Port still won't open

[bajangrant]

I have a green status light but no open port. here is what i've done so far.

-I have followed every step in the "setup FAQ" and the "speed issues forum"

- connection type 384k, upload limit 35kb/s, upload slots 4, connections 80, global connections 230, max active torrents 3, max active dl 2

*i have already tried changing my connections etc... still no change in result

-windows xp/sp2

-no firewall (firewall disabled)

-paradyne 6212-I3 router/modem

-dsl, upload 422 kbps, download 683 kbps

[Ultima]

Green light, but port remains closed...? What ISP are you using?

[bajangrant]

i'm in barbados my current isp is caribsurf (cable & wireless)

[funchords]

When you go to www.whatismyip.com, does the IP displayed there match the IP reported by "IPCONFIG /ALL"?

How are you determining that your port is not actually open?

Do you understand that it may take several minutes after joining a swarm before new clients learn about your IP and port and start connecting to you?

Do you have a room for rent? I need to go to the Caribbean!

[bajangrant]

when i went to the website to check my ip, i'm getting a completely different ip address. i have set up my static ip address as 192.168 blah blah blah, but the ip address reported by the website is 69.73.*.*. what does this mean?

I left my cpu on overnight thinking i would be in dl heaven when i woke up nothing had changed i will still dl @ o.okbps and it stayed that way all day. it still days so now.

If you can solve this mystery forget paying rent come on down!

Edit (Ultima): IP edited out.

[funchords]

> when i went to the website to check my ip, i'm getting a completely different ip address. i have

> set up my static ip address as 192.168 blah blah blah, but the ip address reported by the

> website is 69.73.blah.blah. what does this mean?

It means that you are behind a NAT gateway -- such as a router. I'm sorry, I should have noticed that you were behind that Paradyne router.

The IP address that you see on www.whatismyip.com needs to match the WAN address that you see in your configuration/status pages on your Paradyne router (and not IPCONFIG /ALL).

If those IPs don't match, you need to ask your ISP.

If they do match, you need to configure your router. The easiest way is to enable UPnP in uTorrent and in your router. Configuration will be automatic. See page 42 of this manual:

http://www.zhone.com/support/manuals/docs/62/6212-A2-GB22-00.pdf

Or, if you want to manually configure your router, here is the page with the steps to follow:

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Paradyne/6212-I3/Utorrent.htm

[bajangrant]

thanks a million, one more quick question...does that mean that i should change my static ip address from the 192 to a new one i find with the 69.73.*.*.

Edit (Ultima): IP edited out.

[funchords]

No. Keep it as it is.

[bajangrant]

I'm now getting a dl rate of 0.5 kb/s (at the most) i have a green light but when i check the port it says it's closed. yet when i first get the green light before any of the dl start it says the port is open.

it just says downloading but nothing is actually dl, and there is plenty of peers and enough time to connect/swarm. and my light is still green. could this be a router issue?

[Ultima]

Go to your router config, and find out its WAN IP address. Assuming the WAN IP is in the format w.x.y.z, what is z?

[bajangrant]

my Wan ip address is 72.*.*.224. and my static ip is still 192.*.*136

[bedstide]

i am using the same router how do i find my wan ip adress i am only seeing a lan ip adress