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yossarain

Hi Everyone,

I am having problem with port forwarding. I have followed all the instructions in various sites and am still unable to get higher speeds than 30 kBps. Azureus is the one I am using for the downloads. I tried using UTorrents with the instructions provided in the screenshot of the first sticky post. Nothing much happened in the sense I haven't even been able to reach 30 mark. And the torrent is one of axxo's with heavy seeding.

Here are some clarifications I need. I have Vista Home Premium and when I run ipconfig this is what I get among other things:

PPP adapter BSNL:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 59.xxx.xxx.xxx
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.2
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::dd2f:2e
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.34
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

The ones seen in the bold are the changes I made after going through forums. I have SmartAX MT880 Huawei Modem where I made the changes asked in the Advanced -> Virtual Server settings as follows successfully:
Status : Enabled
Name: azureus
Private IP : 192.168.1.34
Public Port: 49154
Private Port: 49154
Protocol Type: TCP

For Azureus:
Tools-> Options->Connection
TCP listen Port :49154
UDP listen Port: 49154

Tools->Options->Plugins->UPnP
I have disabled "Enable UPnP" checkbox.

I am not sure if I am using the right IP address. Should I be using 59.xxx.xxx.xxx? I have disabled Windows firewall permenantly in my system and use Comodo Personal Firewall and Azureus is configured to run by default. I have also tried removing the firewall as a whole but still not able to spike up the speed. Any help is deeply appreciated.

Thanks in Advance

aytus

what plan are you using?? hav you tried PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

yossarain

Thanks for the reply. I have already tried that site that you forwarded. I am using Home UL 750 PLUS plan.

just4kix

Under UL 750 + the speed is 256 kilo bits per second which is equivalent to 32 kilo bytes per second. So if you are getting 30 kBps (bytes) the speed is fine.

yossarain

Well I understand speed is fine but is there no other way to increase it ? I mean can I go for another plan which is UL 750 without plus and try port forwarding or something? Gawd..it really is such a sad news to know that....thanks for the reply though...

just4kix

You cannot increase speed without plan change. I can advise you as follows:

a) If you wish safety of an unlimited plan but want more speed you can switch to UL 1350+ plan. It will give you double the speed @ 512 kbps (64 KB/s) but it will also cost more at Rs. 1350/- + tax pm.

b) Or you can swicth to Home Combo 500 or Home Combo 500+ get speeds upto a maximum of 2 mbps (normal 1.5~ 1.8 mbps). But you will have limited usage limit but free nighttime (2 AM to 8 AM). By judiciously scheduling torrents during night time, you can enjoy the best of both worlds. See the "Broadband How To" section

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yossarain

Just4Kix - thanks for the reply. a is out of question and b well ... maynot work either as too many people are using the connection and not only...looks like i have to settle for this. But at least am happy I gave it a shot.