benisgreat Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I have very recently started using utorrent and I have been experiencing slow connection speeds (currently 4 kB/s down, 12.8 up). After following the advice given in the mini-guide and elsewhere to no avail, I used the beta 'speed guide' - according to its port tester, the utorrent port is closed. Although I get a 'Network OK' message, I am assuming this accounts for my dismal speed. However, I seem unable to fix the problem (open the port). I've removed Norton completely and have also disabled Windows Firewall, which claims the port is open anyway. I have no router and am using a cable modem. My ISP, ntl, is not known for interfering with BT traffic. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Is this checker working?http://btfaq.com/natcheck.pl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benisgreat Posted January 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Also fails to connect the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I imagine this one does too? http://www.grc.com/x/portprobe=portnumberMy only suggestion is to change the port to another one and try again. It looks like UDP is allowed for incoming connections but not TCP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benisgreat Posted January 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Unfortunately you're quite right, this one returns a 'stealth' reading. I've already tried changing ports with no luck. Is there any way I can reconfigure the port to allow TCP access? Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I have no router and am using a cable modem. My ISP, ntl, is not known for interfering with BT traffic. Any ideas?Check for a router and/or firewall inside your cablemodem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 He has no router, and cable modems rarely act as routers. But I suppose it's a possibility. That doesn't explain why UDP packets on the same port get in, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seveb Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Same problem here. ISP is NTL and the only firewall I have is Outpost Pro. Port checker fails and my speed with utorrent is rubbish.Any advice greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benisgreat Posted January 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 As far as I can tell (ntl user forums, IP check etc.) there isn't a router involved in my modem. If anyone can help it would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Is it possible that NTL is interfering with BT? :/You could always try various common service ports.. (restart µT when you change it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seveb Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Port test of 53535 OK using Azureus.Port test of 53535 fails using checker in utorrent???????????Looks definitely like a problem with utorrent and nothing to do with NTL or my cable modem. I have no router and XP firewall is off and utorrent has full access through Outpost firewall the same as Azureus.Any clues?Edit: anything to do with NTL users being behind a proxy IP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benisgreat Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 seveb, I would be interested to hear what kind of speeds you are experiencing in Azureus. I've tried it myself and while the port test does indeed work I'm getting similar speeds to utorrent, i.e. slow. Do you also see a 'UDP mapping' error if you hover your mouse over the yellow icon next to the 'NAT OK' message? May be time to contact NTL and enquire about their policy on BT. However, checking the NTL forums at cableforum.co.uk many users seem to mention high BT speeds. Maybe it's just not our day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 My only other suggestion is to try deleting settings.dat and settings.dat.old in %AppData%\uTorrent, and upgrading to the latest beta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird2003 Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 i am also having the same problemi am using port 1720. i have port forwarded in my modem and firewall.but i am still have the same problemError! Port 1720 does not appear to be open.plz help thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcaholjunkie Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Testport scripts on webservers most likely wouldn't work with NTL customers due to all port 80 (http) traffic being routed through proxy servers, which can make it so most scripts can't see the real IP address of the user. But if you get Network OK in µTorrent then there's nothing wrong with the port you're using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benisgreat Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Thanks for the help guys. In the absence of a solution I think I'm just going to have to accept the speeds as they are. Patience is a virtue, I'm told. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aadu Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 i have no idea about NTL but where I live we have some ISPs offering service subscriptions that do block incoming TCP so you can't run any server(-like) apps . as they put it its for protecting the customers from hackers, real reason probably is to keep network traffic as low as possible lol. no-restriction subscriptions do cost considerably more of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 benisgreat: you might want to find out your real WAN IP and use the "IP to report to tracker function" to bypass the port 80 proxy thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaMerZ Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 The default utorrent port checker dun work for me. I have opened my port and http://www.grc.com/x/portprobe=30002 detected as open, but the utorrent checker detected as closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seveb Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Upgraded to 1.4. Port checker still says closed whatever port I try but Network shows OK.Managed to get d/l speed to peak at 630kb/s but averaged around +450kb/s I would say, for a well seeded torrent on a private tracker. Upload seems to be staying pretty constant now too around 58kb/s when seeding only.All in all pretty good for 10meg down 512K up NTL broadband.Also found I can leave my upload at unlimited. Had it at 47kb for half the download then unlimited for the remaining half with no effect on download speed. This was always the case when I used Azureus as Cfosspeed took care of my upload/download traffic shaping.Shame the port checker problem hasn't been solved yet. The IP to report to tracker option suggested makes no difference.Edit:-Pictures show this is a problem with utorrent port checker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcaholjunkie Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 None of the port checkers I have tried work for me, I think my router stealths most ports. (I can get incoming connections anyway so I know my port fowarding is working )Though I did notice that my NTL connection no longer runs through a forced proxy server for port 80 (http) traffic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo13 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 My only other suggestion is to try deleting settings.dat and settings.dat.old in %AppData%\uTorrent, and upgrading to the latest beta.Where is this folder? Can't find it in Documents and Settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Reading the FAQ really helps, you know? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seveb Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 My only other suggestion is to try deleting settings.dat and settings.dat.old in %AppData%\uTorrent' date=' and upgrading to the latest beta.[/quote']Where is this folder? Can't find it in Documents and SettingsGo to "Documents and Settings/*username*/application data/utorrent"If you can't see the "application data" folder then at the top click on "Tools" then "Folder Options..." then click on the "View" tab. Now scroll down and click on "show hidden files and folders" then click OK. Like so:-You will now be able to see the utorrent folder. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 You don't have to do that at all. You can access the folder regardless of if it's hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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