Configure windows firewall bittorrent

Probably not, If i remember correctly DMZ means your computer is basiclly all-out open on both ways. As I've said, you need to use the firewall properly. That is, you have to know what you're doing. And btw, a router will allways allow any otbound traffic on allowed ports, as it doesn't know what application is requesting the data.

A good, properly configured hardware firewall can filter out a lot of malicious packets in either direction, as well as scan packets for undesired activity. They don't simply just block activity on a port. They're quite powerful in the right hands. It doesn't matter if "you know what you're doing", because most firewalls are nothing but CRAP. You can't "use it properly" if the firewall is utterly useless and vulnerable.

No amount of configuration will fix a poorly designed firewall. The fact that most software firewalls don't protect very well is important because they're supposed to protect you from internal AND external intrusions. But you are right, a hardware firewall can't protect you as well as a software firewall potentially could from internal intrusions: the problem is that the software firewalls don't do a good enough job in any direction!

New here, and new to utorrent. Haven't started downloading yet, as I'm not sure I'm secure enough. A yellow icon is an indeterminate state. Some people who do not have a separate router may find that their modem serves as both and this procedure will also apply. This allows for automatic forwarding of ports, making the rest of the instructions on this page unnecessary.

This will be the port number you will be forwarding in your router. Setting up a static IP Routers work by attributing a "dynamic IP" to each computer when it connects to the router. Since this IP is dynamic it can, and often does change each time. In order to setup a static IP for your computer it is important to select one outside of this range in order to avoid it being attributed to another computer by the router.

Finding out what the DHCP range can be hard work since I have no router specific instructions to direct you to the correct menu. You'll have to find it on your own you may refer to your router's manual for more information.

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In other words, the more people that can talk to you, the better your speeds are going to be. Configuring your firewall and BitTorrent client correctly is therefore essential for getting good download speeds! Most hardware firewalls such as firewall routers have the capability for port forwarding. If you are running a software firewall such a ZoneAlarm or BlackIce , then portforwarding is probably called something else, like "Application Internet Permissions" or somesuch.

The BitTorrent client will normally use ports to , so when you are adding the ports to your firewall, make sure you cover the whole block. Many newer BitTorrent clients have larger or changeable port ranges, so check with the instructions for your client software first.

For most of these instructions you will need to know what your computer's IP address is. Access your Linksys Firewall Router's web admin page, according to the instructions in the manual for your router. You will probably need to enter a password.

At the top of the web page there is a series of navigational links, and you want the one that says "Advanced". From there, move on to "Forwarding". Find an empty row in the form on that page, and fill in the name "BitTorrent" , the port range to , check the TCP box, and set the IP address to the one that your computer is. Check the Enable box then click the Apply button to save the changes. All outgoing traffic from SNAT outgoing packets eth0 X Allow BitTorrent traffic through - port is if you run a tracker And ports through are for incoming BitTorrent connections.

DNAT net loc X tcp DNAT net loc X tcp I'll try to add new firewall configuration instructions here as I go. If you have a firewall and can type up clear instructions that you think will help others, please email them to me at the address provided in the Version Information section of this page. This is actually pretty tricky. Every time you disconnect and reconnect to the Internet, you have a good chance of getting a different IP address.

If you are a dialup modem user, it's pretty much a guarantee. Broadband cable and DSL users get new addresses somewhat infrequently, since they are always online. You probably only get a new one when your service provider is doing network maintenance. If you are behind a firewall, it probably handles all that for you without you having to worry about it.

However, if you are going to set your BitTorrent client up to tell the tracker the correct IP address, you need to know what it is. The easiest way is to go to a web site which will tell you, and a search for "check IP address" will probably turn up a few checkip. The official BitTorrent clients all support a commandline option to tell them what your IP address is --ip 1. If you start getting weird errors from the tracker, or you can't seem to download anything, your IP address may have changed and you may need to update the BitTorrent commandline options.

Yes, it sucks to have to do this manually, but it really does help. Your BitTorrent commandline will then probably look something like this:. This step may be unnecessary, depending on how smart the tracker you are talking to is. You should try the port forwarding instructions in the previous section first, and then do this if it doesn't seem to work.

The BitTorrent client that runs Deliver8r's Alias site has been set to only send data to people that it can connect directly to. People who are incorrectly configured behind a firewall without port forwarding can still join the swarm and download from other clients, but since the primary seeding client won't talk to them they are at a serious disadvantage.

If a torrent is out of seeds and they can't talk to the primary seeding client, odds are they will never get the file they want. Hopefully, this document has helped anyone suffering from this problem to resolve their issues by correctly configuring their system.

This probably wasn't the first site to go to such a system, and it probably won't be the last.