corewerkz

Wow, I guess that covers it. Thanks for the information.

thanks for all the info, very easy to follow

actually i am still having trouble getting the green light/”port is open” when i follow your steps. I’m thinking that maybe the first step of port forwarding>editing firewall settings= select a computer may been wrong, there are 11 IP addresses listed on my network and I’m not sure which one to choose…

what kind of router do you have? if you’re not sure which ip address they are talking about on portforward.com, it’s probably the one where the port will be forwarded to, in other words, your computer (10.0.1.55 in the tutorial example).

FYI… did everything above but still have slow connections or weird problems? It could be that your ISP is blocking or regulating your torrent downloads/uploads. Check out this site to see if your ISP is cool or lame:

http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs#United_States_of_America

-brian

Very cool site. I’ve been searching for this stuff for some time. Thank you. Now, I’ve followed all instructions, checked and double-checked everything. Problem remaining is Incoming TCP port 59152 remains red (port is stealth). I suspect my ISP, YBB (YahooBB, Japan), is causing me grief, but your Wiki ISP list does not include Japan, so mystery remains. Apple iMac PPC G5, OS 10.5.2 (Leopard) Airport Express router. Line speed test from Nara, Japan to LA, USA is 7759kbps (down) and 1378kbps (up). I’m also suspecting the newly installed Leopard OS to be a dog.

hi b2e,

it’s unlikely (although I know nothing of Japan’s ISPs) that the ISP is blocking that port.

first, try connecting directly to your modem (bypass the airport express) to make sure the Airport isn’t the problem.

If it still shows up as stealth, make sure your OS X firewall is off.

Still stealth? try changing ports to something near 59152, like 59159 or 59330.

Let me know how it turns out!

brian

Thanks for the thorough writeup! This was exactly what I was looking for to speed things up.

Thanks a lot for the info. I am trying to get used to a recent switch from a pc to a mac. Your tutorial gave me some much needed insight about this new os. One question though, if the port already had a green light next to it do i still need to change it?

hi daylin, if the port light is green, you are good to go, no need to change it.