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Old 2018-09-15, 04:11 AM
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Re: Firewalled help please. It's driving me crazy

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Originally Posted by Kali Durga View Post
Could anyone explain in relatively non-tech terms how I can fix this?
I wouldn't worry about being firewalled, but if you are then you need to follow these steps.

1. Make sure the PC that is doing the torrenting has a STATIC IP on your LOCAL network. If you don't give the PC a static IP address then eventually you will become firewalled again.

You can either do it through your operating system (eg. Windows 7,10) or even better you can log into your modem/router and have it assign a specific IP address to your PC.

Read this page to get instructions on how to give yourself a static IP address.
https://portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

Note: Don't call your ISP and ask for a static IP address.

2. Open your Torrent application and find out what "port number" it's running on. You'll need to look in the settings.

3. Find out the model number of your modem/router. Go to the following page and select it. There will be instructions there.
https://portforward.com/router.htm

Unfortunately, there's no one-size-fits-all guide on how to do this. If you need any help just post back.
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