lostlloosstt Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 When using utorrent (or any BitTorrent client), should firewalls be configured to allow traffic an any specific ports? Should anything particular be done to configure Windows XP SP2's built-in firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lament Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 When using utorrent (or any BitTorrent client), should firewalls be configured to allow traffic an any specific ports? Should anything particular be done to configure Windows XP SP2's built-in firewall?well i hope you have a router in addition to the firewall.if you have a router, then you don't need to do anything with the windows firewall except grant µtorrent internet access.after that, yes you need to forward a port in your router to the IP on your network, then tell µtorrent what port that is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILZE Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 u shouldnt use the windoof firewall...its shitty...it doesen´t make ur system save enough...take the sygate firewall if u don´t have a router....and deactivate the windows built-in firewall. sygate is for free @ h**p://www.sygate.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-KO Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Router ConfigurationAllow inbound TCP connections on the port specified in Network Options, Listening Options.Assuming you have a router, this is the only configuration you will need.WINDOWS XP SP2 FIREWALL (or other application firewall such as Zonealarm or Norton Internet Security) Allow the application as an EXCEPTION to blocking. (Windows firewall I believe allows you to click this and remember it so it won't block the application next time).You may need to combine both of these to achieve proper operation from utorrent and other file sharing clients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lament Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Router ConfigurationAllow inbound TCP connections on the port specified in Network Options, Listening Options.Assuming you have a router, this is the only configuration you will need.WINDOWS XP SP2 FIREWALL (or other application firewall such as Zonealarm or Norton Internet Security) Allow the application as an EXCEPTION to blocking. (Windows firewall I believe allows you to click this and remember it so it won't block the application next time).You may need to combine both of these to achieve proper operation from utorrent and other file sharing clients.right, which is what I said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-KO Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Not exactly, but I've cleared up configuration a bit.Maybe I'll write a guide or two on doing this, although I would hope (and expect) that most people by now know how to manipulate these settings already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Routers suck in my opinion and I'm running straight from my modem with Protowall. Protowall is the best and anything less is just asking your ISP to come shut you down. In any case boys allot of you are probably hooked onto wireless from your parents or big brothers modems/routers so it doesn't matter much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r00ted Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 routers dont suck. annoying, yes, but dont suck they add security.as far as windows xp firewall.......sp2's firewall is fine for most users.the internet isn't out to destroy you, so pg2/protowall is usually enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 three words: lol.whoever thinks that a so-called >>personal firewall<<, and that includes ALL software products to be installed on a client machine [your pc] gives any protection is seriously misguided. a router with firewall on the other hand, if properly configured, does offer good protection..please everyone, deinstall your firewalls, and burn the disks they came on, this stuff is, for the most part, useless, and the only effect is a little more systemload </rant> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosblade Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Aside from protection, Routers have various benefits including the fact they are not driver and OS dependent (Like most USB modems ISPs tend to give away). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 If you have a slightly modern router, utorrent should be able to set its own ports via UPnP. Then you don't have open ports sitting when there is nothing running.For those who claim UPnP is a security risk, I'll say that having ports permanently open is the real risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxymoron Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 three words: lol.whoever thinks that a so-called >>personal firewall<<, and that includes ALL software products to be installed on a client machine [your pc] gives any protection is seriously misguided. a router with firewall on the other hand, if properly configured, does offer good protection..Sorry, but that's bullshit.Running a desktop firewall doesn't make you PC safe, thats right.But the same kis true for routers.Used properly a dfw adds security.A desktop firewall can do something no router can do: Control application level access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winMX_67 Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Do I need to port foward on my router if I have DMZplus enabled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 The vast majority of software firewalls are far too easy to bypass. You should check out the leaktest. http://samspade.org/d/firewalls.htmlhttp://cyberpunks.org/display/356/article/http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htmhttp://grc.com/lt/howtouse.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosblade Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Probably not, If i remember correctly DMZ means your computer is basiclly all-out open on both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winMX_67 Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 K good because I have ZA and I also have UnPP enabled withen uTorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 if he's using DMZplus, it means he's DMZed, and the modem assigned a WAN IP to his computer, meaning he avoids the dreaded "my IP is 192.x.x.x!".But yes, DMZ does mean that all incoming connections are forwarded.You don't need UPnP if you're DMZed; there's no ports to map because all of them are mapped to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxymoron Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 The vast majority of software firewalls are far too easy to bypass. You should check out the leaktest. So what?As I've said, you need to use the firewall properly. That is, you have to know what you're doing.If you let malware be executed on your PC than you've already made the mistake.But a dfw is perfect to make sure Windows doesn't call home^^And btw, a router will allways allow any otbound traffic on allowed ports, as it doesn't know what application is requesting the data.so where's the advantage of using a router here?(I personaly use a dfw and the packet filter on my router, so I have the best of both worlds *g*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 A good, properly configured hardware firewall can filter out a lot of malicious packets in either direction, as well as scan packets for undesired activity., block websites, IPs, ports, you name it. They don't simply just block activity on a port. They're quite powerful in the right hands.It doesn't matter if "you know what you're doing", because most firewalls are nothing but CRAP. You can't "use it properly" if the firewall is utterly useless and vulnerable. No amount of configuration will fix a poorly designed firewall. The fact that most software firewalls don't protect very well is important because they're supposed to protect you from internal AND external intrusions. Application level filtering isn't enough because malware/spyware/whatever can just pose as authenticated software, or add itself to the trusted application list.But you are right, a hardware firewall can't protect you as well as a software firewall potentially could from internal intrusions: the problem is that the software firewalls don't do a good enough job in any direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitterboogie Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Hi,New here, and new to utorrent. Haven't started downloading yet, as I'm not sure I'm secure enough. Is a router required for maximum security? I have DSL and use ZoneAlarm, but have no router.Thanks,Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vurlix Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 The BitTorrent protocol is not designed for security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitterboogie Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Well, I'm not expecting perfection . I'm just trying to find out the most reasonable security configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedgetail Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I've been having trouble with the steaming pile of crap known as CA Internet Security Suite which is causing utorrent to crash my system. I was a big fan of the old e-trust security suite from last year, but this year they have tossed out the great Zonealarm firewall and replaced it with their own buggy pile of garbage instead.Don't get me wrong CA Antivirus is still fantastic but I'm supremely disappointed by the totally substandard firewall which I'm gonna remove from my system before I'm forced to throw my computer out the window.Do you guys have a particular firewall preference or do you think Windows Firewall is sufficient protection?I'm looking forward to your comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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