Autumn Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 ARGH!!! I am using f-secure internet security and i think i have configuered it so that bitcomet can access internet but it still isn't downloading anything please please please please pleaaase help!!! i am not sure that i have the port numbers right and i don't know how to check it? feeling really frustrated! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucieb15 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 same here, everytime i try to download a file, it keeps saying connecting & never begins to download. also, in my right hand corner it says DHT not connected, is that why nothing is downloading? if so, how do i connect the DHT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Shroud Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 DHT needs UDP permissions on the port that you're using for BitComet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kluelos Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 DHT is not necessary for, and irrelevant to, successful downloading. DHT merely finds additional peers beyond what the tracker already gives you. Firewalling BC's listen port will slow, not stop, your downloading. Firewalling BC's outgoing connections will definitely stop your downloading, but so will other things. First, check the tracker status of the torrent you're trying to download. If there are problems connecting with the tracker, this will cause what you're seeing. Some problems are temporary, some aren't. I To see if BC's listen port is open, check it at www.canyouseeme.org, with BC running. Any answer except "yes" is "no", and indicates that a firewall is blocking your listen port. The DHT problem indicates, as DS said, that this port is also closed to UDP traffic. It needs to be open to both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 To see if BC's listen port is open, check it at www.canyouseeme.org, with BC running. Any answer except "yes" is "no", and indicates that a firewall is blocking your listen port. The DHT problem indicates, as DS said, that this port is also closed to UDP traffic. It needs to be open to both. it can't see my listen port and i was sure that i had configuered my firewall so that it could :( I have set up protocols and rules that allow traffic through that port (I think?) anybody have any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The UnUsual Suspect Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 before we continue with this post, can we besure that these members have a torrent that is active please? If the torrent has no seeds or active peers, it will not download. Please let us know if you do not understand this so we know where to start in providing assistance. Suspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucieb15 Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 yeah my torrent is downloadable & has a lot of seeders. it jus says my DHT is not conected & i turned off my fiewall & it still wont connect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The UnUsual Suspect Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 there is no need for dht connection to download a file. Dht is a secondary means of tracking a torrent, but only used if you have enabled it, the tracker allows its use, and you are connected to peers that have enabled dht. If you cannot connect to any peers, it is most often a firewall blocking your bit comet. Suspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Shroud Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 And you should not be on the internet without a firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Posted August 21, 2006 Author Share Posted August 21, 2006 found out my problem stupid silly windows firewall was on as well as my other firewall. sorry :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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