Ergo Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 For the past month i have been unable to connect to trackers, no matter what the torrent is.The changes which happened around a month ago are:- Changed ISP (Moved from Orange to Pipex UK)- Changed router (Old router started to freeze)Details:ISP = Pipex UKConnection Speed = Up to 8mb/s (my max is 7, due to distance from the terminal)Router = Belkin - F5D7632-4 ver.5000uk (Firmware version = 5.00.12)Firewalls = Windows Firewall DISABLED, McAfee Security Suite 2007Antivirus = McAfee Security Suite 2007OS = XP (SP2)uTorrent settings = Non-standard port setThings i have tried:- Using a modem, to see if the router is the problem;- Disabling McAfee Security Suite 2007;- Changing Ports;- Using other programs (Azerous, BitTornado);- Using my parents PC- Using brand new torrents with lots of seeders and leachers- Enabling/Disabling UPNPError messages:- offline (timed out)- connection closed by peeretc.Simply this is my last hope, there seems to be no reason why i cannot connect. I have tried to get help in other places but with no luck.Thanks for any help provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funchords Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Can you try a different client, like Azureus or BitTorrent, for example? Many trackers have a response page that you can see if you remove the word "announce" and replace it with the word "statistics" or "stats", for example:http://www.sumotracker.com/announcehttp://www.sumotracker.com/statisticsUsing this method, you can test if the tracker you're trying to reach is actually alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 As mentioned in the original post i have tried 2 other programs, which didn't help.Also the "statistics" doesn't work... http://tpb.tracker.thepiratebay.org/statistics nor does "stats".Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Your ISP is known to be bittorrent-hostile ergo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 I am aware that they limit P2P by using traffic shaping, but the uTorrent encryption prevents that anyway.Also i should still be able to connect to the trackers even if they are limiting my speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Wrong. ISPs can, do, and will block tracker connections. connection closed by peer is a pretty clear indication of that in many/most cases (you can search the forums for other people experiencing the same problem, TMnet being the ISP doing the blocking). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 If so how can i get around it? Also why can i occasionally connect to trackers (there is no pattern to when i can or for how long, it just isn't often.)Also another point:A friend of mine uses the exact same service and lives a 10minute walk away, but he does not have this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Because their throttling methods may be imperfect or not used universally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 All Pipex customers get the traffic controlling, but as i said uTorrent encrypts the data so it isn't affected.If Pipex were stopping me, either by accident or deliberately, would there be a way to get around it so i could connect to the trackers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm. Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 I am having the same problem with connection closed by peer. I am with BT with up to 8mb but by the time it gets to me its 1.5. I live in the middle of nowhere. They have been throttling me for a while now from about 1pm onwards. I would love to know if there is any way round the problem, the throttling or the connetions being closed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 µTorrent may encrypt all OUTGOING data, but seeds and peers connecting to you may be sending BitTorrent traffic unencrypted. So your ISP clamps down on that and throttles and/or kills ALL connections on that port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 So how could you explain that my friend doesn't have this problem.He has the same Router and ISP :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Is he on the exact same cablemodem trunk line?(...too many cablemodems on the same line?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Well we have the same exchange, which we connect to to get the ADSL. (We don't have cable where i live) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Dunno, but you'll find that many other users having the exact same problems if you search for tiscali. It's definitely more than just a mere coincidence.http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=260176 <-- here's an example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryodo Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm having the same problem.Is there any way around this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I will get a hold of my friend and find out if there is something which he is doing differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryodo Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks.I have a feeling that there is no way for me to get around this, but anything is worth a try.I just don't see the point in paying for broadband when I can make full use of it.EDIT:Tried port 80 (msn messenger i believe) and that didn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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