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Title: Port Forwarding
Post by: FireSeraph on August 26, 2008, 05:10

Hi everyone, thanks in advance for all the help you all give at this great site.  I have an interesting dilemma.  I recently moved into a series of apartments that uses suddenlink and rateshaper for the internet.  The problem is that I need to port forward the usual bittorrent 6881-6889 and I have no idea where and if it is possible let me know.  Thx

Title: Re: Port Forwarding
Post by: gmax on August 26, 2008, 05:41

Some good guides here: http://portforward.com/

Title: Re: Port Forwarding
Post by: FireSeraph on August 26, 2008, 20:24

That is a wonderful site and thank you for that.  The problem is that I don't have a router.  I am plugged into an Ethernet port in the wall of the apartment.  I know that I have my firewall open for the ports, is there anything else I can do?

Title: Re: Port Forwarding
Post by: Reno on August 27, 2008, 04:36

If your not the administrator of the internet connection then nope you can't do much. Do you pay for the net through a company, or are you living at a dorm of some kind?

Network administrators block certain ports to minimize the chances of bandwidth problems through p2p apps and malware infections.

Title: Re: Port Forwarding
Post by: FireSeraph on August 28, 2008, 03:33

hmm, nope not an admin and I don't pay for the internet.  It sounds like you have hit the nail on the head *sigh*.  Another problem I have may be linked to this.  I have a roommate and we can't connect on our pc's through file sharing or through xbox live :S

Title: Re: Port Forwarding
Post by: Simon on August 28, 2008, 18:52

Again, probably a limitation of the network.  :(

Title: Re: Port Forwarding
Post by: FireSeraph on August 28, 2008, 23:46

alright, well thx for the information guys