Cannot connect to peers after download completes

06-21-2006, 09:12 AM

Hi, when I am a peer connected to a seed I can see the upload/download...however, when the download completes, no one was able to connect to me...Can anyone help me?

KiraRin · 06-21-2006, 12:54 PM

Which client are you using?

H.

06-21-2006, 12:57 PM

If the torrent has a small swarm with only a few peers, it's more or less normal. When you become a seed, other peers only become interested when their requests for pieces are accepted. And seeds will naturally disconnect. Just wait a while, and eventually you'll start uploading.

Btw, most torrents clients will automatically set downloading torrents at a higher priority, so cap individual torrents upload bandwidth so that the downloading torrent doesn't hog up all the upload bandwidth.

cyberbeing · 06-21-2006, 05:08 PM

Zemeth you might be firewalled/natted so no one was probably able to remotely connect to you when you were downloading the torrent as well (i.e. you only connected to them).

If you have a router or software firewall make sure the port you are using for bittorrent (a port between 40000-65000 is recommended) is port forwarded in both. If you bittorrent client supports UPnP then you can turn that on and you won't have to manually open ports.

06-22-2006, 01:00 AM

Hello Cyber, my bittorent client (BitComet) does have UPnP enabled...I am unsure why but it just doesn't seem to connect to the peers for some reason. And I was able to upload to user when my download isn't completed yet...it's only when download finishes and it tries to connect the torrent stays at the "Connecting..." mode

cyberbeing · 06-22-2006, 04:42 AM

Does that always happen with every torrent? If your BT ports are open (firewall and router) then you should be able to connect to people, its possible that the people you are trying to connect to (in foreign countrys) you just have bad connectivity to. I know for me there are a couple places which I have horrible connectivity to even on my fiber line. If this happens for every torrent you download on any tracker then I would suggest you try a different bt client like Azureus or uTorrent. Unless your ISP is using some weird form of blocking you shouldn't be having this problem.

06-22-2006, 06:59 PM

Strange thing is...another computer on the same network doesn't have the problem. But anyways, should I open the UDP port or TCP port and does it have to be incoming & outgoing as well?

cyberbeing · 06-22-2006, 07:18 PM

You should only need to open TCP for both ingoing and outgoing.

06-22-2006, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberbeing

You should only need to open TCP for both ingoing and outgoing.

If you use DHT or Peer Exchange, open UDP too.

06-24-2006, 01:58 PM

Thanks, I figured it out finally...it's working now.

06-21-2006, 09:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zemeth Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Cannot connect to peers after download completes Hi, when I am a peer connected to a seed I can see the upload/download...however, when the download completes, no one was able to connect to me...Can anyone help me?

06-21-2006, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
KiraRin RevanFlame's pet Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny South Posts: 8,772 Images: 224 Points: 49,834.33 Bank: 15,154,267.32 Total Points: 15,204,101.65 Donate	Which client are you using? H. __________________

06-21-2006, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
dagger906 Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	If the torrent has a small swarm with only a few peers, it's more or less normal. When you become a seed, other peers only become interested when their requests for pieces are accepted. And seeds will naturally disconnect. Just wait a while, and eventually you'll start uploading. Btw, most torrents clients will automatically set downloading torrents at a higher priority, so cap individual torrents upload bandwidth so that the downloading torrent doesn't hog up all the upload bandwidth. Last edited by dagger906 : 06-21-2006 at 01:02 PM.

06-21-2006, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
cyberbeing Broadband Junkie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 238 Images: 1 Points: 2,436.00 Bank: 15,346.85 Total Points: 17,782.85 Donate	Zemeth you might be firewalled/natted so no one was probably able to remotely connect to you when you were downloading the torrent as well (i.e. you only connected to them). If you have a router or software firewall make sure the port you are using for bittorrent (a port between 40000-65000 is recommended) is port forwarded in both. If you bittorrent client supports UPnP then you can turn that on and you won't have to manually open ports. __________________

06-22-2006, 04:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
cyberbeing Broadband Junkie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 238 Images: 1 Points: 2,436.00 Bank: 15,346.85 Total Points: 17,782.85 Donate	Does that always happen with every torrent? If your BT ports are open (firewall and router) then you should be able to connect to people, its possible that the people you are trying to connect to (in foreign countrys) you just have bad connectivity to. I know for me there are a couple places which I have horrible connectivity to even on my fiber line. If this happens for every torrent you download on any tracker then I would suggest you try a different bt client like Azureus or uTorrent. Unless your ISP is using some weird form of blocking you shouldn't be having this problem. __________________

06-22-2006, 01:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zemeth Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Hello Cyber, my bittorent client (BitComet) does have UPnP enabled...I am unsure why but it just doesn't seem to connect to the peers for some reason. And I was able to upload to user when my download isn't completed yet...it's only when download finishes and it tries to connect the torrent stays at the "Connecting..." mode

06-22-2006, 06:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zemeth Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Strange thing is...another computer on the same network doesn't have the problem. But anyways, should I open the UDP port or TCP port and does it have to be incoming & outgoing as well?

06-22-2006, 07:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
cyberbeing Broadband Junkie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 238 Images: 1 Points: 2,436.00 Bank: 15,346.85 Total Points: 17,782.85 Donate	You should only need to open TCP for both ingoing and outgoing. __________________

06-24-2006, 01:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zemeth Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Thanks, I figured it out finally...it's working now.

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