Boggdan Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I've recently set my router to use (a) "virtual server/ports" and now utorrent looks like is running fine BUT it shows me that i'm not connectable . If i run the TEST (present in the connection wizard) to see if the port is forwarded ... of course it shows me that the port is closed: i have set my utorrent to run on port XYZ and using my router settings the data is redirected to another port GHD.As you can see in the picture the program was started some time ago... and the icon didn't changed. I've downloaded a whole torrent and it didn't changed... (and now i'm uploading it with the same issue)So... if download a torrent all the data will be send by utorrent through port XYZ but the user who gets the data will see that it was send through port GHD. The data received will enter my router through port GHD and it will be redirected to port XYZ and than it will reach utorrent.Anyway... i hope i was clear .Virtual ServerYou can configure the Broadband router as a Virtual Server so that remote users accessing services such as the Web or FTP at your local site via Public IP Addresses can be automatically redirected to local servers configured with Private IP Addresses. In other words, depending on the requested service (TCP/UDP) port number, the Broadband router redirects the external service request to the appropriate internal server (located at one of your LAN's Pirvate IP Address). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Port redirection is not supported in uTorrent.Additionally, your router IS blocking incoming connections. You misunderstand the workings of the TCP protocol if you think that your router is behaving properly in your configuration.So... if download a torrent all the data will be send by utorrent through port XYZ but the user who gets the data will see that it was send through port GHD.This is WRONG. This is SO WRONG I don't know what made you think it was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelittlefire Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_server last entry for disambiguation.. links to port forwarding. Port forwarding says it right in the beginning "is the act of forwarding a port from one network node to another". I.E. it rewrites the destination address. You need a more advanced router to perform port redirection. Or something like a local loopback redirection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggdan Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Tell me WHY this is not functional >> Using the same settings for utorrent on every computer, including the port.Maybe you don't think this is useful ... but imagine having several ip's on the same computer... using them alternative or simultaneously. You don't have a choice BUT to use that feature mentioned in my early post: virtual server. Oh... you could change utorrents port every time you use ip X or Y (supposing that you have forwarded some ports for these ip's). If you use both ip's it could be tricky.The bottom line... please explain why this is not a good thing to do and why i i'm so wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 INCORRECT INFORMATION IS NOT USEFUL.1> Outbound connections are not covered under virtual server rules.2> uTorrent reports its listen port to the tracker, when you try to virtual server a different port, the incoming connections try to go to the original port. Because you forwarded a different port, the connections ARE BLOCKED.Your system is flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggdan Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hm... i'm watching my utorrent... and it seems that is is seeding at a very good rate and the torrents are different, trackers also different, the users are not the same :|. So... the connections aren't really blocked. I will consider what you've said ... but i'm not convinced because i have, probably, a functional p2p system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Do any of the peers in your torrents have an "I" flag on them?If not, then your system IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggdan Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Dammit... they don't have an "I" flag. If i turn to the "natural" forwarding way they ALL have an "I". Now i'm a little confused :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 The same incoming listening should not be used on multiple computers.Nor should you try to forward the same port to multiple computers.It causes collisions...packet loss...and possible data corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Because your redirections aren't getting reported to the tracker, incoming connections are getting blocked.http://bt.degreez.net/firewalled.html <- why blocking incoming is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Do not use port redirection with torrents. It will not work. Forward the actual listening port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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