artificialxlife Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi everyone. I'm Adam and am new to the forums. I've been playing around a bit with different torrent programs and firewalls. I settled on uTorrent a while ago and recently set up Comodo.I followed every bit of guideline and advice on these forums and still can't get a solid connection.Here are my settings: [winxp]Static IP address is manually configured as per Portforward.comuTorrent 1.7.7:port used: 12133uncheck randomize portuncheck enable UPnPuncheck enable nat-pmp port mappingI ran my DSL tests and found my max upload rate should be 36. Under Global Bandwidth Limiting Upload, I set max upload to 36. Max download I left at 0 [0=unlimited]Comodo 2.4.18.184network control rule added:Details:ALLOW TCP OR UDP IN FROM IP [ANY] TO IP [ANY] WHERE SOURCE PORT IS [ANY] AND DESTINATION PORT IS 12133Router Netgear WGR614v6uncheck enable UPnPport forwarding:service name Utor1Start/End Port 12133Server IP 192.168.x.5I've cross-checked a number of posts on this and other forums, but it still tells me my port is not forwarded correctly.I need some help, gang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?pid=292343#p292343Checked this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yep, Ultima. I put in all the rules exactly as you posted them, with my port in the appropriate places and still nothing.With my router, I should only have a single port forwarded, right? UPnP should be disabled in everything, right?I'm wondering if there is a better firewall to use. I used to use the Sunbelt P.F., but even with that, it would volley between yellow and green in uTorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 What modem are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Netgear WGR614v6. Most recent firmware updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ah, so it's also a modem? Hm... Try uninstalling Comodo -- does the port forwarding problem persist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Well, we also have a seperate Motorola Surfboard modem. But real quick I'll uninstall and restart.EDIT: OK, I uninstalled Comodo, now windows is yelling at me that I don't have a firewall up. uTorrent is still in the yellow and says my port is not properly forwarded.My understanding, anyway, is that my router has a firewall built into it, so I really don't need a software firewall.Also, under uTorrent's Speed Guide, I also have 'Enable Encryption' checked. Does that make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 That's the kind of information I was looking for/expecting... Surfboards have been known to cause problems with port forwarding. To verify this, enable Windows Firewall (allow µTorrent to create an exception) for temporary security, then connect your computer directly to the Surfboard. Does the port remain unforwarded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I'll have to wait on the direct connect for now.What router would you suggest that I wouldn't have problems with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 If anything, the router probably wouldn't be the question -- the modem would be. Unfortunately, I don't have an answer to that, as I don't know which modems are "good." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Oh, shit. I meant modem. Is there a particular modem you would suggest? I see a million of these Linksys BEFCMU10 going on ebay for pretty cheap. Any say on those versus the SURFboard? Our SURFboard is the old 4200 model, anyway, it should be replaced regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Nope, I don't have any particular modem on mind that I would readily suggest -- I just don't pay attention to which modems work well, and which ones don't work so well. The reason is that modems aren't normally the problems (the SurfBoards are exceptions); routers are generally the problematic pieces of hardware.FWIW, I'm using some generic RCA cable modem that works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Alright, I ran my computer directly to the Motorola SURFboard modem and I got a 'limited/no connectivity' message. Neither of the comps. in the house will connect directly to the modem.EDIT: For most of the week, I've been downloading from about a dozen seeds on one torrent at [at most] 40kB/s. This evening, I hit over 400kB/s for a short time and am currently connected to 43 seeds at 312.8kB/s. Although, I've still got my little yellow friend with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 So yeah, the modem is interfering -- switching to some other modem is probably the only solution left available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artificialxlife Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 UPDATE/EDIT:I purchased and set up a new modem. Linksys BEFCMU10v2. I called my ISP and got it all set up. I then went back through and reconfigured all the settings for my Comodo firewall and my Netgear router for uTorrent.Still, shows my ports as not open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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