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Sky hub firewall preventing people connecting to my torrents

  • 02-02-2013 11:46AM
    #1
    Harry Deerpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭


    Does anyone know how I can allow people to connect to my torrent client?? I'm able to download but I can't seed any torrents. I've tried port forwarding but noting is happening.

    With Eircom's Zyxel router, you could just lower the firewall and let your torrents seed all night, but Sky's hub doesn't seem to have this option. Anyone have any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    logic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭logic


    Have you tried enabling the Upnp option to see if that made any difference?


  • #3
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Check that it doesnt have the UPNP external vulnerability before enabling it!


  • #4
    Harry Deerpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭Harry Deerpark


    It was already enabled when I looked at it. However I initially turn it off when I found it after reading your posts. I've switch it on and off and it doesn't seem top be making a difference.

    Here's: a screenshot of that page on my hub:

    250nvo3.png


  • #5
    logic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 938 ✭✭✭logic


    ED E wrote: »
    Check that it doesnt have the UPNP external vulnerability before enabling it!

    Some users over at the skyuser forum have tested this router for the upnp vulnerability and it is secure.

    you could set your PC as a dmz but you would want to make sure it is secure. Otherwise if you know what ports your torrents are using you could set some inbound firewall rules.


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