Remote connect to webui

[speighty1]

I am having trouble connecting to utorrent remotely, i can connect to it fine if i use my local ip address but as soon as i try and connect using my external ip address i just get a connection problem.

I dont get the login screen.

I have the ports on my netgear router that needed to be opened.

Im pretty puzzled now as to why it wont connect.

[thelittlefire]

What do you see in the Logger tab? Did you change any settings under WebUI preferences?

[speighty1]

I dont see anything in the logger and no i have not changed any settings.

[thelittlefire]

Right click, verbose, tick webui requests. That will show you webui access. Try it again, through http://user:pass@localhost:port/gui/ and http://my.internal.lan.ip:port/gui/

There should be differences or an error message.

[Lord Alderaan]

Going to the internet address of your router from the same computer as where µtorrent is running will usually dead-end in the router:

http://cdlist.mine.nu/dump/webui%20access%20scenarios.jpg

See the red lines.

You have to try it from somewhere else on the internet (friend/work/school/etc).

[speighty1]

I have tried connecting using another pc that is not on my network but i still get the same connection error.

I know i am using the correct external ip address and the correct port for utorrent.

I dont understand why i cant connect, i have used tutorials to set up the webui and followed it word to word but all i am able to do is connect to the pc within my network.

[Firon]

That indicates either your firewall is not configured to allow the WebUI properly, or your router isn't really forwarding the WebUI port.

[speighty1]

I have opened the ports that webui needs, i dont know what else to do.

I have a netgear router and i am using eset nod32 personal firewall.

[Ultima]

Make sure you enable error and verbose logging in the Logger.

[speighty1]

I have done that but for some reason now i am unavle to connect to it using the local ip adress, all that seems to work now is localhost.

In my netgear settings i have created 2 services for the 8080 port in utorrent.

I have then opened that port in the firewall settings using the local ip address of the computer that i want to connect to but still nothing, i dont see what else i can do with the netgear settings.

[thelittlefire]

There is no practical difference between http://localhost:port/gui/ and http://my.local.lan.ip:port/gui/ :/

Is something else using that port? Why don't you try just using it with the basic PORT no redirect. You may need to clear the alternate port... there was a problem before where the alternate port was still in use when disabled.

[speighty1]

I dont know what else could be using the port, from the same pc as the one running ut i can now connect using my local ip but if i go to another pc on my network i cant connect to the ut pc.

I have ticked the webui verbose error checker but it is bringing no error when i try to connect from a different computer, something is blocking the connection.

I seem to be finding something that should be simple very difficult to sort out.

I must be making a mistake somewhere.

[Lord Alderaan]

The difference between local host and lan ip is security. Software firewalls might make a difference and if you put 127.0.0.1 in the restrict access list (in webui options of µtorrent) then only localhost will work.

[speighty1]

The only way i can connect is by using localhost, if i put 127.0.0.1 in the restrict list then i cant connect at all. Could i maybe post some screenshots of the error im getting and one of the settings in my netgear.

I have now even set up a domain name for my computer but i still cant connect. What is the best thing i can do to help you help me.

I am using the latest builds of utorrent and webui.

This is really bugging me now, i just want to get it sorted, i cant seem to find anyone else with the same problem. Could someone walk me through the steps.

I do have msn so we could always talk through that.

[Lord Alderaan]

It must be your software firewall then.

Turn it off, if that doesn't help uninstall it (you can always reinstall it later).

Make sure you clear your restricted list again, I only mentioned it as a difference between local and lan ip and we need it empty to find your problem.

[speighty1]

That worked, something as simple as that.

Unistalled eset and bam, i can connect from anywhere.

[Lord Alderaan]

At least you now know it is the firewall and if you want you could try installing it again and then you could try to configure it properly. But with a decent virus scanner and a router a firewall isn't really providing any additional protection.