Bittorrent problem

Tusky

ahoi

Im using IOLBB and the prestige 600 series router / modem. I can never get bittorrent working , Ive tried loads of different clients and torrents. I have also tried forwarding the ports that the clients use ( not 100% sure if ive forwarded the correct ones though ) .

I have tried turning the XP firewall off too.

Am I missign somthing simple ? any ideas ?

PowerHouseDan

What exactly isent working?your not getting a green light?or what?

Davey Devil

I'm having problems with Bit Torrent too - I can't get a green light, how do I get one, it's always yellow. I have the ZyXEL ADSL USB Modem WA.9.2.C0 and I'm on IOL if that helps. Any suggestions?

PowerHouseDan

are you running a network?if you are are you using the host or client?once xp firewall is off and any other program that contants a firewall is off then there shouldnt be a prob unless your on a client comp

neokenzo

Have you tried opening the ports? Bit torent need ports 6881-6999 open on inbound and outbound and also port 6969 open for outbound.

Mutant_Fruit

Firstly, open and forward the correct ports, these can be found in the readme of your client.

Secondly, if you are having client problems, try using Burst, its the only one that would work at full speed for me. I highyl recommend it.

Also, try a torrent file with loads of seeds/peers first, just to make sure its working.

Davey Devil

I've got the xp firewall on, that's probably why I'm getting a yellow light. The last time I turned it off I got the blaster worm within 5 mins. Does it affect the speed much between having a yellow or green light?

Mutant_Fruit

Ah yes, disable the WinXP firewall, but first download Kerio Personal Firewall. I highly recommend that. The WinXP one is unconfigureable, so its not great.

Also get all the latest critical patches from the windows site, then you won't get blaster.

And the difference in speed is HUGE, its well worth the minor hassle of changing firewall, (and opening ports if you own a hardware firewall).

Tusky

Aye the problem is i aint egtting a green light , it starts off at around 40-50k and after a few mins goes to 1k.


I think I have all them ports forwarded , im not running a network however two PCs are connected to the router.

Ill try that client thanks

Mutant_Fruit

different clients need different ports, so just make sure you have all the right ones opened for incoming and outgoing connections. And also make sure the XP firewall is off, thats something davey reminded me of.

ozt9vdujny3srf

ahh for fark sake tusky .

Forward 6881 for azureus and it should be grand.

remember to forward it to the ip of the computer with bit torrent installed.

Tusky

Originally posted by Truckle
ahh for fark sake tusky .

Forward 6881 for azureus and it should be grand.

remember to forward it to the ip of the computer with bit torrent installed.

hehe Truckle you jinx me , leave and never look at this thread again ! And I have forward'd that port

ozt9vdujny3srf

JUST DO IT!

Try forwarding 6969 aswell. and make sure they are to the right ip. To find your ip type "ipconfig" in the dos prompt thingum (run > cmd)

Also give it a while to go green, sometimes it can take a few minutes.

[edit] and JINX! [/edit]

T-b0n3

Aye i get yellow light aswell , Im on D-link router but cant see where to open ports etc like you have. XP firewall turned off.
Any ideas? I'd really like to get propper speeds
Im using azureus atm.

Adam

Originally posted by Mutant_Fruit
Ah yes, disable the WinXP firewall, but first download Kerio Personal Firewall. I highly recommend that. The WinXP one is unconfigureable, so its not great.

Also get all the latest critical patches from the windows site, then you won't get blaster.

And the difference in speed is HUGE, its well worth the minor hassle of changing firewall, (and opening ports if you own a hardware firewall).

If you have the ZyXel router thingy a firewall is pretty redundant as by default the router does not forward any incoming connections.

jank

i find bit torents bad to download stuff the highest throughput i ever got was 3 kbps

there is better out there if your willing to look

Tusky

Originally posted by jank
i find bit torents bad to download stuff the highest throughput i ever got was 3 kbps

there is better out there if your willing to look

P2Ps are crap well im yet to find a good one anywho.

voxpop

yeah i used bittorrent and got a HUGE 3kb download - whats the big thing with it, thought it was supposed to be something good ?

ozt9vdujny3srf

well i often get speeds of 40-50 kb/s.

If you set it up properly and use healthy torrents its great.

ozt9vdujny3srf

Originally posted by T-b0n3
Aye i get yellow light aswell , Im on D-link router but cant see where to open ports etc like you have. XP firewall turned off.
Any ideas? I'd really like to get propper speeds
Im using azureus atm.

Adam

I don't own a d-link modem so i dunno what the layout is, but you'll find the forwarding menu under "nat" "port forwarding" and the like (NAT = Network address translation)

Is1ldur

Is it not acceptable to even post the name of any P2P programs. I have not had much luck with BitTorent, and am looking for an alternative. I used to used K**z** but have 'heard' a lot of bad things about virus trouble, etc. Which is the best?

