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Posted by me on 10/06/12 11:33
db wrote:
> <weathermansays@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1133328274.673848.201960@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
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>>I know this topic has been addressed on the board and I've perused
>>other posts to rid WinMX of the "Waiting for Incoming Connection"
>>syndrome. Specifically, I entered the numbers of the "incoming' and
>>"in/out" ports in my firewall (I've opened them up).
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> If you have a router or modem with NAT/firewall you'll probably need to
> configure port-forwarding through that as well. Also check to see if
> Windows XP, if you use that, has its in-built firewall enabled for your LAN
> connection.
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>>Anyway, more than ever, I'm still getting the above response. But now
>>there's a new thing -- O'm getting "disconnected" when it looks like I
>>can connect (just after it says "negotiating"). This is happening with
>>such frequency that it's hard to believe EVERYONE is disconnecting me.
>>Also, people can't get anything from me either -- they get stuck on
>>"Waiting for incoming" no matter what I try.
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> Both most likely to do with your TCP not being open to the outside world as
> above. Sometimes it can be ISP related though...
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>>So my qu is: Is WinMX now dead?
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>>I've downloaded both patches and also tried connecting as both a
>>primary and secondary user. I've also completely disabled my firewall
>>as an experiment. Still no dice. Is WinMX being monitored or
>>something? Any info appreciated...
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Got the same problem, Weatherman. I don't use XP (OLD W98 fan here), so
no freaking M$ firewall, dumped Zone Alarm when doing P2P, dumped the
router. Just WinMX to PC to DSL modem to ISP.
Have you tried ShieldsUp on www.grc.com? I have, and ALL ports come up
"Stealth" on my system. So, my next suspicion was my DSL modem. BUT,
for a short while earlier this year, EVERYTHING was humming right along,
with all kinds of d/l and u/l activity. Then, suddenly--the waiting
game again.
Incidentally, I've also tried dial-up as well, and have similar results.
I tend to go along with "db's" suggestion: it just might be your (and
my) ISP. Don't know what can be done about it, though.
Stranger
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