Banned IP addresses

[OBx2]

XP SP3, uTorrent 1.8.3 b:15772

Just a query that I hope someone can answer.

I right clicked an active torrent, then clicked Advanced>Reset Bans. When I checked uTorrent's log I noticed that 192.168.0.10:41755 (which is my LAN IP & the port I use for uTorrent) was unbanned.

Although I see in the log other IP addresses being banned, I don't see my IP address being banned.

I guess the questions are:

1. Why are bans done?

2. Why is my own machine being banned?

3. Why doesn't the ban on my machine appear in the log?

Thanks in advance.

[DreadWingKnight]

1> The other ip addresses are being banned for hashfails

2> Because it's the easiest way to prevent loopback connections

3> Because it's intended to be silent.

[OBx2]

Thanks.

[Switeck]

I've found that if I add my computer's internet ip address and my router's gateway LAN address to ipfilter.dat that I don't get loopback attempts by uTorrent. Care must be taken if the ipfilter.dat is copied to another computer to REMOVE the internet ip address! ...or others will ban your ip.

[OBx2]

Switeck, just out of interest, what's the benefit in doing that?

[GTHK]

I don't get loopback attempts by uTorrent.

Which he gets constantly because DD-WRT fails.

[Switeck]

If I don't block my ips, I can get 1 or 2 loopback attempts per 1-5 minutes for every torrent I have running. I get 2 loopback attempts if uTorrent tries BOTH my LAN ip and WAN ip, but normally I only get one...uTorrent tries my WAN ip, but sees the attempt as a connection coming from my router's gateway LAN ip!