auigiedogie Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Ok so I have been using utorrent for quite some time. Due to comcasts new download cap i have switched to verizon dsl. Since the change I have beenn unable to get uttorrent to work right. I have the port forwarded to my computer 192.168.0.2 through my netgear router, just like before. but when i hit the "test if port is forwarded properly" i get this error message "Checking port 51575 on 71.112.206.237...Error! Port 51575 does not appear to be open."so how can I get this sucker working properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 What modem did Verizon give you? Did it happen to be a Westell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenofnine Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 First, I really don't think you want to post your full IP and ports that may be open on a forum...Second, as Ultima suggests, you likely have a Westell modem. Why would you be using your old netgear?In any case, if you do have the Westell modem/router, simply use that as your gateway. it comes with uPnP enabled, by default, so simply enable that in uTorrent.Which brings me to my point:uTorrent re-establishes the uPnP port forwarding every twenty minutes. This is 1.8.1 on VISTA, wirelessly to the Westell. Is this normal, to open/reopen the port so often, or is the Westell forcing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 It's normal because some routers periodically purge the UPnP tables without the apps knowing about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auguss Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Im having the same problem. Vista with the Windows service of UPnP running. Windows Firewall pass through with uTorrent and UPnP allowed and manually setup port forwarding. but yet utorrent doesnt work whether i remove the manual port forward or let uTorrent set it up through uPnP. still nothing. i do not know what i am doing wrong. ive tried everything i could think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debsmurph Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I have a similar problem since my router was replaced. However, it is exactly the same type of router, and I've set up the static ip address and stuff, but when I try the speed test, it tries finding that port thru a different ip address... advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 How different an IP address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debsmurph Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 it was completely different. It started with 89... rather than 198. ...However, I'm not quite sure why or how, but it's resolved itself and it's now fixed! Bizarre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtjohnst Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Did you mean 192 instead of 198? 192.168 is private addressing. That's on your side of the router. 89. would be the public IP address that your ISP has assigned you. The outside world can't see your private addresses, that's why you need to forward ports from a router instead of just having everything work. A port check will try to get through your public IP and your router automagically takes care of the behind-the-scenes work of getting that traffic to the right computer without ever divulging your 192. addresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debsmurph Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 ooh. okay. that makes sense! And yes, i meant 192! Thanks for the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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