RE: One more thing about using a BitTorrent client
- From: "Wil James" <wil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:52:30 -0400
Port 70000? Last I checked, the port numbering ended at 65535.
Also, under the preferences, the range is 10000 to 60000.
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-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:27 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: One more thing about using a BitTorrent client
One thing I should have mentioned; a BitTorrent client will work
*much* faster and better if a certain range of your internet "ports"
are opened for it.
This varies from one client to the next, and how you open the ports depends
on whether you have a hardware router firewall or a software firewall. If
you're running both, then you'll likely have to open your ports at both. If
you're not running either, don't forget that XP could be running a firewall
for you automatically.
This allows the tracker and other BitTorrent clients to make contact with
your client. This also causes the tracker to assign more concurrent
connections to you, as each connection requires it's own port.
Which ports need to be opened depend on the client itself, so you will need
to check it's documentation.
How to open them (or forward them in hardware firewall terms) depends upon
your particular firewall.
Your client will still work if you don't do this, just a lot more slowly.
For the ABC client, I believe the range of ports it will want opened for
possible use is 60000 to 70000.
Hth,
Chip
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