Trouble connecting to the Shareaza Network Even While Online

[Noitartst]

I'm new to filesharing, let alone Shareaza, and when online, I've tried to connect to Shareaza via Gnutella, but I doesn't seem to work, or at least, I don't know is why it is not working.

Shareaza!2 Keeps telling me: You have been connected for 0 hours and 0 minutes. Just wish I knew how to access the Shareaza netork, and I say this as I'm trying to connect, so you can check when I sent this, and see if there were system problems at this time.

Thank you.

[raspopov]

Please test your network connection first via "Help -> Connection Test" menu.

[queuesclimber]

Open up your firewall and your router to transfer-protocol ( port 6346 )

[Noitartst]

Thankee; I'll look into that.

[Noitartst]

The following I got from the "Connection Test":

The TCP connection has been refused, the port is closed. Either a firewall or a router has not been configured on this port, or no application is currently using it. Make sure your firewall or router is properly configured to not block or forward this port and that Shareaza is running and configured to use this port.

UDP: No answer has been received from your client. This can have various reasons, like that your firewall or router isn't properly configured for Shareaza, or Shareaza is not running on this port, or not connecting to the networks.
At least one problem has been detected and you probably have to configure your firewall or router for Shareaza. If you need help with configuring your firewall or router, visit this page on the wiki: FAQ: Routers/Firewalls.

Pressed the test button to port 6346. Part of it may be I'm connecting via a college wi-fi signal, but I think I connected to Shareaza a couple of times before I really figured out how to use it.

So, what do I do? I want to use this college connection a lot, in all likelihood.

[raspopov]

Try 80 port instead of 6346.

[Noitartst]

Hm. Connected today to Shareaza, just dandy. Searched fer Bob Dylan. Got 1632/1870 hits, on my counter, or whatever yas call it. Scroll down to one entry, has three green check marks, though I dunno what that means--not alll do. Any rate, I try to down load it, Nothin' happens, though I see it in my Transfers folder, labeled "pending."

"No sources," it says.

[queuesclimber]

[Noitartst]

Hm. Today, the connection didn't work again, for some reason. Tested ports 80 and 6346. Starting to wonder if this college connection is just more accessible on the weekend, but don't know what to do about it now. Thoughts?

Any rate. When I am connected to Shareaza, I can't seem to download anything, anywho. I try to download something, nothing happens. How do I know if the user I'm considering downloading from is online, or not? I assume that I'm missing some signal, or icon, that is blindingly obvious.

Looked at your links, queuesclimber, by the way; would have tried 'em, but well, it's hard to do so, sans connection. Will when I can, though.

[raspopov]

You must successfully pass Connection test first. Ask around why your computer TCP ports are not accessible from outside (may be it's your local network policy).

[Noitartst]

College net worked dandy, today; I'll ask around about the TCP ports when they ain't workin' next time...for now, back to figuring out how to access and download files.

Actually managed to listen to a file preview over the network--small step, big first. The star rating indicates the user's online, and you can thus download from him, yes? If so, then I'm finally learning something useful.

On my transfer screen, under the status column, I get either "pending" or some time, or queued, or "searching," or a statement of time. I want to see "downloading," but alas, no.

Tried browsing users, didn't work, at all; can't tell who's online, apparently, and it seems to find one is nigh impossible, since I can't right tell which indicator declares this.
All those search list hits for Bob Dylan, and nothin' available.

[raspopov]

Click "Filter" button at the bottom of "Downloads" window ("Uploads has it too) and and check all menu items there.