What port numbers?

**danw64** · September 7th, 2004, 02:39 PM

I'm trying to download some torrent files from a private tracker, I've changed the port numbers and still nothing works. How do I know what port numbers to enter?

**FrozenShadow23** · September 7th, 2004, 02:51 PM

It doesn't matter which ports you use, unless the tracker tells you specifically which ones to use. Just pick something. Make sure to forward that port through your firewall and you're good.

**Toog** · September 13th, 2004, 05:04 AM

some trackers aren't too happy with you using "default" ports. Try, oh, 52881-52997

**danw64** · September 15th, 2004, 10:38 AM

Problem solved, I used a program called Port Peeker and it also included a list called Who Is? It listed many different port numbers for my ISP so I put the low number 7290 and the highest 17000. No more rejected downloads :blah

**wonderboy2005** · September 15th, 2004, 01:40 PM

yikes... that's quite a range. I'd reccomend you use a *much* smaller range. many clients require one port per torrent at any given time, and some only require one period. for example, azureus only requires one.

If security is a concern to you at all, you might want to use azureus or somthing similar, then get a good firewall.