan?

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    What's your ISP? AT&T?

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    This can be a pain.
    your ISP wont see ( they can see you , but they dont have the man power to check on all computers) you 'connecting" , it "may" get alerted if they see you downloading Gigs of data. Normally they will thottle your service back until it is back to "normal" limits. Actually , I am sure they have limits on all their customers, unless you pay a premium to increase your download speed.

    What to do,
    I suggest turning your programs off, dont remove any programs, just shut them off.

    Turn off your firewall ( You can also configure your firewall to allow the P2P program to run, but you have to know which port it is running and blah blah )
    try to connect, if you can , start downloading all you can
    If you cant
    turn off the next program and so on...


    But more important then this, if this is your only computer in your house , I would not use it for file sharing programs ( P2P ) , you -will- get a virus etc.
    i would suggest running P2P programs on stand-alone computers in a DMZ, if you get a virus it will not spread to other computers and you wont lose anything from your computer.

    Just get ready to re-image your box. Either way!
    i re-image my file sharing computer monthly, due to all the virus's i download.
    I would say I get 1 bad virus for every 1000 movies/songs I download.

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    J-Dogg is offline Anabolic Member
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    my ISP is Charter Communications.

    I don't download a lot, just a movie here and there to watch on the PC when I go to bed, a few songs at a time. Never really anything more than 2 movies at a time.

    I have 5 meg service.

    I loose connection, and I don't gain it back, until i restart my PC.

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    Has to be a firewall or you have the port closed.

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