Xp firewall and bittorent?

Right from one website it tells you to do this to make sure you get the best speed and that your ports are open.....

1)
Click the Start menu, and then click My Network Places.
2)
Go to Network Tasks, click View Network Connections. (Alternatively, you can right-click My Network Places and click Properties.)
3)
Right-click the connection you use for the Internet and choose Properties.
4)
Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings.
If the Settings button is unavailable, ICF is not enabled on this connection and you do not need to open any ports (they are all already open).
5)
Click Add to open a new port.
6)
Type a name in the Description box, for example, "BitTorrent".
7)
Type 127.0.0.1 in the Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network box. You can specify the IP address of an internal computer; however, in most cases, just use 127.0.0.1.
8)
Type the client port (6881-6899).
9)
Choose TCP, and then click OK.
10)
If you use a client like ABC, you can see by the torrent name turning green that everything worked OK.

I can do up to number 7 but i dont know where to the client port, does anyone know?

no one uses 6881-6899. because almost ALL sites have these ports blocked.

I always put a random port... it's the best way. they can't block all ports :P

6999 has always been a favorite port of mine.

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Originally Posted by horia

I always put a random port... it's the best way. they can't block all ports :P

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it's not.

if your using a router how would you port forward?

using 1 port is the best


http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/t87806.html

where do i type the client port?

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Originally Posted by Lincoln-Imp

where do i type the client port?

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You have to go into the options for your bittorrent client. From there you'll be able to find and type in which port or port range you want to use.

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Originally Posted by Lincoln-Imp

where do i type the client port?

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did you check the link I posted? :rolleyes:

Sorry missed your post, when i click on view configuration isnt there

Ive gone on options and it says "6881" Incoming TCP listen port. Is that the client port?

yeah but you might want to change it to something else cos a lot of trackers have that port blacklisted.

ok, thanks :)

I changed it to 49152 but now all my upload speeds are faster than my download speeds.

ahh this sucks, im getting speeds of around 10kb :(

changing port should not change your speeds (as long as you port forward them if you have a router)

Edit: nevermind! I somehow missed that there was a second page on this thread, my post was quite late.

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Originally Posted by {I}{K}{E}

changing port should not change your speeds (as long as you port forward them if you have a router)

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ok thanks, do you have any idea on what i could do to improve my speed as i should be getting higher than 10kb. Im on a 1mb connection.

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Originally Posted by Lincoln-Imp

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Originally Posted by {I}{K}{E}

changing port should not change your speeds (as long as you port forward them if you have a router)

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ok thanks, do you have any idea on what i could do to improve my speed as i should be getting higher than 10kb. Im on a 1mb connection.

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what program are you using?


Every client has some tweaks that can improve your download speed.

Azures