uTorrent not downloading anything

[Adam2692]

Yo,

Right I'm not a very technical person but i've recently just got this mac however the problem occuured only a week or so back when I had a windows pc.

I've got a Virgin Medium Router

on utorrent it says [DHT] waiting to announce etc nothing starts downloading or anything, theres plenty of seenders however reading round it seems to be more technical

I hear people talking about the Forwarding Ports etc would love somebody to explain haha

thanks,

 

[Fishrrman]

Try "Transmission" instead...

Any difference?

 

[Adam2692]

Where it 'transmission' on preferences?

My connection status is - unavailable then sometimes amber but thats still no connection

I honestly think its something to do with the forwarding ports things but i wouldn't have a clue where to start

 

[mike5411]

Transmission is a different application for torrents.

 

[Adam2692]

anything not right here?

 

[Weaselboy]

Where it 'transmission' on preferences?

My connection status is - unavailable then sometimes amber but thats still no connection

I honestly think its something to do with the forwarding ports things but i wouldn't have a clue where to start

Others were referring to the torrent app Transmission at this link.

Look in uTorrent settings and manually pick a port you want to use. Then try a Google search for how to port forward with your particular router. It varies by router. I think this would do it for you?

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anything not right here?

That looks fine... now forward that port in your router.

 

[chriscl]

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anything not right here?

Your uTorrent app isn't receiving connections from the outside world - that's why it says "unavailable".

You need to log into the Virgin Media Superhub, go to "Advanced Settings", then scroll down and select "Port Forwarding" under the "Security" heading.

You need to add a port-forwarding rule to forward UDP and TCP traffic on port 50575 (that is for the port in uTorrent) and set the IP Address to be 192.168.0.x (where 'x' is the IP address of your Mac).

(If you're using the standard settings for the VM hub, your Mac will have an IP address starting 192.168.0.)

Once you've set port forwarding up, then your torrents should start to work.

 

[ibikari]

Your uTorrent app isn't receiving connections from the outside world - that's why it says "unavailable".

You need to log into the Virgin Media Superhub, go to "Advanced Settings", then scroll down and select "Port Forwarding" under the "Security" heading.

You need to add a port-forwarding rule to forward UDP and TCP traffic on port 50575 (that is for the port in uTorrent) and set the IP Address to be 192.168.0.x (where 'x' is the IP address of your Mac).

(If you're using the standard settings for the VM hub, your Mac will have an IP address starting 192.168.0.)

Once you've set port forwarding up, then your torrents should start to work.

[doublepost=1484864592][/doublepost]where's virgin media superhub pls? where do I get its advanced settings??

 

[BrianBaughn]

Don't forget to give your Mac a DHCP reserved address in the router's settings, also. If you port forward to a specific IP and the IP of your Mac changes you'll be forwarding to the wrong place.

 

[mastermamo]

Or...just randomize your ports at startup from within uTorrent lol