[nflug] deluge bit torrent parameters

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Sun Feb 8 08:24:46 EST 2009


Your router is blocking the port.
1. Select the port in your app you want to use or the one they suggest.
2. Login to your router and forward the port from above to your IP 
address (or hostname if capable).

You can test this by getting your public IP (http://whatismyip.com), 
then run "nmap yourpublicip" and if the app is running, it should show 
that the port mentioned is open.

Joe wrote:
> I really like deluge.  The newest release is a bit better about not
> totally hogging the bandwidth.
>
> I've also been using transmission.
>
> Both programs work (I don't run them at the same time.)  But they both
> give me messages about the port being closed.  The transmission FAQ
> talks about this saying that if the port is open then more peers can
> find you and share more data.  I followed the instructions for allowing
> it, but it still says closed. 
> I ran sudo iptables -L and it comes back empty.  I am not running a
> firewall.  I have security set to none in my dsl modem/router/wireless.
>
> Why is it still closed and how do I open it?  Is it safe to do so?
>
> In transmission preferences->network, it tests the port and says it's
> closed.
>
> I'm using Verizon DSL with a Westel 327W modem/wireless router.
> kubuntu hardy  on a Centrino Duo Notebook.
>
> TIA
>
> Joe
>
> Matthew Koerner wrote:
>   
>> Hey Joe,
>>  Transmission does run great, i concur with John. It has never crashed yet
>> on me.
>> Matthew
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi Joe.
>>>
>>> Actually, bandwidth setting could be the issue. My websurfing and that of
>>> the family computer on the same router/DSL line improved markedly when I
>>> throttled back UL speed.   TCP/IP needs to upload packets  in order to
>>> download packets, so choked UL bandwidth can definitely hamper DL
>>> bandwidth.  See this page for calculating your settings:
>>> http://infinite-source.de/az/az-calc.html
>>>
>>> I used Deluge for about a year, in preference to KTorrent or Azureus.
>>> Lately I'm liking Transmission.
>>> Light-weight, and it doesn't lock up or crash as often as Deluge was
>>> doing. I started using it in Pardus, but Now I'm running it in Mepis and
>>> Ubuntu as well --no problems so far, after about two-three months.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: josephj at main.nc.us
>>>> Sent: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:52:21 -0500
>>>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>>>> Subject: [nflug] deluge bit torrent parameters
>>>>
>>>> I'm starting to use deluge for large files.
>>>>
>>>> What I'm finding is that is I start even one or two torrents, I lose the
>>>> use of the Internet for anything else.
>>>> I've tried limiting it to one or two torrents at a time and throttling
>>>> the upload and download speeds to way less than bandwidth.
>>>> No luck.
>>>>
>>>> What about maximum connections or other settings?
>>>>
>>>> I tried setting maximum connections to 50 then 60 and - at least for the
>>>> moment, that seems to work.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what an "optimal" value would be?
>>>>
>>>> When I left Max Connections unlimited, it looked like I kept getting
>>>> disconnected from both ISP's.
>>>>
>>>> Do you think this was coincidence or theirs servers getting upset with
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have either dsl 860/128 all to myself, or, sometimes cable 300+/?, so
>>>> bandwidth is not what's doing it.
>>>>
>>>> Joe
>>>>
>>>> kubuntu hardy, Centrino Duo 1.6GHz, wireless Westel 327G, 1GB ram,
>>>> plenty of USB HDD space.
>>>>
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