T-b0n3

Im sure this is the place to fix it , can any one point me in the right direction? I aint got a clue how to do it.

Adam

milltown

BT is the gears! Lately I have been seeing over 100 KB/s on some torrents. 3 KB/s is definitely not the norm!

Off topic but has anybody else noticed a fair few of the BT sites are down an awful lot lately?

OfflerCrocGod

Originally posted by milltown
Off topic but has anybody else noticed a fair few of the BT sites are down an awful lot lately?

YES!!; it seems as if BT is a victim of it's own fame;). Oh well I've noticed an increase in speed for my torrents but I rarely get 50kb constant 20-30kb is more like it - still that's good .

Tusky

peoples ! please dont talk about p2p in this thread , dont want to get it closed down:(

Tusky

still getting a yellow light.... forwarded all ports mentioned on this thread =/ downloading at 38 k though :eek: wont last.

Tusky

does that look right ?

I tried testing 6881 in the Azureus configuration wizard - it says NAT error , says 6969 is fine so I changed it to that....dunno if that works but im giving it a go

milltown

Originally posted by Tusky
peoples ! please dont talk about p2p in this thread , dont want to get it closed down:(

Err... Does it not name a P2P program in the title?

Tusky

Originally posted by milltown
Err... Does it not name a P2P program in the title?

shh

Turner

Down with that sort of thing....
Careful now!!

Im sure ye are all downloading shareware games and free internet utilities and stuff.

Excellent.

ozt9vdujny3srf

Dont froget teh unix distros!



not quite teh one i wanted but close enough.

radiospan

I'm using BitTornado (aka Shadow's client) for BitTorrent downloads, but I can't get rid of the "yellow light" in it.

The yellow light means I'm not receiving any incoming connections because of a firewall, even though I have forwarded ports 6881 - 6889.

Downloads never go faster than 4-5kB/sec, but I used always get >40kB/sec before.

I'm using Clicksilver, has anyone else on UTV had this problem when using a router? I even tried making my PC the "DMZ server", which AFAIK, effectively opens all ports.

The light goes green when I use the modem supplied by UTV.

Any ideas?

BigEejit

One last time:
Get a decent firewall and install it, I use zonealarm - easy to configure. Set it to pass 6881 to 6889, it will prompt you when the client tries to access the internet, tick the box and reply yes when this happens.

Turn off XP built in firewall (NetworkConnections -> Local Area Connection -> Advanced -> untick the box) ... then get into your router's configuration page and allow 6881 - 6889 incoming ..... to your particular PC's IP address.

I've done this (using shadows experimental client and a Netgear DG814) and nearly always get 50k+ downloads .... if there are feckall seeds you'll probably get less.

neokenzo

Check out this site for more info about how to open ports on firewalls.

I would suggest opening ports 6881 to 6999 as more new torrents are now using those ports.

Tusky: Shouldnt your end port be 6999 instead of 6969? Port 6969 is for outbound. Its for the trackers to connect.

neokenzo

Originally posted by neokenzo
Check out this site for more info about how to open ports on firewalls.

I would suggest opening ports 6881 to 6999 as more new torrents are now using those ports.

Tusky: Shouldnt your end port be 6999 instead of 6969? Port 6969 is for outbound. Its for the trackers to connect.

[Edit]: I have set my router to open these ports and having no problems at all[/Edit]

Tusky

Ive dont everything you have said Bigeejit and still i get yellow lights... opened up to 6999 and still yellow neo very frustrating

cubix

Couple of questions lads, I have the same setup as Tusky Zyxel 623R BB/router and am running zonealarm. As Ronac mentioned about not needing software firewall as the Zyxel has its own but is it as good as stopping as zonealarm.
The other question is directed towards BigEejit where can I find in zonealarm to set the ports because when its on it brings my dl to a crawl
Thks

Ripwave

Originally posted by cubix
Couple of questions lads, I have the same setup as Tusky Zyxel 623R BB/router and am running zonealarm. As Ronac mentioned about not needing software firewall as the Zyxel has its own but is it as good as stopping as zonealarm.

For inbound connections, it's better than Zonealarm. For outbound connections (if you ever get yourself infected with a virus or a trojan), then Zonealarm might alert you to that fact.

If you are trying to use a p2p client, just disable any software firewall you have running until you have figured out how to configure your router properly.

cubix

Thks for that Ripwave, as you suggested I have been turning Zone off but when it is off I get a few ads coming through like casio ones not sure if there is anything else.
In layman terms how do firewalls work, another words unlike my antivirus which checks for updates to keep it's self current why do firewalls not do this

Mutant_Fruit

Putting it simply... Firewalls work by acting as a doorway. No internet connections can enter or leave your computer without going through this doorway.

