uTorrent port forwarding problem

blix · 2 Apr 2009 at 12:57

Just installed uTorrent and I'm having trouble getting the port open for it. I've set it all up correctly but the uTorrent port checker always fails and tells me that it can't see the port. I've checked it using various port scanning sites and that port is definitely open but http://www.utorrent.com/testport.php always says "An error has occurred! Port 40725 does not appear to be open." I've tried disabling the software firewall and AV as well.

Any ideas? Also, will it actually affect download speeds if the port isn't open?

paul rope · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:01

Well I have no idea but I all ways find that >60130<work most off the time.

When the port is not open yes it will affect the speed abit.

bledd · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:17

make sure it's forwarded to the correct local IP (your pc's ip)

i use 55555

ffrr · 2 Apr 2009 at 13:21

Assuming you have a firewall on your router on top of your OS firewall.... You'll need to setup port forwarding to your PC's local IP or ensure uPNP is enabled if supported.

RobH · 2 Apr 2009 at 15:55

Sounds like the port isn't forwarded correctly on the router. you can test if the port is open/closed/stealth with the ShieldsUp tool at https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

V4NT0M · 2 Apr 2009 at 16:27

It sounds like it's not correctly forwarded, if the port is open but not forwarded correctly you would get this, if you're sure that you've forwarded the port on the router correctly and opened the port properly in your firewall, then try restarting everything (including router) if that still doesn't work try another port.

Chaos · 2 Apr 2009 at 16:46

What I usally do is set my router to give my pc a reserved ip adresss.

Forward the port to this address, can use this for help - http://portforward.com/

suarve · 2 Apr 2009 at 21:33

Chaos said:
What I usally do is set my router to give my pc a reserved ip adresss.

Forward the port to this address, can use this for help - http://portforward.com/

this

BigBoy · 2 Apr 2009 at 23:22

turn on upnp on your router if you have it and it will do all the hard work for you.

mrk · 3 Apr 2009 at 00:12

upnp enabling can be a security risk if you have other machines on your network and cannot account for their level of security or if your lan users are torrent happy at times too and you don't mind them torrenting madly as well as hosting games etc or using other p2p.

Forward the ports, l;eave upnp disabled. It's not hard at all.