port forwarding not working

[qholway]

hi all. i've recently moved and am using a new router, a linksys wrt54g v.3. my problem is that utorrent is sayin that i dont have the port i have specified open. i have:

1) got a static lan ip 192.168.1.100 (and i've tried many others, just in case.)

2) forwarded the port (44444, amongst others)

3) shut down windows firewall etc

and i still get no connection, or a very slow one. curiously last night the speed suddenly jumped up to around 200KB, (not Kb), but it tends to languish around 10 at all other times. the upload is set at 20, at the moment.

i ran shields up to se whether that port was open, and it came up as stealth, which doesn't sound right, and seems to explain the damn exclamation mark in utorrent, bottom right.

this has been driving me nuts all weekend. i feel i've tried everything, but obviously there is something i'm not doing right.

would be grateful, as would my scalp, for any help.

thanks.

( a little more info.. all 3 buttons in the 'listening port' box are unchecked and i'm running utorrent version 1.6, version 474)

[Ultima]

Have you checked the FAQ entry on the WRT54G?

[qholway]

thanks for the swift reply.

yes i have read it, but i'm reliably informed it doesn't work? is that wrong?

[Ultima]

In what way doesn't it work?

[Shock]

He has the same exact problem I am having, Ultima. We hooked up on MSN and came to that conclusion.

Qholway, I asked linksys why port forwarding doesn't seem to work on their router, and they told me to put the port in the Port Triggering window as well, and enable DMZ. I get a little more out of my torrent speeds, but the icon is still yellow. Maybe you'll have better luck.

[Switeck]

This probably just means you have ANOTHER firewall blocking access.

...You've probably eliminated the one in the Linksys router just fine.

[Ultima]

Indeed, I'm trying to figure out if Shock's modem is a combo in his thread

@qholway: What modem are you using?