Bitorrent/Firewall question

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2005-06-11 04:29pm

Why is it that when I start up Bitorret, my firewall starts wigging out? To be specific when I'm normaly running around on the Internet, I get maybe half a dozen scans during an hour, while when running Bitorrent, I'm normaly getting between a hundred to five hundred every thirty minutes.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-06-11 04:31pm

Your Torrent client advertises itself to the whole BitTorrent network as an available node, by your IP address, and all the other nodes start making inbound connections to your client, if they can. If your firewall is blocking the port the other clients are trying to use (usually between tcp 6881 and 6889) then your firewall will make noise about it.

The Grim Squeaker · Post by **The Grim Squeaker** » 2005-06-11 04:31pm

Multiple ports open when youre using BitTorrent, the Firewall wants to keep ane “eye” on them all, it can mistake it for spyware\virus.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-06-11 04:34pm

Can't you just make an advanced rule for your firewall to ignore all bittorrent ports ?

Sygate can do this, what firewall do you use ?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2005-06-11 05:00pm

Bounty wrote:Can't you just make an advanced rule for your firewall to ignore all bittorrent ports ?

Sygate can do this, what firewall do you use ?

Mcaffe because its free to me.