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Infinite_Loser · 10-21-2007, 05:28 PM

I've been trying all day but I can't seem to get it my laptop to download any kind of torrent. I tried changing ports (Just to see if that would have any effect) and nothing happened. I've even used multiple torrents yet none of them work. Hell, I even turned off my firewall and still nothing changed. I continue to get the same "Connection timed out" error. It's really starting to annoy me. I searched the internet for a solution to my problem and none of them seemed particularly helpful, so I'm just seeing if anyone here knows how to solve my problem.

MexicanOnABike · 10-21-2007, 06:24 PM

is it ONLY when you connect by wireless? it's possible that your isp is putting a stop to torrents now. i've seen it happen.

Infinite_Loser · 10-21-2007, 07:02 PM

Yeah, it's just the wireless. The desktop works fine.

spindles · 10-22-2007, 02:17 AM

FWIW - I've got a linksys wireless router at home and my notebook is configed to either be hard wired in or use wireless and utorrent works fine either way, so I don't think it is a wireless thing.

edit: I also use the same client as Shauk - perhaps his idea might help (i.e. try a different torrent client)

Shauk · 10-22-2007, 07:46 AM

I dunno, works for me.

although.... one little snag i've run in to is my wireless driver has a bug which causes a unrecoverable error and brings the entire OS to a halt and does a whole little BSOD memory dump sequence followed by a shutdown) I did some looking around online and it only happens when using certain types of bittorrent clients which allow you to get bombarded by unlimited ip addresses for the most part (the world of warcraft patching client is a good example of a horrible client, because it doesn't allow you to throttle the connection and ties up 100% of your inbound and outbound bandwidth)

so, in short, i'm saying, it could be a problem with your wireless driver moreso than the network and the configuration.
I'm out of luck since intel abandoned the chipset in my laptop because they couldn't fix it. I have to use the physical jack if I want to use certain clients.

utorrent works fine though

oFia · 10-22-2007, 08:04 AM

My desktop has a wired or wireless connection and I can download torrents with either connection fine.

I know there was some trouble with our router but that was before it was updated... and I know some routers don't like torrenting. Before the router was updated it needed reset every now and then.

So, the torrents and the network settings for torrents might not be the problem.

Jetée · 10-22-2007, 08:12 AM

How do torrents work, exactly?

I didn't figure it out the first four times i tried, then I implemented the Opera browser, which seems to make it possibe for simpletons like myself to download torrents.

Not to push it on you, but maybe install the small browser to use with torrents could be your solution? (I have wi-fi as well, seemingly everywhere, so I don't pay)

Shauk · 10-22-2007, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetée

How do torrents work, exactly?

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bittorrent.htm

to summarize

download a client, find a site which hosts torrent files, save and open with said client.

Slavakion · 11-13-2007, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser

I tried changing ports (Just to see if that would have any effect) and nothing happened.

After changing ports, did you make sure that you set your router to forward the correct ports to your laptop? Also, check to make sure that your laptop didn't spontaneously grab a new IP address from the router. Sometimes my wireless desktop and laptop trade IP addresses for some reason and I have to adjust settings on the router.

mikec · 11-13-2007, 10:27 PM

what are you using to d/l torrents, azureus?

Here's what you need to do:

confirm the ip address your machine is assigned for wireless - start, run, cmd, ipconfig /all ..

check your torrent prog for the port it's using. change it if it's the standard 6889. change it to the 25K range

update your router's port forwarding to the ip you determined earlier.

understand that when you switch between wired and wireless, you will have to update your router, unless you're forwarding a range of ports.

adm_strat · 02-12-2008, 11:19 PM

I had to change peergaurdian2 to allow the utorrent site to be allowed. It was blocking their site and for some reason screwing my download and upload speeds.

If you want use utorrent and peergaurdian2 (you should use PG2), then use the port testing function and grab the website address and make sure to allow it in PG2.

