Thread: Is port forward possible on pppoe connection

Frds,
im getting 0.2kpbs in torrent and i had gone through this forum and found that if we do port forward then the speed will increase and i had seen one tutorial too. But my problem is im using pppoe modem.. is it possible to do port forward on pppoe? if so.. please tel me frds. how to do. Thanks in Advance

Originally Posted by aruncse30

Frds,
im getting 0.2kpbs in torrent and i had gone through this forum and found that if we do port forward then the speed will increase and i had seen one tutorial too. But my problem is im using pppoe modem.. is it possible to do port forward on pppoe? if so.. please tel me frds. how to do. Thanks in Advance

Yes. It is possible to port foward in PPPoE mode. The setting are available in "Virtual Server" tab. In UT-300R2U, this is available on LHS panel in the "Advanced" tab.

You will need to know the IP address of your PC and the port range to forward. For example, if your PC's IP address is 192.168.1.5 and you are using uTorrent and wish to foward port number 65000, then you should enter those settings on the "Virtual Server" page.

Note that after you create the rule (setting), you must click on Apply. Merely creating the rule is not enough. Also, reboot you modem, after applying changes.

Caution: If your PC's TCP/IP settings are automatic, then it is likely that you may get a different TCP/IP address next time. In that case, port fowarding will fail because modem has opened the port on a different IP address. You could change the setting to a manual TCP/IP address to avoid this problem.

The above settings are for UT-300R2U. If your modem is different, the links and pages will be different but the principle will be the same.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Yes. It is possible to port foward in PPPoE mode. The setting are available in "Virtual Server" tab. In UT-300R2U, this is available on LHS panel in the "Advanced" tab.

what is virtual server.. till now.. i havent used anything for modem. just switch on.. use it.. switch of.. even im not doing telnet things...

Originally Posted by just4kix

YesCaution: If your PC's TCP/IP settings are automatic, then it is likely that you may get a different TCP/IP address next time. In that case, port fowarding will fail because modem has opened the port on a different IP address. You could change the setting to a manual TCP/IP address to avoid this problem.

i will be downloading from 2-8AM.. in that time i cannot do it manually.. then what would be the solution?

Originally Posted by just4kix

The above settings are for UT-300R2U. If your modem is different, the links and pages will be different but the principle will be the same.

yes mine is UT300R2U

Originally Posted by aruncse30

what is virtual server.. till now.. i havent used anything for modem. just switch on.. use it.. switch of.. even im not doing telnet things...

You will have to open the UT300R2U configuration page.

a) On the top panel there are tabs. Click on 'Advanced'.
b) There is a panel on the LHS where lot of 'Advanced' settings will be displayed. Click on virtual server.
c) Enter the settings that I explained and click on 'Apply'.
d) Click on 'Tools' from the panel at top. Select 'Misc' from LHS panel.
e) There is option to 'Save and Reboot'. Click that button.

Originally Posted by aruncse30

i will be downloading from 2-8AM.. in that time i cannot do it manually.. then what would be the solution?

You need to change the TCP/IP settings on your PC. This is optional but better. The TCP/IP settings can be changed by right click on "My network places" and clicking on 'Properties'. This would be a permanent change and you have to do it once only. You can do it anytime.

Originally Posted by just4kix

You will have to open the UT300R2U configuration page.

a) On the top panel there are tabs. Click on 'Advanced'.
b) There is a panel on the LHS where lot of 'Advanced' settings will be displayed. Click on virtual server.
c) Enter the settings that I explained and click on 'Apply'.
d) Click on 'Tools' from the panel at top. Select 'Misc' from LHS panel.
e) There is option to 'Save and Reboot'. Click that button.



You need to change the TCP/IP settings on your PC. This is optional but better. The TCP/IP settings can be changed by right click on "My network places" and clicking on 'Properties'. This would be a permanent change and you have to do it once only. You can do it anytime.

Just4kix... few more questions...

