UTorrent and Livebox?
bebelle57100
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Good evening,
I downloaded uTorrent, but the downloads are not progressing....
There is an icon at the bottom, and when I test the ports, it indicates that the port does not appear to be open.
I have an Orange Livebox. I can't open this port... can you help me please?
Thank you in advance
I downloaded uTorrent, but the downloads are not progressing....
There is an icon at the bottom, and when I test the ports, it indicates that the port does not appear to be open.
I have an Orange Livebox. I can't open this port... can you help me please?
Thank you in advance
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Hello everyone
I've never posted a reply on this forum because often the responses given are either good or filled with a lot of nonsense, which can be discouraging. But after what I've read, I need to intervene. This is about the security of your computers and your data; if you follow some of the advice I've seen above, you're exposing yourself to trouble. I'm a computer technician, so I know what I’m talking about.
1- The DMZ: above all, do not put your computer in the DMZ. And there's one good reason for this. The DMZ completely exposes your computer to the internet. To be clear, all ports are open, which provides many entry points for a malicious hacker who might come along. To put it in simple terms, it's like removing doors and windows from your home. A thief walks in, enters, and takes everything. The DMZ is the same. This mode should only be used for testing. The only time I had to activate it was to perform tests on the server I have at home for my work, like remote access and other things.
2- In the previous post, it was advised to set the firewall rule of the Livebox to low. Do not do that. It's like putting your computer in the DMZ, but much worse because now it's not just a computer you’re exposing to risks, but your entire network. I imagine you wouldn't want all the computers in your house to be hacked.
3- The manager from Orange is absolutely useless, except for ruining your life. It's a patchwork that only serves those who don't know how to use a computer or a box, and I imagine that if you're posting a message here, it’s because you’re not in that situation. I tried it for a while, the result being a slow PC and frequent disconnections. So I do not recommend it.
To access your box, simply open your browser and type in the IP address of the box, which by default is 192.168.1.1.
I saw that someone was having trouble because they couldn't access their box by typing the default address. Maybe you changed it, or someone in your family did. Here’s a tip: do a traceroute to a site, and you'll know the IP of your box. To do this, click on start, run, and type cmd. In the window that opens, type tracert followed by the name of the site. You’ll get the whole list of routers your connection passes through to reach the site. The first result is the name of your box and its IP address.
4- Finally, to know which port to open for uTorrent, there's no need to ask everyone which one to open; no one will be able to answer you because it's often different for each person. To find it, simply go to the properties of uTorrent, then click on connections, and the used port will be displayed there. You then need to set up port forwarding on your box, and you're good to go. For some time now, you no longer need to reboot the box for it to take the settings into account.
There you go, I hope to have helped some of you and especially to avoid errors that could be catastrophic.
Oh by the way, regarding Livebox disconnections while downloading torrents, this would be due to a slight weakness in the boxes. They would not support the number of connections and data exchanges generated by torrents. This isn't a problem with your box; it happens to everyone, at least those who haven’t fine-tuned uTorrent. If this is your case, lower the number of connections and the bandwidth allocation in the options, and you’ll see, no more problems. No more problems for me, I can finally download my Linux distributions without issue, because yes, torrents also have plenty of legal files, lol.
Other versions suggest that it's Orange filtering the protocol to avoid downloads and also to lighten their network. If it doesn’t happen on eMule, it’s because it uses protocol scrambling, so we can’t know what you’re doing with your bandwidth. But anyway, there's no proof that this version is true.
See you soon everyone!
I've never posted a reply on this forum because often the responses given are either good or filled with a lot of nonsense, which can be discouraging. But after what I've read, I need to intervene. This is about the security of your computers and your data; if you follow some of the advice I've seen above, you're exposing yourself to trouble. I'm a computer technician, so I know what I’m talking about.
