How do I direct download?

[Zhan]

Hi guys I really want to know how to direct download or something to make my torrent go faster....right now when i download I have a"yellow" status light on my bittorent...i want to know how to make it turn green?

[SK]

i thought yellow meant the download was going properly...

[Bakka]

zhan,

are you behind a firewall/hub or anything like that? what client are you using? Azureus? I can't help you without this information

[kage_bunshin]

if you are using a router, you have to open up ports 6881 to 6889 and forward these ports to your IP address

[Bakka]

unless your using azureus, where you then only need to open 6881

[Zhan]

Well I was using the old shadows client but now I've switched to BitComet.
Yeah I'm using a router, but I don't know how to forward ports.....someone teach me? THANKS i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[Bakka]

ah, there is your problem hehehehe


what kind of router do you have?

for me, all i do is enter in the router IP into my internet browser(default ip is 192.168.1.1 for me) then enter my password for the router(default is admin)

at that point, i locate the port forwarding options, and forward it to my computers internal network ip(which in this case is 192.168.1.101) save your changes, then boom, your done. remember though, this is for a linksys router, probably is diffeferent with other routers.

[Zhan]

ooo okay thanks, ive got to the part where i can forward ports....but I don't know wat ports to forward....
It has these options: "ID, Public Port, Private Port, Port Type(TCP or UDP) and host IP Address" is taht wat im supposed to be seeing? THANKS i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif

[kage_bunshin]

Port Type is TCP. Open ports 6881 to 6889.

i guess you can put ID as Bittorrent
i think if you put it as a public port, you don't have to specify your IP address coz those ports will be open for all computers