Please help; just not smart enough I guess.

[laylow]

Status light starts out as orange triangle and then eventually turns to red circle.

Port checker reads: Checking port 16881 on 69.29.62.229...

Error! Port 16881 does not appear to be open.

Up limit: 72kbs

Up slots: 5

connections per torrent: 100

connections global: 200

max active torrents: 5

max active downloads: 4

os: xp sp2 home edition

protection: AVG, zonealarm

router:Netgear wireless router - WGR614

modem:Netopia 2241N software version 7.5.2r1

ISP: centurytel.net

service:dsl

download speed:1258kbs

upload speed:208kbs

latency:144ms

I can't seem to pass the port forwarding test even after plugging the computer directly into the wireless router. I followed directions for setting up static ips and port forwarding for both the router and the modem from portforward.com. I don't remember where i read to set the port to 16881. Did I screw up by forwarding the same port in the router and the modem? Am I screwed just because of the wireless router?

Please help. Let me know if you need anymore info.

[JLAF5150]

Hi, Your Problem is you have 2 routers. Have a look at this guide on turning the 2nd router into a Hub/Switch/WAP:

http://forum.portforward.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Knowledge;action=display;num=1133918703

[Switeck]

You used the wrong settings in Speed Guide (CTRL+G) too...it should be set based on your UPLOAD bandwidth, not download. So you should be using xx/256k or even xx/192k instead!

[laylow]

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

I probably could've read a ton of stuff before even getting close.