Vista vs. uTorrent

[joyflux]

So I just got a new computer with vista on it and I cant seem to get utorrent to download anything, i just get the red box with the arrow in it. I've followed these steps here: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=499281&p=17#r330 but it didn't seem to fix the problem. any help would be really appreciated, thanks.

[Ultima]

What modem are you using? How about router? What firewall, if any? Can you get Process Explorer from sysinternals.com, run it, File > Save, then post the contents of the saved process list in the .txt file here?

[joyflux]

modem: motorola sb5120

router: linksys wrt54g (wireless connection)

firewall: windows vista default?

here's the results from process explorer:

Process PID CPU Description Company Name

System Idle Process 0 57.04

Interrupts n/a 0.77 Hardware Interrupts

DPCs n/a Deferred Procedure Calls

System 4 0.77

smss.exe 468

csrss.exe 536

wininit.exe 588

services.exe 632

svchost.exe 856

ehmsas.exe 3064 Media Center Media Status Aggregator Service Microsoft Corporation

WmiPrvSE.exe 3588

HpqToaster.exe 4200 HpqToaster Module

svchost.exe 912

svchost.exe 948

svchost.exe 1000

audiodg.exe 1128

svchost.exe 1028

dwm.exe 1688 0.77 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation

svchost.exe 1060

taskeng.exe 1700 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation

taskeng.exe 2816

SLsvc.exe 1156

svchost.exe 1204

svchost.exe 1304

spoolsv.exe 1472

ccSvcHst.exe 1496

SSAutoRN.exe 5676 39.31

svchost.exe 1656

AppleMobileDeviceService.exe 3692

LSSrvc.exe 3760

svchost.exe 3808

QPCapSvc.exe 3824

RichVideo.exe 4036

svchost.exe 4060

svchost.exe 4092

SearchIndexer.exe 688

SearchProtocolHost.exe 5556

SearchFilterHost.exe 5176

XAudio.exe 1964

hpqWmiEx.exe 1944

QPSched.exe 2748

iPodService.exe 2876

HPHC_Service.exe 5508

lsass.exe 644

lsm.exe 652

csrss.exe 600

winlogon.exe 748

explorer.exe 2084 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation

rundll32.exe 2244 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation

SynTPStart.exe 2268 Synaptics Pointing Device starter Synaptics, Inc.

SynTPEnh.exe 2040 0.77

QPService.exe 2316 HP QuickPlay Resident Program CyberLink Corp.

QLBCTRL.exe 2344 Quick Launch Buttons Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

HPKBDAPP.exe 2364 HP QuickTouch On Screen Display Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

MSASCui.exe 2372 Windows Defender User Interface Microsoft Corporation

HpqSRmon.exe 2420 HpqSRmon Hewlett-Packard

hpwuSchd2.exe 2464 Hewlett-Packard Product Assistant Hewlett-Packard Co.

HPWAMain.exe 2472 HPWAMain Module Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

WiFiMsg.exe 2484 Module to process WiFi messages. Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

jusched.exe 2492 Java Platform SE binary Sun Microsystems, Inc.

iTunesHelper.exe 2540 iTunesHelper Module Apple Inc.

issch.exe 2548 InstallShield Update Service Scheduler InstallShield Software Corporation

sidebar.exe 2560 Windows Sidebar Microsoft Corporation

LightScribeControlPanel.exe 2588 Hewlett-Packard Company

ehtray.exe 2608 Media Center Tray Applet Microsoft Corporation

firefox.exe 4312 Firefox Mozilla Corporation

procexp.exe 5792 0.77 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals

rundll32.exe 2380 Windows host process (Rundll32) Microsoft Corporation

ccSvcHst.exe 2396 Symantec Service Framework Symantec Corporation

[Ultima]

Try connecting your computer directly to the SurfBoard to see if the problem persists.

[joyflux]

nope, still got nothing.

[jewelisheaven]

What is/are the error messages you get when you try running either of the sample torrents from http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/ or http://www.slackware.com/torrents/

[Ultima]

Your SurfBoard is probably being stupid, as SurfBoards have been known to cause port forwarding issues. If at all possible, try another computer with another OS (Windows XP?) without any third-party firewall (Windows Firewall is fine) and connect it directly to the SurfBoard. If the port remains closed in the µTorrent port checker, then it's almost definitely the SurfBoard.

[joyflux]

ok, so I had a friend come over with his XP laptop. we both tried the same 2 torrents at the same time. both of mine are stll at 0% each, and one of his finished, the other is at 68%. This was with the wireless connection, so now I know its something with this computer, Im just not sure what.

[jewelisheaven]

I don't know. Since it's a new install of vista there's probably some security feature enabled by default which isn't needed BEYOND the firewall rules which uT can map itself. I gave up on troubleshooting vista before new years when a friend came over and even after a big brou-ha-ha the only way we could get it to "network" with existing computers was to use a flash drive, lol So much for "easier".

[jagirl]

I am having the same problem and there seem to be no solution. So far I have enabled the port utorrent is using, enabled every single thing in the exception list (yes i know it is crazy but I am losing it now), then disabled the firewall. Still no solution. I am convince the problem must be with Vista as I have tried too many torrent software since yesterday.

Would appreciate any help on this one.

[HCLivess]

I have a problem with uTorrent CZ 1.7.5 (4602), version 1.6.1 (490) works just fine. Every time I run 4602, it blocks my connection over the Firefox, IE browsers and any other applications using internet. It happens with every torrent, it has nothing to do with the DHT, NAT, seeds, servers (browsers seem to send out data, but doesn't appear to recieve any, servers do not respond). It happens without regard to the speed (internet already doesn't work at 1 KB/s). BitTorrent 6.0 works just fine. Im using Eset Smart Security Firewall...

[Firon]

Your net.max_halfopen is too high. Lower it to 8 or less.

[Ultima]

Wow, I totally misread the first post as being about the port status, not about the tracker status >_>