Unable to connect to peers

Hello!

I have a problem with uTorrent not allowing me to upload or connect to peers once a download has finished.

Here's a screenshot:

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/977/35039641.jpg

I am currently using uTorrent 3.0 Alpha (I also noticed the problem with the stable version). I am also using Windows 7, Avira Antivirus and ZoneAlarm Firewall (the Windows firewall is disabled).

I know that my uTorrent port is opened (did the test with uTorrent and on some random internet sites) and that the connection icon is green.

I also have an exception for uTorrent in ZoneAlarm Firewall so I really don't understand what's happening.

I am hoping that someone here can come up with a solution to this very frustrating problem.

Thanks!

Those just look like chronically overseeded torrents that you won't be able to get to upload on.

But ZoneAlarm is very much a problem child that needs to be uninstalled, at least temporarily for troubleshooting.

Nothing changes even when I close Zone Alarm.

And I noticed that the only peers I get to connect to for a few seconds have old torrent clients like Azureus, libTorrent, uTorrent 1.7.7, etc.

Closing zonealarm isn't enough. It deep-hooks into the operating system enough that you MUST uninstall it to stop it from interfering.

Just did and the problem is still here.

Any other ideas?

How many torrents are you running at once normally?

Why are you force starting torrents instead of letting uTorrent manage the queues?

I'm seeding only 4 torrents (no download) and after 3 hours I've noticed this:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9806/capturega.jpg

Only the "old" torrent clients are able to connect to me.

As for the forced start, I thought it will change something concerning my upload speed.

Your connection icon may be green, but that torrent has absolutely no incoming connections on it. Double-check your router's forwarding rules.

Force starting only serves to cause problems in your situation.

I'm only seeding the torrent, son it can't have any incoming connection. Right?

Wrong. Incoming and outgoing connections happen independent of the torrent's seeding status.

And if you're only getting outgoing connections (which, right now, you are) then your performance overall WILL suffer.

Then what is that I need to do in order to solve this issue?

Figure out what is preventing incoming connections from getting through properly and fixing it.

Software firewalls, Antivirus (sometimes), router, internet provider can all cause it.

I've read all the forums in order to try to find an explanation to my problem, that's why I'm asking for help.

So I was wondering if there is any "known" solution for my problem because I've already tried to:

- Uninstall my firewall and disable the Windows one

- Turn off my antivirus

- Check if the port I'm using with uTorrent is open

- Check my IPS transparency here: http://broadband.mpi-sws.org/transparency/bttest.php

And even with all those changes, the issue I'm talking about is still here. :/

So even the test torrents mentioned in 1st link of my signature don't work at all?

I works but the only peers that I can connect to are using Vuze (Azureus), old uTorrent versions (1.7.7, 1.8.5) or other clients.

I wasn't able to connect to any 2.0.4 and most of the people out there are using it.

That's why I was thinking that's something wrong with my uTorrent settings but even after a clean install (I've deleted all the saved settings), I still have the same problem.

Disable uTP (bandwidth management), since it's probably not working and try again.

It's already disabled, as well as the NAT-PMP Mapping.

No other idea yet?

Thanks.

Test another computer or another internet connection with your settings?