uTorrent port forwarding issue

[akumar]

I am using utorrent for last 3 months and I used to get good speed but I never noticed the network status. Since last week, speed of all my downloads is decreased drastically. Then I noticed the yellow icon and found that port forwarding is not working from my computer. I have got below configuration

1. 100Mbps broadband connection

2. windows xp sp2 with firewall disabled

3. norton antivirus with personal firewall configured to give complete access to utorrent

I tried disabling personal norton firewall but it didn't help.

below is log on starting utorrent

[20:32:58] UPnP: Could not map UPnP Port on this pass, retrying.

[20:33:04] Error opening Windows firewall: 0x800706D9

[20:33:04] UPnP: Could not map UPnP Port on this pass, retrying.

[20:33:05] NAT-PMP: Unable to map port with NAT-PMP.

[20:33:10] UPnP: Could not map UPnP Port on this pass, retrying.

[20:33:16] UPnP: Unable to map port with UPnP.

can anyone please suggest how can I make this yellow icon to disappear and get same good speed again

regards

ak

[stuckmoto]

Disable UPnP port mapping and forward a port in your router if your using one. If not give permission through Windows firewall.

p.s. There are known issues with NORTON!

[Switeck]

Is your internet connection ADSL, cable, fiber, or ethernet coming into your home or apartment?

If it's ethernet, it's likely going through a gigabit router/switch of you ISP's that you don't have access rights to.

[mowgli123]

hi there switeck would u mind telling me if i have to add the utorrent port no. in the add port part of the exception tab of windows firewall settings

thanx in advance for the help

[Switeck]

...probably.

[akumar]

Hi Switeck

ye my connection is broadband cable coming to my apartment..

I dont know if its going thru some router or not..

I tried disabling norton firewall and windows firewall both at the same time.. no luck

but it was working way better a few days back...

is there any way for me resolve this issue ?

[Switeck]

Norton is invasive. Just disabling it probably isn't enough...try completely uninstalling it and you may even want to do a system cleanup and/or registry cleanup (using various 3rd party programs designed for that task) afterwards.