the_andy Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Hi,Ive been using uTorrent for just over a month with no problems, but since i rebooted my router 2 days ago (for reasons i cant go into now) my downloads have been non-existant. I dont really know much technical stuff, but im sure the problem cant be firewall related (forwarded all correct ports)I have tried the uTorrent port testing thing, which said that the port i wanted to use wasnt forwarded. Someone suggested to me that I should see if port 81 is forwarded, and according to the Utorrent test, it isnt.Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated, im quite stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
µtorrent-Guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 "Someone suggested to me that I should see if port 81 is forwarded,"This randomly sugestion on one port is as helpful for you as if this "someone" would have said: "See if the supermarket have this cheap PC's anymore" so let's start with the basics:http://www.portforward.com/help/pfprogression.htmPortForward.com - The port forwarding progression.And if you have carefully done that, please come again if it still not work and give us better explainations about your setup, your ISP, what's that about port 81 in your case and so on...http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.htmlHow to Report Bugs Effectively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 No ports are forwarded by default when behind a router. Forward it yourself.And if you have a firewall, try uninstalling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_andy Posted May 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 OK i'll try to explain in a little more depth to the best of my knowledge....I think the person recommended testing port 81 because its the http port? or something along those lines, meaning that naturally if that port wasnt forwarded, i wouldnt be able to access the page telling me if it was forwarded. i read through the guide you linked me too - i had already manually forwarded the appropriate ports for utorrent, but after redoing it all carefully the little yellow light has turned green, and im getting speeds of about 5kb/s, which is a start.thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 The default HTTP port is 80, and having it forwarded has absolutely NOTHING to do with your ability to access web pages. It refers to the remote server's port, which is typically 80, not any port on on your end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
µtorrent-Guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 good, if its green!Thats all we need.Great speeds will come if the swarm can provide them AND you have obayed the speed guide values regarding your Uploadspeed STRG+G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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