No downloading and it's not the router.

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

(As far as I know I don't have a firewall.)

The µTorrent has the red circle with ! at the bottom.

I am using xx/384 settings, the µTorrent port checker says the port is not open.

I have done EVERY SINGLE STEP listed in the sticky.

And here is my HJT log:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 7:38:31 AM, on 9/12/2008

Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904)

MSIE: Unable to get Internet Explorer version!

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\egui.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe

C:\Program Files\Trillian\trillian.exe

C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wbem\unsecapp.exe

C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

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

C:\Program Files\µTorrent\µTorrent.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =

O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [egui] "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [uTorrent] "C:\Program Files\µTorrent\µTorrent.exe"

O4 - Startup: Trillian.lnk = C:\Program Files\Trillian\trillian.exe

O4 - Startup: ty.ahk

O23 - Service: AFinding Service (AFinding) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\afinding.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: Eset HTTP Server (EhttpSrv) - ESET - C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\EHttpSrv.exe

O23 - Service: Eset Service (ekrn) - ESET - C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\ekrn.exe

O23 - Service: WServing Service (WServing) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wserving.exe (file missing)

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And it's not NOD32 cause it's been doing this since before I had NOD32 installed.

[Ultima]

What router and modem are you using?

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

it doesn't matter because there are 4 other machines, 2 XP, 2 Vista that get the green light for µTorrent

[Ultima]

If you don't feel like cooperating, then there isn't much we can do to help you.

The question is dead simple -- I don't see why you'd bother to refuse. If you tried everything in the sticky, then you should know what kind of information it asks for you to post.

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

*sigh* yes I know but I already know that it isn't the router or modem for a good number of reasons and seems like a waste of time to look into such things if we all know they will yeild no result.

but if it's that big of a deal, here's the info:

D-Link DRR-655

Motorola SBV5220 SURFboard

and once again I assure you that information is completely useless

[Ultima]

Just to be sure:

- You're using a distinct port for each computer? (silly question, but again, to be certain)

- You set a static IP up for your computer outside of the router's DHCP range?

- Tried a different port?

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

yeah tried all that, and port forwarding doesn't seem to change anything at all either.

I say it's not the router/modem because it's been doing this for longer than we've had the new router and modem. I checked and our firewall is turned off on the router, the router recently had to be reset so it lost all settings, including port forwarding, and now I am really confused how do the other three wireless connections still get good speed? Doesn't make any sense really.

Oh and I can't set a static IP, when I asked about the default gateway, Time Warner says only business-class cable customers are authorized to use such information. If you are saying 'what‽' I share your sentiment.

[Ultima]

Static IP for your LAN is different from static IP for the WAN. The latter is what your ISP is referring to, and the former is out of their control (but is within yours). A static LAN IP is different from a static WAN IP.

Setting up static IPs outside of the router's DHCP range is important because some routers sometimes refuse to forward ports to IPs within their DHCP (dynamic IP) range. Forwarding to a dynamic IP is like trying to shoot a moving target, after all.

http://www.portforward.com/networking/static-vista.htm

Check this, and after you set the static IP up (again, outside of the router's DHCP range), remove the old forwarding rule for the computer and forward to the new IP.

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

but I don't use LAN... I'm using a laptop and WAN is much easier and pulling around a LAN cord is rather annoying...

I understand that LAN is better but my computer is practically always being moved, is there a way to set a static IP for WAN?

Meant to say DNS server earlier, Time Warner won't give me DNS server

[Ultima]

LAN = local area network, wired or unwired

WAN = wide area network -- the Internet

WAN does not mean wireless as you seem to be thinking.

Edit: If they won't tell you their DNS server IP addresses (that's a dumb policy), then you can always figure it out yourself -- connect the computer directly to the modem and check Start > Run > cmd /k ipconfig /all for the DNS server. Alternatively, you can use OpenDNS servers, which are free for all to use.

