Azkoyen Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I'm using a ZyXel modem with the latest uTorrent, and I have port forwarding set up correctly. I use uTorrents little port forward test link (linked from uT itself) and it gives me a green light.However, after a few days of successful downloading, the little green light on the uTorrent status bar goes red! I run the port forward test again (ensuring the specified port is what my uT is using) and it fails. The only way I've been able to get around this problem is to open a new port on my modem, and change uT to use this new port.Is this something my ISP is doing? I don't download that much really. In the past 3 weeks I got maybe 2gb. Could it be some other problem?Many thanks to all at uTorrent for making a fantastic piece of software...btw, my ISP is btireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Set up a static IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkoyen Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I'll 90% sure I've already set up a static-ip. Isn't it in the port forwarding setup steps? I'll double check that when I get home this evening. Is there anything else that might be causing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Nah, I think static IP is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkoyen Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Ok, now I'm 100% sure I have a static ip, I just checked:Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties* Use the following IP Address:IP Address: 192.168.1.33Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1* Use the following DNS Server addresses:Preferred DNS Server: 192.168.1.1Alternate DNS Server: (None)So, anyone got any other ideas? Here's the details of my Modem...ZyXEL USB ADSL ModemDriver Provider: ZyXelDriver Date: 12/8/2002Driver Version: 5.2.3667.0It's a brand new modem, and I really don't think it's the ISP doing anything. My monthly limit is 20GB, and as I said above I get nowhere near that in my monthly downloads.Thanks for the help so far Ultima. If you have any other ideas I'd gladly hear them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfire Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 USB modems are generally a Bad Idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkoyen Posted August 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I've used a USB modem for the last 2 years, without any problems. Except that it burnt out or something. The one I have now is brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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