>how to open the config page?? as i already said.. i havent done anything for my modem..
>how to find which port is open?? in torrent.. i have a button called random port.. when i click and change into another port and if i test.. its saying.. Error.. port closed..

Cheers..frd.. ur reply making me to have some hope...

how to open the config page??

enter 192.168.1.1 in your internet browser & then enter username/password(default is usually admin & admin).

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

enter 192.168.1.1 in your internet browser & then enter username/password(default is usually admin & admin).

hi whitestar.. i will try it and let u know.. how abt 2nd doubt??

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in uTorrent usually select port between 50000-60000 & most probably almost no port in this range is open in modem unless you specifically port forward that port.fist fix the incoming port in uTorrent,say,51000 & then port forward this port 51000 in your modem.

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

in uTorrent usually select port between 50000-60000 & most probably almost no port in this range is open in modem unless you specifically port forward that port.fist fix the incoming port in uTorrent,say,51000 & then port forward this port 51000 in your modem.

u confused me.. if there is no port is open.. how can i specifically port forward that port??? i.e how should i find this 51000??

should i start from 50001,50002,.....

if you have UT300R2U then no need to open any ports on the router.. you just have to configure nat-DMZ...and you have to configure your software firewall.. you can use any ports.. normally for torrents it is 6881-6888 .. for utorrent only 1 port is required.. u can use 6884

Originally Posted by superprash2003

if you have UT300R2U then no need to open any ports on the router.. you just have to configure nat-DMZ...and you have to configure your software firewall.. you can use any ports.. normally for torrents it is 6881-6888 .. for utorrent only 1 port is required.. u can use 6884

yes man.. i have ut300r2u..
how to configure nat-dmz (is this wat whitestar telling??)
how to config software firewall??
dont get tensed. i dont have any idea about these things

u confused me.. if there is no port is open.. how can i specifically port forward that port??? i.e how should i find this 51000??

should i start from 50001,50002,.....

you didn't get my point.what i meant to say is upto the modem traffic will come to any port.after that modem decides where traffic coming should be send.by default only very ports(standard like 80 for http,21 for ftp etc)don't require port forwarding as modem already recognize these ports.so for other ports you have to do port forward which means if modem receives traffic on port,say,51000,it will be send to your computer.you don't need to find any port.you just have to port forward the port you want to(in this case 51000).

dont worry!!!we'll try our best to help you!!
NAT-DMZ is in your modem's configuration page, go to your browser type 192.168.1.1 and enter username and password as admin ...then click on advanced setup,click on NAT,then click on dmz.. and enter your computer's ip address.. it should be in the form 192.168.1.x .. if you dont know ur computer ip then go to the command prompt and type ipconfig.. you should find it there.. enter ur ip in the modem's config page and save/reboot!!

you can use any ports.. normally for torrents it is 6881-6888

never use ports between this range as this is default for torrents & many ISP's ban/restrict traffic on this port.read here--
µTorrent - The lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client - FAQ
µTorrent - The lightweight and efficient BitTorrent client - FAQ

What ports should I use for µTorrent?

It is generally recommended to not use any port in the range 6881-6889. µTorrent only uses one port, however, so you only need to forward one. It is best to use a port number above 10000.

oh.. ok.. i have been using that port since many years haven't had any problems.. anyways thanks for the advice.. i will change it!!

Originally Posted by superprash2003

dont worry!!!we'll try our best to help you!!
NAT-DMZ is in your modem's configuration page, go to your browser type 192.168.1.1 and enter username and password as admin ...then click on advanced setup,click on NAT,then click on dmz.. and enter your computer's ip address.. it should be in the form 192.168.1.x .. if you dont know ur computer ip then go to the command prompt and type ipconfig.. you should find it there.. enter ur ip in the modem's config page and save/reboot!!

