fierydemise Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Last night utorrent was working fine, green dot, utorrent reporting port properly forwarded. Late last night the power went out and when it came back on this morning and after my internet came back online (a few hours later) utorrent was reporting the port was no longer properly forwarded and I was getting a red dot. I went through the process of forwarding a new port to see if that would fix the problem, it didn't. As far as I can tell the only thing that happened was the power failure and I don't see how that would cause problems with utorrent.ISP: ComcastModem: Moterola Surfboard SB5101Router: Netgear RP114Firewall & Anti Virus: Trend MicroAny ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmgek Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 When my router goes off the power it resets itself. That means that all my settings are lost; Including forwarded ports/DMZ's. So maybe you should double-check your router?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky75 Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 router's don't lose settings when the power goes off. If they did it would be a pretty crappy security system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Make sure you set a static IP up for your computer. I fear that Surfboard too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierydemise Posted December 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 filmgek- I thought that might have been the problem so I checked to make sure ports were forwarded properly and it looked right but just to make sure I did went through the process with a new port.Ultima- Static IP is set up, utorrent was running just fine until yesterday morning. I've read about the potential problems with the surfboard but the problems just started suddenly so that doesn't seem like it would be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Have you tried connecting your computer directly to the modem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmgek Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I had a Motorala Surfboard cable-modem first too, but now I've got one from Scientific Atlanta. And I must say that downloading speeds (torrents, p2p, usenet, etc.) have increased a bit and less problems have occurred.Maybe it IS the modem, but you can't usually just buy a new one, 'cause you ISP might not support it.Could you try connecting your PC directly to your cable-modem? (like Ultima said)If it works better then, you know that you have to find the problem somewhere between your PC and your router. (Or am I just talking nonsense right now? )I've had a lot of problems with cable-modems/routers myself, but I had it especially with my PS2. But then I called my ISP's helpdesk, and they guided me trough the whole setup-procces. Maybe you should also try to phone your ISP's helpdesk.P.S.: You said you've got a NetGear router... I've got some stuff from NetGear myself. (not a router, but other stuff; like something to make a network-printer out of a regular one.NetGear-stuff usually works fine for me, so maybe it isn't your router but some settings in your PC.Maybe you made some changes in your PC, then the power failed, and then those new settings (which were in your temporary memory, 'cause the PC wasn't yet rebooted to make the changes permanent) were lost.Just guessing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I might be way off base here, but I thought cable internet providers all support the same spec -- DOCSIS (different versions, though, I suppose)? If that's the case, then you simply find out what DOCSIS spec the Surfboard supports, and get another modem that supports the same spec, and it should work just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmgek Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I didn't know that it was that easy. And if that's the case, why can't you choose your own modem, but does your ISP send you one (which you might not prefer, in cases like this)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 They send you one for convenience's sake. And to make more money -- they either sell it to you with jacked up prices, or make you pay a fee to rent it each month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmgek Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Never really thought about why they did it. But I think we're getting a bit off-topic.fierydemise; could you please try to hook up your PC directly to your modem?!I think that would be the easiest thing to do, if you need help. Because, if it works correctly then, we can exclude the modem as problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierydemise Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ok so I finally got around to testing the modem directly and it works, green dot about twice the download rate, similar upload rate (upload rate was already near max). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Something's up with the router rules then. Are you sure you cleared everything and tried setting the port forwarding up properly again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fierydemise Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Ok so now I feel really stupid, I had the wrong port forwarded. I accidentally switched two numbers. Thanks for all your help guys, sorry for wasting your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 ;o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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