no incoming connections

[danielab87]

Hi, I am experiencing painfully slow download speeds (usually between 0 and 1 kB/s), and I have that little thing at the bottom that says no incoming connections. In the speed guide when i click on test if port is forwarded properly, it tells me that my port does not appear to be open. I do not use a router or anything, I'm plugged directly into the wall at my apartment. Also, I have made sure that this port is listed in the exceptions in windows firewall and i have the box checked to add utorrent to windows firewall exceptions. how can I fix this problem? thanks

[jewelisheaven]

Have you checked the Guides page on setting up your connection. Also http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/ is a good test for being able to get incoming connections.

Also if you are unsure if any services / programs are interfering with internet connections, you can always post a HiJackThis log and see what any of the community members have to say.

Usually speeds above 0, but below 1, it's peer communication (you telling them you have nothing / something, and them the reverse.. and you two agree on sending/receiving pieces).

Is windows firewall the only firewall you are aware of using?

[danielab87]

i have looked at guides for setting it up, and they are all different, but i have followed several of them and still I get the little no incoming connections error. Windows firewall is the only firewall that i am using.

[jewelisheaven]

OK and during downloading the openoffice torrent you didn't see any "I" flags in the Peer tab ?

[danielab87]

the openoffice torrent went faster, (between 10 and 25 kB/s for the brief amount of time that I had it going). There were no I flags in the peer tab that I saw, but I also don't see any for other things I am downloading. I just see the little ! in a yellow triangle at the bottom-middle of the window, and when I move the cursor over it, it says no incoming connections.

[jewelisheaven]

K well if that's the case then you definitely should find a way to forward the port... Is it possible the modem is a combo router+modem ?

[danielab87]

like i said, i'm plugged directly into the wall, there are no routers or modems here. my internet is included in my rent, and all i have to do is plug right into the wall.

[Switeck]

If µTorrent's UPnP doesn't work to auto-forward the hidden router you don't have access to...you're PERMANENTLY firewalled in µTorrent.

[danielab87]

so then is there nothing i can do here?

[Switeck]

Besides trying various encryption and conservative settings in µTorrent, only changing ISPs might help.

Have you tried Ultima's Troubleshooting Guide?:

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992

...You probably won't get unfirewalled by it, but it still may improve your download+upload speeds.