Bittorrent/router help

mmmdreg

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Oct 6, 2003

• #1

If I'm using Bittorrent, what do I do to my router to let me upload to the clients as well as download?

 

edesignuk

Moderator emeritus

• Oct 6, 2003

• #2

I am behind a Linksys router and I haven't had to set up anything to allow BT to upload.

 

NicoMan

macrumors 6502a

• Oct 6, 2003

• #3

Re: Bittorrent/router help

Originally posted by mmmdreg
If I'm using Bittorrent, what do I do to my router to let me upload to the clients as well as download?

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Hmm what sort of network setup have you got? Do you mean that you are behind a NAT? Or a firewall? A detailed description of your setup would help me (us) help you.

 

mmmdreg

macrumors 65816

Original poster

• Oct 6, 2003

• #4

The iMac is plugged right into a NetComm ADSL/Cable router. That's about all there is to it.

 

peterjhill

macrumors 65816

• Oct 6, 2003

• #5

If your IP address begins in

10
172
192.168

then you are most likely configured to use NAT. In that case you need to map ports

6881-6889 to the private IP address of your MAC

I recommend reading the FAQ:
http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/FAQ.html

 

sparkleytone

macrumors 68020

• Oct 6, 2003

• #6

the best way to set it up for bittorrent is to make your machine the DMZ host.