I live in WolfCreek and it seems that Bittorrent has a mind of it's own. I have only been able to download 1 file so far to completion. I can see all the seeds and peers, but it seems like it won't start downloading. Anyone have any ideas?


plz....don't mention moving, buying new internet, etc etc.

1/20/2006 12:38:15 AM

Who do you have for Internet? Is it provided by your apartment?

Make sure you have an open port on your router. If you're using Azureus, there's an easy way to tell -- there is an option called NAT test somewhere on the menus (maybe Tools?).

1/20/2006 12:45:24 AM

Forward the BitTorrent Ports To Your Computer

Most hardware firewalls (such as firewall routers) have the capability for port forwarding. If you are running a software firewall (such a ZoneAlarm or BlackIce), then portforwarding is probably called something else, like "Application Internet Permissions" or somesuch. The BitTorrent client will normally use ports 6881 to 6889, so when you are adding the ports to your firewall, make sure you cover the whole block. Many newer BitTorrent clients have larger or changeable port ranges, so check with the instructions for your client software first. For most of these instructions you will need to know what your computer's IP address is. Under Windows NT, 200, and XP, go to Start >> Run >> type cmd and click OK >> at the prompt type ipconfig and press Enter. Under Windows 95, 98, or Me, go to Start >> Run >> type winipcfg and press Enter.
Linksys Firewall Router

Access your Linksys Firewall Router's web admin page, according to the instructions in the manual for your router. You will probably need to enter a password. At the top of the web page there is a series of navigational links, and you want the one that says "Advanced". From there, move on to "Forwarding". Find an empty row in the form on that page, and fill in the name ("BitTorrent"), the port range (6881 to 6889), check the TCP box, and set the IP address to the one that your computer is. Check the Enable box then click the Apply button to save the changes.
Netgear RT 314 (and possibly other models)

From Pezko Stenmark:

Access the web administration interface. Then click Advanced in the menu to the left, then click Ports. Use an empty row (everything is zero) and enter in the first column ("Start Port") 6881, in the second column, enter 6889, and the last one, enter the IP address for the computer running BitTorrent. Click the Apply button, and you're done

Netgear RP114

From Adam Johnston:

1. Under Windows NT, 200, and XP, go to Start >> Run >> type cmd and click OK >> at the prompt type ipconfig and press Enter. Under Windows 95, 98, or Me, go to Start >> Run >> type winipcfg and press Enter.
2. 'IP Address' is the address of your PC, 'Default Gateway' is the IP address of the router
3. In Internet Explorer (or another browser) type the IP address of the router into the address bar.
4. Enter in your name and password. (Defaults are 'Admin' and '1234')
5. Go to 'Advanced' >> 'Ports'
6. In the "Start Port" and "End Port" fields enter the port range (6881 to 6889), and in the "Server IP Address field" enter in the IP address of your PC. Apply.

USR Broadband Router

From Andy Haninger:

On the USR router, it's an option in the web-based config tool. The option is called "Virtual Server" and you enter the port and the IP of the virtual server for it to forward. (The computer running BitTorrent.)

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~hamilton/btclientconfig.html

1/20/2006 9:49:15 AM

yea more than likely it's just a port forwarding issue. i had to update my router firmware and forward the required ports to get azureus working at full capacity.

1/20/2006 10:38:40 AM

Many ISP's limit bandwidth on P2P related ports. Change your bittorrent listen port to something other than 6881. I use 60881 because it's not reserved for other protocols. That will increase performance on incoming connections.

1/21/2006 3:03:57 AM

wolfcreek says that they limit bittorrent bandwidth to 128Mbit/s. THIS IS FOR ALL OF WOLFCREEK!!!1 teh gh3y

1/21/2006 12:56:26 PM

128Mbit/sec? That's a lot just for bittorrent, I would think

1/21/2006 1:52:30 PM

^^no it keeps fuckfaces like you from sapping bandwidth that can be used for normal browsing and activity.

1/21/2006 3:16:38 PM

Quote :

"wolfcreek says that they limit bittorrent bandwidth to 128Mbit/s. THIS IS FOR ALL OF WOLFCREEK!!!1 teh gh3y"

sux

try an ftp server then... hehheheheh

1/22/2006 3:31:28 PM

No, change your bittorrent listen port to something outside the 6881-6889 or use a proxy with suficient throughput.

Outgoing connections connect a random free port (usually wihin a specified range) on your computer with the listen port on the remote host. If their listen port is in the 6881-6889 range then this particular connection will be throttled.

If your listen port is in the 6881-6889 range then ALL incoming conections will be throttled.

Connections will never be throttled if the ports on neither end are outside the well-known bittorrent range. i.e. If every person in the world set their bittorrent listen port to a random free port, there would be no way to throttle bittorent traffic without inspecting the contents of each packet to determine if it is a bittorent related packet (this would slow down throughput on whatever device was used ultimately doing as much damage as the bittorrent traffic, but costing more)


Many trackers refuse clients that use listen ports in the 6881-6889 range. Use trackers that do this and your downloads will only be limited by your total network throughput limits.

1/22/2006 5:07:08 PM

yeah, I use azureus and have the port set to like 51k. I can't remember where the link is that had the information though.

1/22/2006 5:14:43 PM

if you're using windows, use utorrent. It has all the features of Azureus minus the huge memory footprint. utorrent uses about 1/10 as much memory.

1/22/2006 5:20:44 PM

yep, utorrent ftw.

1/23/2006 2:01:11 AM

I've posted this elsewhere, but I'll put it here again for your sake....

Azureus suggests that when using the BT protocol, you should use listen ports in the 14000-20000 range. Really high ones. The 6885 port (and those within a 5 port range of that) are SO closed off. That's the default range, and everybody knows it.

Try something along the lines of port 17,000 or so. See if that helps.

And enable port-forwarding of that port on your router.

1/23/2006 3:27:36 PM

Although I now see that I basically said things that have already been said. So just take that as an "I agree with the stuff above."

1/23/2006 3:28:34 PM