8lackie Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I'm running win7 ultimatemy router is a cisco e3200bittorrent 7.6also Im using a VPNNo matter what port I use (using simple port-forwarding) I get nothing. Also SPF doesn't seem to do anything. For example I just do not understand how to find open ports.I pick a port arbitrarily, (avoiding the ones I've read are already taken)put it in SPF, go to my router and put it in the port-forwarding section. Then in bittorrent I test it. It fails every-time. I get the message about Neither NAT-PMP nor UPnP is enabled....but I have it checked in the preferences.Further more,if I run Netstat in a cmd window, I dont actually understand what I'm looking at. I think I may be making this more difficult than it is, (kind of my MO)At any rate i'd appreciate some one drawing me a picture so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 also Im using a VPNThe VPN needs the ports forwarded as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8lackie Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Thanks Harold, How does that work? I thought the router needed the forwarding port and not the VPN. So I should be using the VPN ipaddress and not the router ip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 No. You need to get your VPN provider to do port forwarding for you if you're going to be torrenting over the vpn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8lackie Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 The VPN needs the ports forwarded as well.If a port shows up as "closed" ie 6423 but it has no description, would that mean I can open it and use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8lackie Posted April 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 I realize this is not as easy as getting rid of the bitTorrent toolbar, but I'd hoped to get some more responses to:1.easily find open ports.2.make netstat my bitch3.speeding up bitTorrent when using a VPNI've not had much luck with simple portforwarding as it seems to not open ports. I get "failed" more often than not.Any advice is appreciatedI'm not anticipating 110 responses to something that is less glamorous than removing a toolbar, but I would expect that these 3 things might be a challenge and of interest to the bitTorrent community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8lackie Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Is no one having the difficulties I'm having with port-forwarding? I could certainly use some help. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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