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port forwarding for uTorrent unsuccessful - help please
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haskitteh
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9. June 2008 @ 22:37 |
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hi all, i have read the other related topic but none of those suggestions worked. here is my system config - which has worked perfectly through several format/reinstalls over several years on two different machines at once, but THIS time isn't working, only on THIS computer. it still works on my other one (but of course that one has a different fixed local IP & different uTorrent port, of course).
uTorrent version 1.6.1, showing orange light which changes to red after about 15 mins)
DHT disabled
UPnP disabled
port 32450 specified
windows XP Pro (firewall OFF)
Zone Alarm Pro (firewall ON, uTorrent full access enabled AND port 32450 specified in security exceptions)
Dynalink RTA 1335 router, port 32450 forwarded for TCP/UDP
local fixed IP: 192.168.1.115
router settings have NOT been altered from previously working state since last format/reinstall of computer
the light WAS turning green periodically, but now refuses to do so. even with zone alarm shut down, it still was orange/red and the checker site still said the port isn't open.
any suggestions gratefully received... thank you
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9. June 2008 @ 22:59 |
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Is that the default port for utorrent, if so change it to one over 10,000 (34,450 here)? And to make sure it stays set, uncheck randomize port. DHT can be used for public sites, not for private. It's recommended not to use UPnP but try it enabled and see if that helps. Does fixed ip address mean static you set, check at Command Prompt to ensure it's not changing? Could be your ISP throttling, do you see it here: http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs or maybe someone knows if you don't
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haskitteh
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10. June 2008 @ 00:30 |
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it is not the default port, i deliberately set 2 separate ports in port forwarding for both my computers, and both have separate fixed local ip addresses in TCP/IP properties, which show up in ipconfig and do not change on reboot; the same ones they have had for 3 years straight. every other reinstall of my system has been fine, both uTorrent installations on both computers have been fine, green light etc.
only this time has the latest install (with all the same software) and setup given any issues. and sometimes the light goes green... but over the past week or two is has not done so.
i still can connect and download but not very high speeds.
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10. June 2008 @ 01:29 |
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The port check light and main page light showing red, for now, may not mean anything. When I first installed utorrent, all I ever saw were red lights when I knew that couldn't be right and after a week or two, those lights went green and I never saw a red again. How about Protocol Encryption: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/395674 Edit: try connecting directly to the modem to see if things clear up.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. June 2008 @ 01:34
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Mez
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11. June 2008 @ 08:21 |
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It may mean a great deal. Are you using Comcast or Cox? If so you may be out of luck! They are using a robot app to attack torrent nodes. It has gotten far more leathal rescently. I am hunting for a work around like forwarding.
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haskitteh
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11. June 2008 @ 18:08 |
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sorry dont have the slightest idea what 'comcast' or 'cox' are... what are you referring to?
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11. June 2008 @ 19:27 |
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They are ISP's that are blocking torrents.
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haskitteh
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12. June 2008 @ 04:26 |
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oh... im in NZ, never heard of them
but my ISP isnt blocking, because my OTHER computer works, which is wired thru the same router - and they both used to work...
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12. June 2008 @ 13:01 |
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Don't know (wasn't my ISP) but that's exactly what BitTornado was doing to me but only on one of two computers with the same connection. The light had been green but now was only yellow changing to red after fifteen minutes. Funny thing was, speeds stayed fine and the other computer was fine but eventually that changed to black and I couldn't connect on either. That's when I switched to utorrent and got red lights that eventually changed to green and sytayed that way after a week or two.
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Mez
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12. June 2008 @ 16:56 |
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It still might be one of the bad boys. They admit they attack both sides of the connection. They attack the routers, firewalls and listener ports.
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bigjoe16
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24. November 2008 @ 14:06 |
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i myself have same proplem tried everything light goes from amber to red and sometimes green mostly amber though if you get sorted will you drop me a line and il do same for you if i get sorted first have a man coming to try and sort it during week he sorted out a few people i know with same proplem
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Mez
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25. November 2008 @ 07:24 |
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If you have that problem you can temperarly unplug your router. That is where the 'posion' is. That is the nice thing about electronics they forget all their problems when the power goes off.
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bigjoe16
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27. November 2008 @ 03:56 |
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thanks mez il try plugging it all out for a while
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Mez
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29. November 2008 @ 11:53 |
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bigjoe16, let us know if that helps.
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bigjoe16
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29. November 2008 @ 18:52 |
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sorry mez left it all plugged out for over an hour symbol went green on laptop and to amber on and off put pc is still the same amber to red when i turn off pc and switch back on it returns to amber again please let me know if you have any other ideas im getting desperate
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Mez
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30. November 2008 @ 12:45 |
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The reset only takes a second. Try unplugging your router and switch your port address. See if it goes green then to red or if it stays red.
What client are you using and what country and ISP are you using? The watchdog on my ISP hates Veuz ( or what ever it is called) and Bit Commet. Even though they are faster the increase in attacks make them poor choices. You get much better results with a slower app that doesn't get attacked so hard.
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bigjoe16
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1. December 2008 @ 13:38 |
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thanks ill give it a try
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Mez
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1. December 2008 @ 14:37 |
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You still should post country, ISP and client. It is helpful for all. There are plenty of tricks that can be pulled on you. Often there are sets of tricks. Not all ISPs use the same set of tricks.
Try bit torrent or utorrent they are weak unthreatining clients. The net result is better with the slower weaker clients until they change polacy. It is all a game the ISPs could crush you like a bug! I have know of 2 ISPs that stopped all torrent traffic for a month. It was just to see what they could do. After a month they let up. The 2 ISPs used different techneques. If an ISP used both that would be cutrtains. Happily, they are in it for the money. The most agressive ISP lost customers. I suspect that is what the excperiment was how many customers would they lose if they cut off torrent traffic. The answer is too much. My ISP, Comcast has even told its customers it would raise the 200 G/month cap next year. Still, torrents can only occur in off hrs without being stomped into the ground. That is another point. Stop trying till the weekend. See if it gets better with a slower client. You might have been in a punishment cycle. If you are in one of those forget it!
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