Sigh, yellow light problems

[elsunbolov]

Okay, so I get the yellow light. My download seems to max out at 20kB/s and is frequently lower than that. My upload can max out if I allow it to, so there don't seem to be issues with that. Anyhow, here's the thing. When I use utorrent to check if my port is forwarded properly, it tells me that it isn't. But I don't have a router. How does that work? I've added the port I'm currently using to exceptions for Windows XP firewall, along with uTorrent.exe itself, but the issue is still here. I do not have any other firewall, the XP one what I've got. I actually tried disabling it to see if that would affect my speed at all, but it made no difference.

edit: The yellow appears to have switched to red now.

Thanks,

Elsun

[Firon]

What is your modem's model? When you check your LAN connection's properties, what does the IP start with?

[elsunbolov]

Hmm, I'm actually not entirely sure of how my connection is set up. I am in a dorm room at a university, so I just plug my ethernet cable into the wall.

Running ipconfig gives me:

IP Address: 142.66.**.***

Subnet Mask: 255.255.***.*

Default gateway: 142.66.**.*

I hope this is what you were looking for. Perhaps the LAN is intentionally set up in a way to inhibit p2p traffic?

[Firon]

Well, it doesn't seem like you're behind a NAT... does any other server-like app work for you? game server, FTP server and so on.

Can you post a HijackThis log?

[elsunbolov]

Can do. Here it is:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 8:23:51 PM, on 7/13/2008

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\System32\bcmwltry.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jusched.exe

C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLTRAY.exe

C:\WINDOWS\stsystra.exe

C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\quickset.exe

C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe

C:\Program Files\PowerISO\PWRISOVM.EXE

C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe

C:\Program Files\DellSupport\DSAgnt.exe

C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Dell\TransferAgent\TransferAgent.exe

C:\program files\steam\steam.exe

C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe

C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.3\program\soffice.exe

C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.3\program\soffice.BIN

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe

C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe

C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe

C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe

C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\NICCONFIGSVC.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\cygwin\bin\cygrunsrv.exe

C:\cygwin\usr\sbin\sshd.exe

C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jucheck.exe

C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunes.exe

C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\usnsvc.exe

C:\Program Files\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

C:\Documents and Settings\Me\Desktop\HiJackThis.exe

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O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll

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O2 - BHO: Browser Address Error Redirector - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - C:\Program Files\BAE\BAE.dll

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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [broadcom Wireless Manager UI] C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLTRAY.exe

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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

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O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe

O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk = ?

O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\ssv.dll

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O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)

O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe

O16 - DPF: {C3F79A2B-B9B4-4A66-B012-3EE46475B072} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsPAClient.cab56907.cab

O16 - DPF: {F5A7706B-B9C0-4C89-A715-7A0C6B05DD48} (Minesweeper Flags Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MineSweeper.cab56986.cab

O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft AB - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe

O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe

O23 - Service: ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## (Bonjour Service) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe

O23 - Service: DSBrokerService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\DellSupport\brkrsvc.exe

O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

O23 - Service: NICCONFIGSVC - Dell Inc. - C:\Program Files\Dell\QuickSet\NICCONFIGSVC.exe

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

O23 - Service: CYGWIN sshd (sshd) - Unknown owner - C:\cygwin\bin\cygrunsrv.exe

O23 - Service: Dell Wireless WLAN Tray Service (wltrysvc) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\WLTRYSVC.EXE

I don't have any trouble connecting to FTP servers, or to computer game servers.

[Firon]

I don't mean connecting to them... I mean running one YOURSELF, to see if anything can work as a server on your PC.

Anyway, I don't see any software that could potentially act as a firewall on your system.

Just for the hell of it, re-enable the Windows firewall, disable the add to windows firewall exceptions, restart ut, reenable it, then restart ut again.

[elsunbolov]

Sorry, misunderstood you there. I just configured an ftp server, and it seems that the people I've asked to try to connect to it are just timing out. The Gene6 FTP server test was telling me something about a "private IP", but now it can't seem to find me either.

I just tried what you recommended, but it didn't work. It seems to have changed the red light back to a yellow one again, though that could very well revert back to red.

Thanks a bunch for the help, by the way.

[Firon]

Perhaps you are behind a NAT of sorts... Do any of your roommates have the same issue?

[elsunbolov]

Just checked in with one, he seems to have issues with torrents as well. It sounds likely that the University has some sort of NAT set up then, which I assume would mean I would have to bring up the issue with them?

edit: If I try to ping google through the command prompt, I get "Reply from 142.66.xx.1: Destination net unreachable.", where the IP is the same as mine though I have a 3 digit number at the end, rather than a 1. So it looks like something shortly along the line is in place to prevent me from doing things. That given IP address appears to correspond to my Default Gateway.

[Firon]

I guess you'd have to talk to the network admins about it.