Edit: Um, actually, not knowing the ISP's DNS server shouldn't really be an issue -- routers normally contain built-in DNS servers/forwarders. Try using your router's default gateway IP address as the DNS server IP. The router gets DNS information from the modem, which, in turn, already gets its DNS lookup requests (presumably) from the ISP anyway. If that doesn't help... then yeah, the above edit applies.

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

Sorry some say wan to mean wireless, I've had a lot of people tell me WAN meant wireless. And thanks, I'll try to do that to find the DNS, maybe the static IP will solve this whole problem.

Edit: well alright, I did indeed find there WAS a problem, the DHCP goes from 192.168.0.100-199 I had been using 199 >.<

So I changed it to 192.168.0.99, and I looked in the router settings, the DNS servers are listed on the status page, the biggest problems always have the most obvious solutions, heh. The DNS servers it listed were 24.25.5.147-148, that sound right?

Anyway I thout the DHCP would've been the cause of the problem, because everyone else on the network uses 192.168.0.200-255, well outside the DHCP. At any rate I went to port forwarding and tried to forward 41516, the port I use for µTorrent, no dice... it still gives me the red circle, although other programs seem to run better now that I'm out of the DHCP. I also checked NOD32 and there is no firewall to speak of, it said it can filter ports so I put µTorrent on the ignore list anyway.

Still http://www.utorrent.com/testport.php?port=41516 is giving me a no go.

[Ultima]

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

What does LSP-Fix say, if anything? What does it list as LSPs?

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

Does WinSock XP Fix help?

It seems your computer was previously infected by malware, which could have corrupted some things in Windows...

[Marluxia.Kyoshu]

/target Thread

/cast Revive

Sorry for the crazy-long time between last reply and this... a lot of horrible crap went down, long story.

Anyway, neither of those methods worked, and I recently applied a tcpip.sys and UAC patch, my speed on the orrent I was downloading jumped from 15k/sec to 165k/sec. The icon at the bottom is still the red circle...

LSP-Fix said it detected no errors, and the list on the left said:

NLAapi.dll

napinsp.dll

pnrpnsp.dll

mdnsnsp.dll

mswsock.dll

winrnr.dll

Here is my HJT log now, if it's of any use to you...

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 4:21:57 AM, on 12/29/2008

Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905)

MSIE: Unable to get Internet Explorer version!

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\egui.exe

C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdSync.exe

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe

C:\Program Files\Background Switcher\BackgroundSwitcher.exe

C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe

C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe

C:\Program Files\µTorrent\µTorrent.exe

C:\Windows\system32\wbem\unsecapp.exe

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

C:\Program Files\Trillian\trillian.exe

C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\GoJackYourself\GoJackYourself.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://home.winzy.com/

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local

O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [egui] "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Mobile-based device management] %windir%\WindowsMobile\wmdSync.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvSvc] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\nvsvc.dll,nvsvcStart

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

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [backgroundSwitcher] "C:\Program Files\Background Switcher\BackgroundSwitcher.exe"

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [] OSK.exe (User 'SYSTEM')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\RunOnce: [Application Restart #0] C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe (User 'SYSTEM')

O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\RunOnce: [] OSK.exe (User 'Default user')

O4 - Startup: alt gr unicode.ahk

O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{06F87159-C035-4545-B301-E54DD0C9FFFA}: NameServer = 24.25.5.148,24.25.5.147

O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{06F87159-C035-4545-B301-E54DD0C9FFFA}: NameServer = 24.25.5.148,24.25.5.147

O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\..\{06F87159-C035-4545-B301-E54DD0C9FFFA}: NameServer = 24.25.5.148,24.25.5.147

O23 - Service: AFinding Service (AFinding) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\afinding.exe (file missing)

O23 - Service: Eset HTTP Server (EhttpSrv) - ESET - C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\EHttpSrv.exe

O23 - Service: Eset Service (ekrn) - ESET - C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\ekrn.exe

O23 - Service: WServing Service (WServing) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wserving.exe (file missing)

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End of file - 3383 bytes

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