Port Forwarding Issue

[ctcook81]

The status light in utorrent is Red stating that it is not connectible.

When I click on the check port forarding from the speed guide, nothing happens.

The Speed Guide shows my affected settings as:

connection type xx/2mbit

upload limit: 186 kB/s

upload Slots: 8

Connections (per-torrent): 100

Connections (global): 750

Max active torrents: 9

Max active downloads: 8

Current Port: 52602

Enable Encryption is checked

Operating System: Win XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2

Security, PcCillin Virus, ZoneAlarm Fireall, both disabled while trying to get utorrent up.

Modems/Routers:

1. ActionTek GT701-WG (qwest modem)

2. Motorola VT2442 (vonage)

3. Belkin F5D7230-4 (wireless router)

* Connected in order above

* Port forwarding enabled on numbers 1 and 3 above.

Using Qwest DSL Tested at:

Download: 1299 kBps

Upload: 562 kBps

Test download using slackware-10.2-iso from setup guide downloads at 70-80 kBps

I followed the setup guide for portforwarding on both the actiontek modem and belkin router. I don't know how (or if necessary) to do it on the Motorola (vonage) box. My utorrent always states that I need to open up a port. Please let me know if I need to do anything different.

[Switeck]

You are confusing speeds.

Your download and upload speed tests are in kilobits/sec.

Speed Guide (CTRL+G) wants to know your upload bandwidth in kilobits/sec as well.

"slackware-10.2-iso from setup guide downloads at 70-80 kBps" <- that's KiloBYTES/sec!

Rerun Speed Guide (CTRL+G) and choose xx/512k...that's pretty close to your upload of 562 kilobits/sec.

Have you tried UPnP to see if it can auto-forward your port?

Belkin routers require VERY low global and per torrent connection max or they overload. Like 50-60 MAX! And reduced half open limits of maybe 4 instead of the default of 8. So you may need to adjust your settings further to prevent crashes and disconnects.