port forward/green light problem

Hi, I followed the "utorrent Connection Setup Guide" and did everything.

-I setup the static IP and my internet work.

-I configured my router.

-I am using Windows Firewall and Linksys WRT54Gv3 router.

-My Speed test: 1572 / 256 (Kbps) // (191.9 / 31.3 KB/sec)

-I also did the "EvID4226Patch223d-en" patch and my maximum half-open:50

-But in utorrent, my "net.max_halfopen 8" (default).

However, I am unable to get the port forward to work, and I see an orange triangle on the bottom of utorrent.

Can someone please tell me if I setup my 1)static IP correct? and 2)setup my router correct? If so, why does the port forwarding not working?

Here are some screenshots:

For one thing, set your static IP address outside of the DHCP range, meaning 192.168.2.151 or above. If it doesn't help, tell us what modem you're using.

Ok, I screwed around with my router and had to restart it. (But it's working fine now)

Anyways, I did as you said, change my ip to 192.168.2.151 in the Internet Protocol Properties and the Port Range Forward (router).

I still don't see a green light nor did utorrrent say I port forward correctly.

Here are the updated screenshots:

In screenshot 2, if I change the Local IP Address to 192.168.2.151, my router stop working.

Modem Name: Westell WireSpeed Dual Connect (the default Bellsouth.net modem that they gave me)

Model: C90-610030-06

The modem (Westell 6100 is the actual model) is a modem+router combo ;o

Check the advanced port forwarding guide in the user manual (second link in my signature).

Edit: Erm... why does ipconfig show your IP to be 192.168.2.100? Did you restart your computer after setting the static IP? Did you take a screenshot of the correct output section from ipconfig?

quoted, "Edit: Erm... why does ipconfig show your IP to be 192.168.2.100? Did you restart your computer after setting the static IP? Did you take a screenshot of the correct output section from ipconfig?"

My bad, I took the screenshot before I even save and "refresh" ipconfig. Yes, it does suppose to say 192.168.2.151 .

I read your "µTorrent User Manual" and YES, it WAS the Double NAT problem.

Conclusion:

Like you said, my Westell 6100 modem was actually a modem+router combo, and I use a Linksys WRT54Gv3 router. So the 2 routers cause "conflict." After searching through google, I came to this site "http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6323" and follow its instruction to make my Westell as Bridge Connection, while my Linksys router will be the PPPoE connection type. It finally worked! I have a green light and the port forwarding is successful! YAY!

P.S. During the process, I upgraded both my Westell and my Linksys firmware as a bonus, lol. And wow, my speed increase tremendously!!!

Thanks Ultima for the help.

No problem. Thanks for being a semi-guinea pig though -- I wasn't sure if the advanced port forwarding guide was clear enough, but so far, the people I've told to read it have had no problems understanding it

guys, have the same problem here.. got the orange triangle. i tried following the steps on the setup guide, but got an error on Portforward Router Guide. my modem/router says that "Error: Entry already exists". my modem is prolink h9200. any help would greatly be appreciated. thnx.

Ok, so I too have the same problem with the port forwarding. I also have a Westell 6100. However, I have a Belkin F5D5231-4 router. I tried to follow that guide anyways to see what would happen but my internet stopped working because of it so I have a feeling that it might be some other problem. I appreciate the help.

Did you follow the instructions where I mentioned PPPoE?

I followed all of the instructions as they were written. I'm talking about the http://www.dslreports.com/faq/6323 guide, not the one in your sig so I don't know if we're talking about the same thing. I'll checkout your manual though, too.

It's odd though. I have UPnP turned on yet that doesn't work for uTorrent. I also just turned my router's firewall off altogether to see if that would make a difference, yet it didn't. And yes, I have all my personal firewalls off.

EDIT- I read your guide and I need a little bit of help with what I should do. Well, mainly, how do I find (or make) a static IP for my router? On the main page it says "Wan IP

192.168.1.97" or " IP address 192.168.2.1 " So I don't know which to use. Then, not knowing if those are the right IP's I looked at the "Connection Type" where I can change it from Dynamic to Static or PPPoE. However, when I try static it stops my internet from working.

Your static IP has to be set from your computer, not from your router ;o

Yup, I have a static IP on my computer, I was just checking out what the whole router thing is about. Basically, I just need to know how I can properly setup my router/modem to work properly. That guide that had to do with the PPPoE and such didn't work, it made my internet stop working.