As each connection tries to leave or enter this doorway, your firewall checks what port/ports it's trying to connect to (and in the case of a software firewall, what programs are making outgoing connections, and which are recieving them) and then checks that off a list of rules.

If that kind of connection is not in the rules, usually it is just ignored, and therefore won't be allowed go through the doorway. Generally in software firewalls you are asked each time a new kind of connection is trying to access the doorway, and you are giving it permission to enter/leave on either a permanent or temporary basis.

On a more on-topic notice, what other clients have you guys getting the yellow light tried?

statto

Do IBB block bitTorrent and other P2P clients? I just got a new 1 meg connection with the VL gear and have yet to get a BitTorrent to download. I am using the Burst! client and Norton Internet firewall - could this be the problem? I have also tried other P2P programs and the speed is pretty bad. However downloading XP updates was like lightning.

neokenzo

Apparently from what ppl are saying here, it would seem that IBB are blocking most P2P programs. Since P2P programs runs on specific ports, I assume it would be easy for them to do so.

radiospan

I was having the yellow light problem with BT for weeks, until I few days ago when I made a few changes, and 1 of them seems to have fixed it. I have a green light now, getting >40kB/sec.

In BitTornado, in Prefs I set the Port Range to 5881-5999.
In my router set up, I disabled all other forwarding rules.
The only rule I have now is to allow 5881-5999 TCP connections.
Finally, I stopped running this program I was using called NetLimiter.

One of those changes has fixed the problem for me anyway, I hope it might be of help to someone.

statto

Thanks for the tip PLAZZ2000 - changing the ports really helped speed up my downloads. Cheers.

BigEejit

Originally posted by cubix
The other question is directed towards BigEejit where can I find in zonealarm to set the ports because when its on it brings my dl to a crawl
Thks

Well ... I had a look and they've completely changed it and i cant find where I set particular ports for particular programs (I remember setting ports 6881 to 6889 inbound for btdownloadgui.exe)....
but if you click on the program control tab on the left and then the programs tab on the top (while your bittorrent client is running) .... click on the active heading twice and it should show you all programs try to access the internet at that particular moment ... on the line with your btttorrent client click on the 4 question marks under access and server until they are all ticks (correct marks) .... that might do it (not sure).....

Spacebutler™

Alright, ive read the replys and im still not sure how to go about this.
I have IOL bb with the 600 Prestige router. I have norton internet firewall.

The ports.... NIF dosent seem to let you manually configure the ports so thats out the window.

When i tried to configure them from the router i got the message supplied in the jpeg.

Bittorrent wont work, i get every god damn error message under the sun and if someone can tell me exactly how to fix this problem i will be very happy.

Hellrazer

I cant get downloads any faster than 5k.Any help would be appreciated at this stage.Im using Eircoms Netopia 3341.Cant figure out how to either turn off NAT or enable port forwarding on this thing.
Thanks
Richie

Tusky

I have forwarded all mentioned ports , im using Zone alarm and have turned off XP firewall but still the light is yellow would love to get this working

Mutant_Fruit

As crazy as this might sound... Disable all firewalls on your computer, and see if it helps. I don't trust ZA one bit.

EDIT: This may help...

For example, in Zone Alarm Pro, in the Program Listings, click on the program's name (btdownloadgui.exe) and then click the Options button and then enter the ports to use. If you're having trouble connecting, you might try giving BitTorrent access to all ports.

fuse

Originally posted by plazz2000
I was having the yellow light problem with BT for weeks, until I few days ago when I made a few changes, and 1 of them seems to have fixed it. I have a green light now, getting >40kB/sec.

In BitTornado, in Prefs I set the Port Range to 5881-5999.
In my router set up, I disabled all other forwarding rules.
The only rule I have now is to allow 5881-5999 TCP connections.
Finally, I stopped running this program I was using called NetLimiter.

One of those changes has fixed the problem for me anyway, I hope it might be of help to someone.

Good man Plazz, finally getting a green light!
I was in the same boat as Tusky all the time so here's my setup now, maybe you can get the green too:

Disabled XP firewall
Running Kerio Personal Firewall (thx mutant)
Router setup has only 1 rule and thats ports 5881 to 5999 on 192.168.1.33

Using BitTornado 0.3.1 (latest experimental build)
set port settings to 5881-5999

Try that Tusky and it might work, cuz I'm on IOL aswell with zyxel prestige 600, I think you're the same?

Originally posted by Tusky
I have forwarded all mentioned ports , im using Zone alarm and have turned off XP firewall but still the light is yellow would love to get this working

You Said earlier that you have more than one computer connected to your router.
Is it possible you are forwarding the ports to the wrong ip address?