How can I use Utorrent in dial up connections? How can I forward a port?

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How can I use Utorrent in dial up connections? How can I forward a port?

Answer 1

You should be able to use uTorrent with a dial-up connection. Check the faq or forums for specific problems.  http://forum.utorrent.com/

from the FAQ:

How do I forward ports?

This is beyond the scope of this FAQ, but PortForward should have the information you require. TCP forwarding is required at minimum, UDP is only used for DHT at the moment. You can verify if the forwarding works on BTFAQ's NatCheck. It requires you to have a torrent running, however. Alternatively, if you are on Windows XP/2003, or are using 1.5.1 beta 462 or later where UPnP works on all OSes, and have a UPnP enabled router, you can use this to forward ports automatically. This is considered a security risk by some, however. If yellow network light does not disappear, make sure your firewall is not blocking incoming connections for µTorrent.

http://portforward.com/

http://www.btfaq.com/natcheck.pl

Answer 2

If you are using Windows XP as your Firewall for the dial-up connection, then Windows Firewall will typically "prompt you" that an application wants to access the Internet, and you will usually say yes to allow the application to automatically "open ports" required by the app to access Internet.

If that has happened already and Windows Firewall has allowed the app to run with appropriate ports opened, then your AntiVirus may be blocking its access to Internet.  Check the settings of your AntiVirus program too (some include firewall port blocking options too).

If nothing on your PC is blocking ports, then in "some cases", your ISP "may" be blocking your access to some ports through their dial-up service.  You may end up needing to call your ISP CS to confirm if they block ports, or not, and if so, will they unblock them for you...