firewalled

[jeffl1]

i have not been firewalled for two years, and now it says i am firewalled. i do not have a router. so i rechecked my windows fire walls and the ports 6881 to 6889 are still open. any suggestions. jeff

[U2Lynne]

You might try stopping and then starting your torrent again. Sometimes when the tracker is busy, it give a false 'firewalled' initially.

[jeffl1]

tried starting and stopping still firewalled

[U2Lynne]

Do a NAT check: http://btfaq.com/natcheck.pl and if you don't pass there, then something has changed on your end.

[jeffl1]

i tried the recommended web site and it still says i am fire walled. i deleted all my ports 6881-6889 . then installed them again and no luck . any help appreciated. thanks,jeff

[U2Lynne]

What changed recently to suddenly make you firewalled?

Does your modem act as a firewall? Try using other ports (like 50000-50010) since some ISP have caught on and are throttling known p2p ports.

[jeffl1]

changed to other ports 50000-50010 and no difference any other suggestions. thanks,jeff

[U2Lynne]

You said you used to not be firewalled. Has something changed since then? Have you verified that your ports are forwarded through any sort of firewall you use (XP firewall? Antivirus protection?)

[barley masticus]

i'm having the same problem.
my stats say FIREWALLED, but my light is green...

[U2Lynne]

barley, it might have been that you connected when the tracker was a bit busy and you got a false firewalled. I looked you up on a couple of torrents and you are fine on all but one (the Al DiMeloa one). I would guess if you stop and then start that one, you won't have the firewalled under your stats any longer.

[barley masticus]

thanks again, lynne. you got it- busy server.
i'm back to normal.

[jeffl1]

still firewalled checked xp and macafee for forward ports and they are open.