September 10, 2005
Configuring Bittorent
If you are trying to configure bittorent, you may have had a lot of difficulties. When I was searching, I found that many of the others that were having the same problems were Australian - not sure why. Anyway, it took me a loooooong time to find the answer, so thought I would share it.
(i) turn off Norton or other web security, as well as windows XP firewall
(ii) configure port-forwarding on your router - go to www.portforward.com for how to do this.
(iii) (And this is the part that took ages to find) you need to configure windows to make the port visible. In general, you need one open port for each instance of bittorent you run. You can use any port number - 6881-6889 are traditional for bittorent, but some ISPs bock these. I use 10000 and up.
So.. Control Panel->Network Connections->Internet Connections->Properties->Settings->Services.->Click "Add.." and add a service entitled "Bittorrent" or whatever, with your port numbers. Set this to "TCP".
(iv) go to "Shields Up" (just google it) and do a custom port scan on this port to check it says "Open" and not "Stealth".
Then watch your bittorent download speed rise from a measly 10 to 150!
Hi Chris,
How are you?....me I'm struggling thru the Dip Ed. (not nearly as fun as art school). Should catch up one day if I ever get any time....maybe catch you guys at the park biking?....do you even check this site??? I have a web page toooo ...yes George is in cyber space...very crappy free to set up, but a web site nonetheless (u need spell check on this thing!). To find it just put George Comninos into google and click first item that should be me. Yes I know it is crap and what is on it is also crap but i'm new at all this stuff...morse code was so much easier (and more romantic too!)
Chow and kiss to the little girls...so cute, and ur bewdiful wife tooo.