Closed Ports

[Nick Zaglanikis]

I have been using Azureus, a BitTorrent client, in order to download files
from the internet. One day I decided to check out another client and I
uninstalled Azureus. After that day I have noticed that even though I
download the others can't download to me (they can't connect).

I have been using this site https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 to check
the status of my ports when I bought my ADSL router and I have used it again
in order to see what's happening.

Much to my surprise all ports appear to be closed when in fact they should
be open.
My router's firewall is disabled. I have installed a port exception in the
windows firewall (but still to make sure I disabled the whole damn thing).
Still, all ports seem to be closed.

Any idea what may causing this? I mean, if it's not the Windows software
Firewall or the Router's hardware firewall what on earth can it be?

All help will be greately appreciated.

Have a happy new year and best wishes for the year 2005.

Regards
-N

PS
I am using SP2 but I have been using it succesfully so far ever since it
came out with no problems.

 

[SlowJet]

The ports are closed from the outside. Normal.
You need to listen (open a port) so that unsolicied input can connect to
your software.

SJ

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Nick,

You need to configure the router for port forwarding on the port used by the
program from the external IP address to your internal IP address. Check the
program documentation for the proper one.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[SlowJet]

Port forwarding?
Is that like my half Unix half Windows friend that insists on calling a
partition a slice?

No such thing. A port is a place with a number and an address.
Nothing is forwarded. As Testy would say, "Stop making things up!. lol

SJ

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Port forwarding?
Is that like my half Unix half Windows friend that insists on calling
a partition a slice?

No such thing. A port is a place with a number and an address.
Nothing is forwarded. As Testy would say, "Stop making things up!. lol

SJ

Actually this concept originated with Unix, but has been a part of Windows
for quiet some time now.

Set Up Port Forwarding:
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking/10_concept_port_fwd.mspx

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Um, have you never configured a router? Port forwarding is quite normal, and
is necessary for an external machine to connect to a machine that is behind
it. Most home routers do not allow any external machines to initiate
communications activity without it. And that's a good thing....

Port forwarding allows a user behind the router to specify that external
communications on the specified port be allowed to be passed unfettered to a
specific internal (IE: behind the router) IP. It is commonly used for
internet gaming, http and ftp servers - anything for which the activity can
be initiated by an external source.

Oh, and in many computing circles, a partition is indeed a "slice" - just
depends on who you are talking to and what their background is. Not all the
world uses Windows and Win-related terms (which quite frequently go against
the grain as to accepted convention or even common sense). Here's a
wonderful example: Only in Windows is the boot partition the one that
contains the system files, and the system partition the one that contains
the boot files - quite the non-sequiter isn't it?

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org