1- The DMZ: above all, do not put your computer in the DMZ. And there's one good reason for this. The DMZ completely exposes your computer to the internet. To be clear, all ports are open, which provides many entry points for a malicious hacker who might come along. To put it in simple terms, it's like removing doors and windows from your home. A thief walks in, enters, and takes everything. The DMZ is the same. This mode should only be used for testing. The only time I had to activate it was to perform tests on the server I have at home for my work, like remote access and other things.
2- In the previous post, it was advised to set the firewall rule of the Livebox to low. Do not do that. It's like putting your computer in the DMZ, but much worse because now it's not just a computer you’re exposing to risks, but your entire network. I imagine you wouldn't want all the computers in your house to be hacked.
3- The manager from Orange is absolutely useless, except for ruining your life. It's a patchwork that only serves those who don't know how to use a computer or a box, and I imagine that if you're posting a message here, it’s because you’re not in that situation. I tried it for a while, the result being a slow PC and frequent disconnections. So I do not recommend it.
To access your box, simply open your browser and type in the IP address of the box, which by default is 192.168.1.1.
I saw that someone was having trouble because they couldn't access their box by typing the default address. Maybe you changed it, or someone in your family did. Here’s a tip: do a traceroute to a site, and you'll know the IP of your box. To do this, click on start, run, and type cmd. In the window that opens, type tracert followed by the name of the site. You’ll get the whole list of routers your connection passes through to reach the site. The first result is the name of your box and its IP address.
4- Finally, to know which port to open for uTorrent, there's no need to ask everyone which one to open; no one will be able to answer you because it's often different for each person. To find it, simply go to the properties of uTorrent, then click on connections, and the used port will be displayed there. You then need to set up port forwarding on your box, and you're good to go. For some time now, you no longer need to reboot the box for it to take the settings into account.
There you go, I hope to have helped some of you and especially to avoid errors that could be catastrophic.
Oh by the way, regarding Livebox disconnections while downloading torrents, this would be due to a slight weakness in the boxes. They would not support the number of connections and data exchanges generated by torrents. This isn't a problem with your box; it happens to everyone, at least those who haven’t fine-tuned uTorrent. If this is your case, lower the number of connections and the bandwidth allocation in the options, and you’ll see, no more problems. No more problems for me, I can finally download my Linux distributions without issue, because yes, torrents also have plenty of legal files, lol.
Other versions suggest that it's Orange filtering the protocol to avoid downloads and also to lighten their network. If it doesn’t happen on eMule, it’s because it uses protocol scrambling, so we can’t know what you’re doing with your bandwidth. But anyway, there's no proof that this version is true.
See you soon everyone!
I have some knowledge in computing, but I'm having a hard time following your steps.
I have the same problem; my Livebox disconnects after a certain amount of time using uTorrent.
So the fourth thing you suggest, finding out which port to open for torrent, I don't know how or where to go to change the port forwarding settings on the box.
I would appreciate it if you could help me out, thanks.
In the meantime, I will try to reduce the number of connections and bandwidth allocation.
Thanks.
To open the correct port on your Livebox, you need to log in to it. Once you're logged in, go to the LAN servers section. In this section, create a new entry. Enter a name to recognize it later, specify whether it's TCP or UDP (usually TCP), the port to open (it’s written from port to port, so put exactly the same number in both fields), and the IP address of your computer, then confirm everything. And there you go, your port is open, and normally there should be no more issues with uTorrent. The same procedure applies for eMule. However, normally, I say normally, you shouldn't have to do this, because thanks to UPnP the settings are configured automatically as soon as you start uTorrent or eMule. Check if it's properly enabled.
There you go, I hope this helps you a bit more.
For Farthi, if you have a Sagem Livebox V2, the rectangular one with a beveled corner, it's locked for downloading; it's the firmware that has already integrated HADOPI.
We're waiting for updates, but the problem has been ongoing since its release in September 2009.
An update was done on Monday, but nothing new, still the same issue, and on top of that, if you have HD TV, there's mosaic on channel 1 and channel 6, so their update is fantastic.
Natol