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Loz

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Help please! I can't download anything...

Whenever I try to download anything, this is what happens:
13/04/2006 15:36:04 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')
13/04/2006 15:37:04 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')
13/04/2006 15:38:04 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')
13/04/2006 15:39:05 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')
13/04/2006 15:40:05 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')

Yenkaz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

The tracker might be overloaded/down

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Loz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Sorry but what does that mean?!

Yenkaz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

The trackers is too busy or it is not working at the time.

Edit: Are you behind a proxy?

Last edited by Yenkaz (2006-04-13 06:54:42)

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Loz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

oh okay, thanks. So it should work if I try it later? Well its been like this for days, lol and I have tried different torrents.

µtorrent-Guest

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

It could be that the tracker has gone down the RIAA/MPAA drain!

But to rule out a problem on YOUR side, try a DL from http://www.legaltorrents.com/index.htm

they have a high speed peer for the stuff. If you can DL from them fast, everthing on your side should be fine.

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Loz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Lol. Thanks :]
Oh crap, I can't find what I want from that site..

Loz

Member

Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

*bump*

Yenkaz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Guest just suggested TRYING a torrent from there, not finding the file you were looking for

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Loz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

ohhh oops, sorry!

Loz

Member

Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Nope, the same thing is happening again:
14/04/2006 11:53:27 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')
14/04/2006 11:54:27 - Problem connecting to tracker - (11001, 'getaddrinfo failed')

Yenkaz

Member

Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Okay, found this on the Youceff forum:

Problem connecting to tracker - (7, 'getaddrinfo failed')

That means that your client can't get a connection to the Tracker's IP address.
Here are some possible reasons:

   1. Your client can't get through your firewall.
   2. Your ISP's DNS server is down.
   3. Your ISP's DNS server can't resolve the tracker's domain to an IP address.
   4. The Tracker is down and isn't responding.Problem connecting to tracker - (7, 'getaddrinfo failed')

We already ruled #4 out.

#1: Can be tested if you try uninstalling your firewall(if any)
#2-3: Sounds like you'll have to ask your ISP directly

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Loz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Yeah I have firewalls...Norton internet security and Ad-aware. Shall I turn them off and see if the torrents will work? Are Sybot and spyware balster firewalls?

Yenkaz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Try UNINSTALLING norton, it's the only thing that really turns it's filters off

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Loz

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

Woohoo! It's working, thank you. :] Sorry I've been a bit slow, I'm not that technical, lol.
I just have one more question...can I replace Norton with any other firewalls that won't stop torrents from working?

Yenkaz

Member

Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

I've never really felt the need to have a software firewall when pretty much all routers have a hardware one installed from the beginning.
so you don't really need one if you have a router with a hardware firewall.

Other then that, Look 'n' Stop might be a good suggestion

Last edited by Yenkaz (2006-04-14 03:55:59)

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µtorrent-Guest

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Re: Help please! I can't download anything...

LOZ

If you have XP you can enable the build in "Firewall"!

This is absolutely enough from a technical standpoint (if your point for using a softwarefirewall is to be protected against "hackers" or to prevent installed software from phoning home)

Real Hackers are laughing over norton stuff and phoning home can NOT be prevented!
All that Softwarefirewalls are doing is causing trouble with ligitimate traffic as you have now experienced for yourself.

Nice lecture 'bout firewalls from german "hackers" at a german university:

http://copton.net/Personal_Firewalls/cc … ag-en.html

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