BitTorrent Problems

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-06-10 07:01am

So there are a few torrents I'm trying to download, but for some annoying reason, I can never achieve download speeds higher than 3 or 4 kbs. Frequently, I get a message saying that I failed to connect to the tracker, even though the tracker is functioning perfectly fine, or the torrent simply does not start downloading, even though I'm connected to dozens of other users. What could the problems be? I have a friggin DSL connection.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-06-10 07:05am

Do you have a router and or firewall at home?

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-06-10 07:10am

Same thing happens to me, have a router, dont know how to open it.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-06-10 07:49am

This setting works fine for me.

192.168.0.10 is my computers IP adress.

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-06-10 07:53am

Does anyone know how to do that for an alcatel linksys on a home Lan?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2005-06-10 07:59am

I was having the same problem with my torrent downloads using BitTornado after we got the router for our DSL connection running.

If the kind of stuff that Faram suggests isn't your cup of tea, I recommend using the BitComet client (thanks, Phong), which is specifically configured to work with LAN/router firewalls:

http://www.bitcomet.com/

Just be sure to go under "Preferences=>Connection" and check "Enable NAT/Firewal Configuration." I don't know if that's actually needed or not, but my torrent downloads and uploads went much faster after doing so.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-06-10 08:41am

Frequently, I get a message saying that I failed to connect to the tracker, even though the tracker is functioning perfectly fine, or the torrent simply does not start downloading, even though I'm connected to dozens of other users. What could the problems be? I have a friggin DSL connection.

Same thing happens to me, have a router, dont know how to open it.

To both of you :

If you want to make Bittorrent work with a router, go to your router's address (usually 192.168.1.1) look for an "advanced configuration" button (or something that sounds like it) and enter your password (default is usually "admin" or "administrator" for both username and password). Look for a port forwarding menu (sometimes called "virtual server").

Then, check you BT client's options or settings screen for an incoming connections port (like, for example, 4672), then forward this port to the corresponding port on the IP address of your computer. If you don't know your IP address, open a command prompt and type "ipconfig /all" without the quotes and press enter.

Also make sure that your BT client is allowed to access the web by both you software firewall and hardware firewall (what Faram showed).

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-06-10 09:09am

I do have a router, although BitTorrent worked fine until recently. I'll give this stuff a try tomorrow and tell you all how it works. Thanks a lot.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2005-06-10 10:38am

HemlockGrey wrote:I do have a router, although BitTorrent worked fine until recently. I'll give this stuff a try tomorrow and tell you all how it works. Thanks a lot.

do other torrents on the same tracker still work fine, or is it just these specific torrents? if it's these specific torrents, they might be using a non-local tracker address when they were uploaded, making it more difficult for your client.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-06-10 07:17pm

Is there any reason almost all of my torrents get stuck at 99.21%, 98.34%, 99.47%, and so on?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-06-10 10:17pm

A few questions:

The command prompt rejects "Ipconfig /all" as "not recognized". Is there any other way to find out my IP?

EDIT: Forget that, I can just make a post in testing and use my Ubiq powers to find out the IP.

EDIT: Upon investigating, I have found that the IPs which trace to my current location in Japan run over a broad range; usually either 160.something or 220.something. Which should I use?

How do I find out the "port range" listed on Faram's screenshot?

BitComet doesn't have a "connection port" thingy listed on the options menu, but it does have a "listening port". Can I use that? If not, how do I find the connection port? And how do I "forward this port to the corresponding port?"

Thanks!

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2005-06-11 12:19am

I'd recommend Azureus - it's kinda large, but it's the most useful BT client I've ever come across.

When port forwarding, you want to select a port (6881 is default for Bt, I believe) and forward it to your LOCAL IP, not your WAN IP that's recorded when you post on forums. Try going to the command prompt and typing upconfig - you should get a address for your computer that starts with 196.168.xxx.xxx - that is your LAN IP.

If your router is currently using DHCP for assigning LAN IPs, then you'll need to give your computer a static one. This is usually accomplished by assigning your ethernet adapter an address that is outside whatever range is used for DHCP.

If you're still having problems, try just Googling for it. There should be tons of guides out there.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2005-06-11 12:20am

YT300000 wrote:Is there any reason almost all of my torrents get stuck at 99.21%, 98.34%, 99.47%, and so on?

The most likely explaination is that there are no seeds and all the other peers have incomplete copies.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-06-11 03:33am

EDIT: Upon investigating, I have found that the IPs which trace to my current location in Japan run over a broad range; usually either 160.something or 220.something. Which should I use?

As Exonerate said, the IP you're looking for is your local one. If you can't find it through ipconfig, you can always look in your router's control panel. It should be 192.168.xxx.xxx (like, say, 192.168.1.5)

How do I find out the "port range" listed on Faram's screenshot?

That screenshot shows the firewall configuration, not port forwarding. Ignore it for now.

BitComet doesn't have a "connection port" thingy listed on the options menu, but it does have a "listening port". Can I use that? If not, how do I find the connection port?

Yes, Bitcomet calls it the listening port.

And how do I "forward this port to the corresponding port?"

What make/model router do you have ? Can you post a screenshot of the control panel (like Faram did) ?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-06-11 03:55am

What make/model router do you have ? Can you post a screenshot of the control panel (like Faram did) ?

I have a DLink CI-824VUP, and the control panel is identical to Faram's.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-06-11 04:19am

I have a DLink CI-824VUP, and the control panel is identical to Faram's.

I *think* it should look like this (using the emulator at the Dlink site); you can find the port number in Bitcomet under "listening port".

Though if someone could double-check this, I'd be grateful.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-06-11 09:41am

Bounty, Faram, Spanky, Exonerate, you are all great men. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise. I'll try this out and let you know how it goes.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2005-06-11 12:03pm

Exonerate wrote:
YT300000 wrote:Is there any reason almost all of my torrents get stuck at 99.21%, 98.34%, 99.47%, and so on?
The most likely explaination is that there are no seeds and all the other peers have incomplete copies.

Okay. Thanks.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-06-11 08:46pm

Arg. I tried all that, and I'm still getting 1 kb/s download rates despite being connected to 21 seeders and 50+ peers.

EDIT: In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think that there may be somethng wrong with my internet connectoin itself. It says its connected at 40-55 Mbps, and I ran a DSL Speedtest which said that my connection is fast enough for the "Fastest multiplayer games", and yet in multiplayer games my connection often stutters and I have high ping.

Maybe it's because I'm in Okinawa?