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Thanks for your help! It works in Bridge mode - that was the problem. Apparently in recovering from the hard modem reset, the Verizon folks walked me through logging in and apparently coming out of Bridge mode - not sure why, but that was the only issue. :)

I think I understand that, thanks. I'll look up my modem's manual and see if I can set it in bridge mode. Thanks!!

Which of the several "read me first" topics am I missing? I detailed in my initial post everything I have. A modem, a wireless router and my computer. The details of their make and models are in my initial post. I don't know which settings are critical to this issue, but I'd be happy to list any of the specifics I can that would be relevent. I have never had any reason to stray from the factory defaults of the modem or router and so I'd be very interested to know which are considered critical for BitComet functioning so I can fix what ails them.

BitComet (64 bit) 1.31 ADSL Verizon Westell E90 modem Linksys E1000 wireless router Windows 7 Firewall on, bitcomet exceptions all enabled Avira antivirus __________________ I've been trying to troubleshoot a recent (48 hours) problem in which I get the gray circle and Port Detection Failed message. I've been running BitComet for a year or so before this without a hitch. I spent a few hours today trying to follow the port forwarding part of the BitComet wiki, but I'm unable to set a static IP address (it tells me that another computer on my network already has that address, no matter which number I assign to it), and when I try to follow the portforward.com instructions for my router, it prompts me to enter my static IP address but only gives me the "192.168.1." option, and my IP address is a 192.168.0.___ format. I'm not incredibly tech savvy, but I have tried my best to read every "read this first" and tutorial before posting this. My question is: Is there an alternative to port forwarding and setting a static IP address to fix the Port Detection Failed issue? It was just working very well earlier this week with all the same equipment, same firewall settings and same antivirus software running, and the only thing that disrupted any part of my system was the storm induced power failure that caused my modem to need a hard reset - but everything is functioning perfectly except the torrent download sites like BitComet. Thanks much.