Fine... this is wat i did..
> i applied my system ip in http://192.168.1.1/ NAT-DMZ. save&reboot
> i didnt give any port number in utorrent.It looks like attached 1.jpg.
> Now my speed 2.jpg

Note:I didnt do anything except the above. I didnt change any firewall software. I didnt use any port number.. nothing... What u guys say now?? and one more thing frds.. even the seeds-peers are 25-10.. im still getting this much speed only.. i think we should use some port number.. isn't it??

bcoz.. in the above reply whitestar asking me to USE above 10000 and superprash asking me to USE 6881.. so USE means we should apply it somewhere.. correct me if im wrong..i think still i cant follow u ppl

well 1.jpg says that you have opened a port 56935... try switching off firewall for the time being and see if speeds improve.. secondly the speeds in the second torrent is only 5kbps because there is only 2 seeds.. try getting a better torrent and check if you get better speeds

try a torrent with large no. of seeds & peers.usually latest movie torrents or fedora/open office/ubuntu torrents.

Originally Posted by superprash2003

well 1.jpg says that you have opened a port 56935... try switching off firewall for the time being and see if speeds improve.. secondly the speeds in the second torrent is only 5kbps because there is only 2 seeds.. try getting a better torrent and check if you get better speeds

dear... still im saying.. i DIDNT open the port..c its coming in utorrent itself.. thats wat im asking.. DO WE NEED TO CHECK FOR A OPEN PORT AND NEED TO APPLY SOMEWHERE??

yes.. when it is coming in utorrent.. it means tha tthe port is opened.. did u try what is said?? switching off the firewall and testing the speed?? and i also said to get a torrent with more seeds so you then you can get better speeds.. try that first..

SEE your modem is ut300r2u there is no port opening system.. all traffic goes to your pc...but your firewall is blocking it(windows firewall for example)...so since a random port is mentioned in utorrent.. it means that port is opened.. but windows firewall is blocking it.. so if you disable the firewall for sometime to test.. then that port in utorrent will be opened and you will get better speeds!!

you don't have to check any port.just make sure that this port 56935 is receiving incoming connection from modem.since you have alreadt set DMZ then it means traffic is coming from this port from modem to your computer.if some firewall is blocking this port in your computer then you have to made change in firewall setting to allow incoming connection on this port as by default all firewall blocks incoming traffic on almost all ports except a few standard ones like 80 for http.21 for ftp etc.
if you are getting a green icon in the bottom tab then it means incoming traffic is coming successfully.low speeds maybe because of poor torrent.

Originally Posted by superprash2003

yes.. when it is coming in utorrent.. it means tha tthe port is opened.. did u try what is said?? switching off the firewall and testing the speed?? and i also said to get a torrent with more seeds so you then you can get better speeds.. try that first..

SEE your modem is ut300r2u there is no port opening system.. all traffic goes to your pc...but your firewall is blocking it(windows firewall for example)...so since a random port is mentioned in utorrent.. it means that port is opened.. but windows firewall is blocking it.. so if you disable the firewall for sometime to test.. then that port in utorrent will be opened and you will get better speeds!!

Superprash... i already turned off when i installed winxp 5 months back... but still 0.2kpbs.. i know im doing some basic fault... but i cant find it out.. sorry 4 troubling u guys...

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

you don't have to check any port.just make sure that this port 56935 is receiving incoming connection from modem.

Whitestar. how to check whethr my moden receiving incoming connection from 56935. In bottom of utorrent one triangle symbol is there.. when i place my cursor over there.. its showing.. no incoming connection.. network configuration error.. but its downloading 0.2kpbs.. this is how i need to check the incoming connection?

Originally Posted by whitestar_999

if you are getting a green icon in the bottom tab then it means incoming traffic is coming successfully.

im seeing one triangle with yellow color.. i never seen green color in the bottom..

@aruncse30, you need to open ports the way I described. DMZ option as suggested by superprash2003 is also another option. But by making your PC in DMZ you are opening many security risks.

Why don't you look here: Port Forwarding for the UTStarcom UT-300R2U