Limewire connection

[Yorky Lass]

I haven't connected to Limewire for a while but now I can't get passed the first red stripe. The only thing new to my system is AVG 8, could this be the reason or are other people having the same problem?

[stefos]

I too havent used Limewire for a while and upped to AVG8 but connected without difficulty, so no problem there.

stefos

[Yorky Lass]

Thanks for that, at least I know it's not AVG. Back to the drawing board.

[Robgue]

Ares galaxy is better than limewire anyway. Limewire mucks your pc up.

[ChuckFickens]

A friend of mine had the same problem about a week ago, brought her laptop round mine and it worked fine.

Maybe some ISP's are starting to restrict peer to peer networks, I know some have spoken about doing that sort of thing, or at the very least treating P2P traffic as very low priority so it's less likely to get through.

[Yorky Lass]

I'm wondering if ChuckFickens is correct, sounds logical.
Robgus have you got a link for Ares Galaxy? I've just tried downloading what I thought was it but all sorts of warnings came about downloading a casino program too.

Are there any more recommendations out there please?

[hedge]

Yorky Lass
Completely different thread to this is AVG8 Free?
cheers Hedge

[Fay Mousse]

There's a lot of talk on the forums about P2P blocking by ISPs - especially at peak times.

The ISPs use their 'fair usage' policies as the reason for it apparently, but I have not seen any 'proof' - no statements from the ISPs.

[Yorky Lass]

Hedge, yes it's free. Got a lot more to it than the 7.5 version too. Some people don't like it but I've had no problems, especially now I know it's not that that is causing my problem. It does take a long time to scan though. It's taking about 1hr 10 mins on mine and I have it set to Fast Scan.
If you have 7.5 I think the updates cease at the end of this month.

Fay Mousse we'll all have to keep our eyes open and hope it's not true.

[Postdog]

Sorry to disagree, but I have just had to PAY for AVG 8 as I kept getting warnings saying no more free updates on 7.5 as from tomorrow. I don't recall seeing an option for a FREE version, but then, I did click the link so maybe bypassed it.

That said, I still trust AVG more than anyone, and it wasn't a lot for what you get.

[Postdog]

oops forgot!

I also have limewire, and it has seemed a little slower to initially connect, bit once up, runs OK

[Fay Mousse]

Postdog - you must have inadvertently downloaded the trial version of the paid for AVG.

AVG is still free, and AVG have committed to keep the free version:

http://free.grisoft.com/

[chappie]

I'm glad you posted that Ethel, 'cos I got the impression I'd have to pay for it, from what it says on the screen.

[Postdog]

Gubber!!!

Why couldn't you have posted this yesterday, I'd have saved a few bob!!

[ChuckFickens]

I also haven't seen anything definite about the blocking of P2P traffic, but as fay mousse says it would be quite allowed under the fair usage policy's, it's actually the rapid increase of the on demand tv thats brought it about as bbc iplayer, 4 ondemand and most of the other on demand services use P2P (kontiki's kservice) to distribute the content and this is putting such a load on the ISP's networks they are talking about either blocking it or charging extra for the use of it.

However I do for a fact that some ISP's are already using bandwidth shaping to place P2P traffic as low priority so at busy times it will be less reliable.