04-05-2006, 07:26 PM
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  Router Configuration
A lot of people have adopted BitTorrent as the tool of choice to download movies and TV shows. However, if you are using a network router you might be facing painfully slow downloads (of around 10Kbps) because of a network configuration not properly set. Some think it’s a client thing and switch from one to another with no results.
The real problem is that some ports on your router are blocked by default and the solution is to open them up. Users find this out the hard way, because lots of FAQ lists out there don’t give enough detail to solve this issue. These simple but useful tips will increase download throughput from 10 to ~240 Kbps.
NOTE: The specific example below considers a Linksys router, but this should work for any other manufacturers' configuration including: D-Link, Netgear, etc. Linksys router, used as an example, is the Wireless-G WRT54G. Other models might have a slight different user interface, but should be very similar.
1) Open a web browser window and type your Default Gateway IP number in the address bar. It should be 192.168.1.1 in most cases, for Linksys, other manufacturers may vary, check the manual or the website for the manufacturer.
2) For Linksys, for example, to login to the router, leave username blank and type admin for the password (unless you have changed it before which is always advisable, for security).
3) Find the section that says Port Range Forwarding or similar
4) Add in the port range that you have set your BT client to use for Torrent files
5) Make sure you check both protocol boxes TCP and UDP as well as the Enable setting.
6) Have the forward address set as your internal IP address 192.168.1.72 in our case. To find yours, go to Start -> Run and type in cmd.
This will open a DOS window. Type the command IPCONFIG and look for your ‘IP Address’.
7) Confirm and submit all the changes and that will probably work. |