BTW, I agree that port forwarding is a must! Here is a site that will give a really good description for a variety of routers.

http://portforward.com/routers.htm

10-21-2007, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Infinite_Loser Junkie Location: Lake Mary, FL	Torrents + Wireless connection I've been trying all day but I can't seem to get it my laptop to download any kind of torrent. I tried changing ports (Just to see if that would have any effect) and nothing happened. I've even used multiple torrents yet none of them work. Hell, I even turned off my firewall and still nothing changed. I continue to get the same "Connection timed out" error. It's really starting to annoy me. I searched the internet for a solution to my problem and none of them seemed particularly helpful, so I'm just seeing if anyone here knows how to solve my problem. __________________ I believe in equality; Everyone is equally inferior to me.

10-21-2007, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	is it ONLY when you connect by wireless? it's possible that your isp is putting a stop to torrents now. i've seen it happen. __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

10-21-2007, 07:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Infinite_Loser Junkie Location: Lake Mary, FL	Yeah, it's just the wireless. The desktop works fine. __________________ I believe in equality; Everyone is equally inferior to me.

10-22-2007, 02:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	FWIW - I've got a linksys wireless router at home and my notebook is configed to either be hard wired in or use wireless and utorrent works fine either way, so I don't think it is a wireless thing. edit: I also use the same client as Shauk - perhaps his idea might help (i.e. try a different torrent client) __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button? Last edited by spindles; 10-22-2007 at 11:21 PM..

10-22-2007, 08:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
oFia Tilted Location: Texas	My desktop has a wired or wireless connection and I can download torrents with either connection fine. I know there was some trouble with our router but that was before it was updated... and I know some routers don't like torrenting. Before the router was updated it needed reset every now and then. So, the torrents and the network settings for torrents might not be the problem. __________________ Disclaimer: No one was harmed in the making of this post. If you feel that I am not simply stating my opinion and am attempting to bait you or someone else then please reconsider. I do not intentionally attempt to bait anyone.

10-22-2007, 07:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	I dunno, works for me. although.... one little snag i've run in to is my wireless driver has a bug which causes a unrecoverable error and brings the entire OS to a halt and does a whole little BSOD memory dump sequence followed by a shutdown) I did some looking around online and it only happens when using certain types of bittorrent clients which allow you to get bombarded by unlimited ip addresses for the most part (the world of warcraft patching client is a good example of a horrible client, because it doesn't allow you to throttle the connection and ties up 100% of your inbound and outbound bandwidth) so, in short, i'm saying, it could be a problem with your wireless driver moreso than the network and the configuration. I'm out of luck since intel abandoned the chipset in my laptop because they couldn't fix it. I have to use the physical jack if I want to use certain clients. utorrent works fine though

10-22-2007, 08:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	How do torrents work, exactly? I didn't figure it out the first four times i tried, then I implemented the Opera browser, which seems to make it possibe for simpletons like myself to download torrents. Not to push it on you, but maybe install the small browser to use with torrents could be your solution? (I have wi-fi as well, seemingly everywhere, so I don't pay) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

11-13-2007, 10:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	what are you using to d/l torrents, azureus? Here's what you need to do: confirm the ip address your machine is assigned for wireless - start, run, cmd, ipconfig /all .. check your torrent prog for the port it's using. change it if it's the standard 6889. change it to the 25K range update your router's port forwarding to the ip you determined earlier. understand that when you switch between wired and wireless, you will have to update your router, unless you're forwarding a range of ports. __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

02-12-2008, 11:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
adm_strat Upright	I had to change peergaurdian2 to allow the utorrent site to be allowed. It was blocking their site and for some reason screwing my download and upload speeds. If you want use utorrent and peergaurdian2 (you should use PG2), then use the port testing function and grab the website address and make sure to allow it in PG2. BTW, I agree that port forwarding is a must! Here is a site that will give a really good description for a variety of routers. http://portforward.com/routers.htm