Hey guys- I could use y'alls help. I want to download R2K's torrents of our preseason games, but a problem comes up every time I try. This exact same problem has happened with BitComet, YABC, and Azareus, so I'm going to assume it's not a software issue. Once I click a link to begin the download, things begin as normal, the computer is connected to peers and I'm downloading packets. After three to five minutes, though, my internet connection is shut down. Entirely. I can't even find my connection on my list of available networks. I connect to my Earthlink service via wifi on a Netgear router, I use WEP with password protection. A few minutes of downloading via bittorrent and that internet connection is gone- even if I restart the computer, it can't find that connection. If I go and reset (turn on and off) the modem and router, then I can reconnect and things are back to normal- untill I use bittorrent again. I know firewalls can create problems with bittorrent- I use ZoneAlarm, but I've used bittorrent before and never had a problem like this, even with the firewall left on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
also, if someone could help me get around my college's firewall so I could use bit torrent... that would be awesome
Colleges just ban common ports used by file-sharing apps. Just change the ports that you use. See if that works.
Obviously, the problem is router doesn't like your computer. Get a new computer. Just kidding. Without more info, it's just going to be guesswork. Get a nerd friend to go to your place and fix it. See, everyone needs to have a nerd friend.
sometimes if you dont port forward, your router gets all clogged up(in easy terms) and freakin locks up shutting down all internet operations... just read up how to port forward for your router and dload away.
Trash your zonealarm and just use the built-in firewall that Windows XP service pack 2 gives you. Unless you are computer-savy, these second-party firewalls are more trouble than they are worth. As far as getting around your corporate (campus) firewall- good luck. I bypassed mine at work by buying a router that has a built-in VPN and setting it up at home. When I want to play an online game while I'm at work, I just hit my home VPN and it creates a tunnel, which bypasses the firewall and opens all ports. If you get busted doing something like this, you could be in trouble, though, so do it at your own risk.
