Post: Need utorrent help :( something about ports
07-22-2010, 05:42 PM #1
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Cammy
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i need help with this as i am completely lossed, i know someone out there knows what this means please help !!! :(
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07-22-2010, 06:34 PM #2
Liam
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Are you connected to the internet via a router or directly through your providers modem? If you are using a router you'll need to open the port in the routers administration console.

If you check the manufacturers website you should be able to find information on doing exactly this.

If you are connected directly to the internet not through a router then you may need to open the port via Windows Firewall or some other AV/Firewall product.

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Also if that doesn't work, to get a larger range of connections to other people downloading you could go onto the utorrent toolbar>options>preferences>advanced>net.max_halfopen and change it to like 100 :y:
07-22-2010, 08:17 PM #3
This my friend is the website for you:

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The only information you will need to Port forward you router would be the brand and model of router you own. You will also need to be able to change your routers internal settings I have a net gear router and I can mess around with the settings by just entering my IP address into the address bar in Firefox and this then brings up a list of settings for my router.

Follow the steps provided on the website and port forward your router for utorrent, once you have done this you should see a significant increase in your download speed and the website also provides a program to check and see if your port is open if you are unsure whether you were successful or not.

Also bear in mind that the seeds you get on utorrent can be shit and this can give you a horrid download speed. I have a download speed of around 150KB/s but sometimes when I'm downloading a torrent it only goes at around 10KB/s because I'm connected to a few shitty seeders.
07-22-2010, 11:16 PM #4
Sandyballz
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Originally posted by 1989 View Post
This my friend is the website for you:

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The only information you will need to Port forward you router would be the brand and model of router you own. You will also need to be able to change your routers internal settings I have a net gear router and I can mess around with the settings by just entering my IP address into the address bar in Firefox and this then brings up a list of settings for my router.

Follow the steps provided on the website and port forward your router for utorrent, once you have done this you should see a significant increase in your download speed and the website also provides a program to check and see if your port is open if you are unsure whether you were successful or not.

Also bear in mind that the seeds you get on utorrent can be shit and this can give you a horrid download speed. I have a download speed of around 150KB/s but sometimes when I'm downloading a torrent it only goes at around 10KB/s because I'm connected to a few shitty seeders.

This. I used to have the same problem as you (though not as bad as .8kb/s lol) and port forwarding helped my overall download speed ALOT. Really do give this a try.
07-23-2010, 01:06 PM #5
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Originally posted by VxR View Post
Are you connected to the internet via a router or directly through your providers modem? If you are using a router you'll need to open the port in the routers administration console.

If you check the manufacturers website you should be able to find information on doing exactly this.

If you are connected directly to the internet not through a router then you may need to open the port via Windows Firewall or some other AV/Firewall product.

---------- Post added at 01:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:28 PM ----------

Also if that doesn't work, to get a larger range of connections to other people downloading you could go onto the utorrent toolbar>options>preferences>advanced>net.max_halfopen and change it to like 100 :y:


No offence but you copied that straight out of google :L mainly because ive read that on about 4 websitesd ive checked and still makes no sense to me

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Originally posted by 1989 View Post
This my friend is the website for you:

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The only information you will need to Port forward you router would be the brand and model of router you own. You will also need to be able to change your routers internal settings I have a net gear router and I can mess around with the settings by just entering my IP address into the address bar in Firefox and this then brings up a list of settings for my router.

Follow the steps provided on the website and port forward your router for utorrent, once you have done this you should see a significant increase in your download speed and the website also provides a program to check and see if your port is open if you are unsure whether you were successful or not.

Also bear in mind that the seeds you get on utorrent can be shit and this can give you a horrid download speed. I have a download speed of around 150KB/s but sometimes when I'm downloading a torrent it only goes at around 10KB/s cause I'm connected to a few shitty seeders.


when i click on my router it tells me i need to buy a program at $30, i was kinda looking for a way to fix it myself with no cost
07-23-2010, 01:21 PM #6
Liam
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Originally posted by Cammmmy View Post
No offence but you copied that straight out of google :L mainly because ive read that on about 4 websitesd ive checked and still makes no sense to me


and so what if i did? its helping you.. not me & how can you not understand that? it's basically saying. open your ROUTER's console << basically the database.. to find this you'll find a ip address on the back of the router along with admin: & password:

When your in the console there should be information telling you how to open or forward the port... what's so hard about that?
07-23-2010, 01:34 PM #7
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Originally posted by VxR View Post
Originally posted by Cammmmy View Post
No offence but you copied that straight out of google :L mainly because ive read that on about 4 websitesd ive checked and still makes no sense to me


and so what if i did? its helping you.. not me & how can you not understand that? it's basically saying. open your ROUTER's console << basically the database.. to find this you'll find a ip address on the back of the router along with admin: & password:

When your in the console there should be information telling you how to open or forward the port... what's so hard about that?


Ive done all that more than once but when i check it in utorrent again it still sais the sme as it did before :/

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Originally posted by 1989 View Post
This my friend is the website for you:

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The only information you will need to Port forward you router would be the brand and model of router you own. You will also need to be able to change your routers internal settings I have a net gear router and I can mess around with the settings by just entering my IP address into the address bar in Firefox and this then brings up a list of settings for my router.

Follow the steps provided on the website and port forward your router for utorrent, once you have done this you should see a significant increase in your download speed and the website also provides a program to check and see if your port is open if you are unsure whether you were successful or not.

Also bear in mind that the seeds you get on utorrent can be shit and this can give you a horrid download speed. I have a download speed of around 150KB/s but sometimes when I'm downloading a torrent it only goes at around 10KB/s because I'm connected to a few shitty seeders.


okay ive done that twice now but still get the same error :(
07-23-2010, 02:22 PM #8
Originally posted by Cammmmy View Post
when i click on my router it tells me i need to buy a program at $30, i was kinda looking for a way to fix it myself with no cost


Ha I fell for that the first time, Look up in the right hand corner of the page when you see that and there will be a skip advertisement option I can assure you you don't need to pay to do this.

Here is a screen shot of where you need to click if you are unsure.

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07-23-2010, 06:44 PM #9
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Originally posted by 1989 View Post
Ha I fell for that the first time, Look up in the right hand corner of the page when you see that and there will be a skip advertisement option I can assure you you don't need to pay to do this.

Here is a screen shot of where you need to click if you are unsure.

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haa yeh i seen that right after i posted that, i done it but still the same error , then did it again and got the same error but ive noticed something my ip used to be 192.168..... but now its a weird number 86.29 ..... and i dont understand why , that doesint seem rigt for my static ip? is it?
07-23-2010, 07:19 PM #10
What kind of error message are you encountering?

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