Bit-torrent/Azureus on Eircom

wanwarlock · 22-07-2006 11:03PM #1

Hi all,

Just got eircom bb installed in my new house, really missing smart bb now!

Anyway, we got the modem on thursday and could be used straight away. Was using azureus/bit torrent fine until today, got connected for a few minutes and it stopped - no up/downloads at all. btw I'm using the standard 6881-6889 ports with no problems before.

Do I need to change any settings before I can get the green smileys again? Or does eircom stop people using bit torrent???

Cheers

edit: forgot to add, using the netopia router

Basq · 22-07-2006 11:09PM

Gonna start with that oh-so-typical BitTorrent question:

Did you forward ports on the router yet?

wanwarlock · 22-07-2006 11:14PM

i think i did. under nat added custom service called azureus, port forwarding/range of ports, port range 6881-6889, base port 6881 and enabled it. made another one for udp as well.

is that all??

Makaveli · 22-07-2006 11:18PM

A lot of isps blacklist the default port so try using a different one.

wanwarlock · 22-07-2006 11:19PM

do you have any suggestions of ports?

Smurfpiss · 22-07-2006 11:20PM

some people use other ports for the simple reason that most use a standard and isp's end up "choking" those ports. i dunno if eircom are doing that but my rate isnt what it used to be..

EDIT: ah bet me to it..

Makaveli · 22-07-2006 11:26PM

wanwarlock wrote:

do you have any suggestions of ports?

Any random port between 49152 and 65535 should do.

CatInABox · 23-07-2006 02:47PM

Are you using a wireless router? Did you get the problem fixed?

Liquidus · 23-07-2006 06:16PM

when you have the ports forwarded, make sure you have the router's firewall
set to low as medium setting will not allow pinholes etc.

wanwarlock · 24-07-2006 10:36PM

Liquidus wrote:

when you have the ports forwarded, make sure you have the router's firewall
set to low as medium setting will not allow pinholes etc.

After I set this to low, I got back the green smileys, but i still get dht firewalled (on the bottom of azureus). how do i change that?

oh, btw i tried putting in other ports eg. 50000 etc, but azureus couldn't map those ports, wonder why?

edit: i have 2 out of 3 smileys (the other 1 is my share ratio <0.9.... ):D

Liquidus · 24-07-2006 11:49PM

Make sure you open both TCP and UDP, they should also be the same ports.
Any port (only one needed) between 49152 - 65535.

wanwarlock · 24-07-2006 11:53PM

Liquidus wrote:

Make sure you open both TCP and UDP, they should also be the same ports.
Any port (only one needed) between 49152 - 65535.

did all that, all the same, azureus can't map those ports, dunno why. had to use the standard port and it worked

Bit-torrent/Azureus on Eircom

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