Azureus trouble, NAT error, tried everything

**French Affair** · October 28th, 2004, 01:03 PM

I use Azureus, and for the longest time it's been working very well. I was geting the "green simleys" and my downloads where going fast.

Well that all ended. This is what happened.

I reinstalled windows and reformated my hardrives. I reinstalled Azureus, but now i'm geting only yellow simlys, indicating a "NAT error". I had corrected this problem befour by haveing to change some setting on my router. I whent it thinking that mabey they had been changed, but they where all set properly.

Now i've tryed eveything i could find to fix this NAT error, disableing certin pulgins, port forwarding, changeing the lissoning port, disableing windows firewall, disableing all my firewalls and AV softwear i installed SP2 and also the connection limit fix. just about eveything, but nothing works.

THe thing that is really geting me is that the computer downstairs, on the same router is working perfectly, my brother get the green smilys.

I don't like to ask for help like this when there are tons of FAQ's and other files, but i've honestly tryed eveything i can find, and nothing seems to work. I just keep geting the NAT error and I thought mabye some one here would be able to help my given the situation ni a way a help file could not.

Thanks to any one who can help.

oh, if it matters the programs i have running are Zone Alarm, KAspersky AV personal. But i've tryed disableing them both and trying it again but still NAT errors. As it stands i've disabled ZA firewall and made sure Windows firewall is off as well.

**nukehella** · October 28th, 2004, 02:44 PM

Start up your desktop computer,fill the bathtub with water then step into the tub while holding your still plugged in desktop and submerge yourself.This may not take care of your Azureus problem but it will cure that nasty cross posting problem you have.

**ivand67** · October 28th, 2004, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by nukehella

Start up your desktop computer,fill the bathtub with water then step into the tub while holding your still plugged in desktop and submerge yourself.This may not take care of your Azureus problem but it will cure that nasty cross posting problem you have.

LMAO...

:goodjob

**moNk'** · December 5th, 2004, 12:06 PM

Hi

(to be applied to Windows XP SP2)

Anyone who still has that 'Yellow Smiley' and NAT problem in Azureus... i think i might have the solution.
I tried on my computer, and now, aparently everything works fine. I have Green Smileys, as i was supposed to.

Anyway, i'll show you how i did.

1. First of all, if you have some kind of firewall protection, you dont need to de-activate it, just need to tell the fw program which file
you want to permit the in/outbound traffic, nothing else. (i.e.: i use Norton Internet Security 2003, and i simply configured: azureus.exe "permit all").

2. Check if you have the "Exception" entered on your windows XP fw configuration for Azureus's Ports: 6881 and 6889 TCP/UDP in case you use windows XP fw.

3. and, after these 2 steps are checked, i did one more thing: Go to your network connections and Right-Click on your Internet Connection and choose properties.
After that, go to the "Advanced" Tab and under "Internet Connection Sharing" click the settings button. Now, you will probably see some services and port configured for Azureus as well. Do not delete them. Simple add these services configs:

(Oh... one more thing. The machine i have directly connected to the internet, with Azureus running, has the following ip: 192.168.0.1 obviously.
So, your should CHANGE the ip option and redirect it to YOUR OWN machine's IP.)

Click "Add..." button and fill with this:

"Description of the service:"
Call it whatever you want... (i called this first "Azureus TCP 6881")

"Name or IP address ..."
192.168.0.1 (my computer´s IP wich Azureus is running on)

"External Port Number for this service:"
6881 oTCP

"Internal Port number for this service:"
6881

Just repeat this step using these configurations:
6881 - UDP, 6889 - TCP and 6889 - UDP.

4. Stop your downloads, restart Azureus and run the wizard port test. You will probably get "Ok" at the test, and have the green smileys.

Im not sure if this will work in any of your own configurations and operating systems whatsoever.
Since it worked for me, i thought it might be usefull to share it with some of you.

Cheers!

**P4l4din Hun73r** · July 11th, 2005, 09:30 PM

I've followed everything and its still not workin. I'm running Zone Alarm and XP SP1, and I have it able to access internet and be a server and everything, but I don't know if I need to allow it to access the ports. Here is a page of the router stuff, just to make sure that I did it right:

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=70urrd

**crestfallen** · July 11th, 2005, 10:52 PM

Some AV programs are notorious for working with BT. NOD and Kaspersky in particular. If the following steps should fail, try disabling them as well.

Configure an exception for Azureus in whatever firewall software you use. Note port numbers, should you need them.

Next, turn on UPnP in your router settings. By now, your problem should be resolved.

If not, also forward the correct ports through your router. Check the settings in the router and your client. Check again.

**DigitalJunkie** · July 11th, 2005, 11:54 PM

Azureus uses Java, did anyone update their Java Runtime?

http://java.com/en/

**brain_slug** · July 19th, 2005, 12:13 AM

Hey I get a NAT error message when I check the port but I still get happy green smileys. I have a direct connection (ie. no router, no need for port forwarding), also not a firewall issue. My ISP swears it is not their fault (ie. blocking port ranges). Other apps also tell me the ports are inaccessable, but seem to work OK as far as I can tell. Im just wondering if azerus is actually listening on the port I have told it to????? Any ideas? My DL sits around 25-70KB (51 as I write) on a 1.5Mb (~180KB) line, my UL sits at line capacity.

**jbvora** · July 29th, 2005, 10:46 AM

i am not getting green light in Azureus pls help me out i have alleady open the ports by windows setting
and enable the fillter of antivirus pls help me out i have try every thing dont no how to setting up the router please help me in detail thanks who help's me out

**monking** · September 9th, 2005, 06:47 PM

DigitalJunkie, you're an inspiration to us inside-the-boxers. That sounds terrible, but it's a mistake, I swear. I was having a similar problem: just reinstalled XP Pro SP1, installed SP2 ... nothing. I just updated the Java runtime and it's like old times.

I was starting to feel like a leper with all my BT peers reaching out occasionally only to recoil in disgust.

**j_iliz** · September 10th, 2005, 06:16 PM

All I did to fix it was re-install Java and it is working again !!!

**Infinite blasphemy** · October 2nd, 2005, 09:25 AM

If all else fails, you can just go into your router configuration and enable the DMZ setting. Make sure you have a good software firewall running and that it is configured to allow access to and from the port azureus is configured to use. That should get it assuming your on a normal internet connection and not at work, or at a school.. Good luck

**oily_rooster22** · October 2nd, 2005, 09:52 AM

hey just a little thought i had . Nobody said a single thing about port forwarding. Your NAT Error is derived from the fact that the router is configured to use dynamic ports. You need to set up both computers as static IPs to the router. I just fixed the same problem on two computers at a friends house running win xp pro sp2, azureus and both routed through a 2Wire router/DSL modem. If you would like to know specifics check out azureus' extensive How-to files on fixing the NAT errror . At first I didnt understand it but once i got my feet wet i couldnt help but to see green smileys. check out http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/inde..._a_NAT_problem
this site helped me alot. let me know how it goes.

P.S. the first rule of port forwarding DON'T USE a 6xxx PORT !!!!!!! trackers block transmissions from those ports.

**IndiFan** · October 3rd, 2005, 05:11 AM

My azureus was humming along sorta fine with yellow smileys, but I decided to go for the green and screwed it all up. Now - nothing: NAT error every time.

So I set the network properties under connections to static IP, reset my router according to postforward.com, and I'm stil turning up red smileys.

I'm not sure what to try next. I've got no firewalls. Can't figure out how to reset my modem - as someone posted earlier. And I'm not sure if I have to reset my router to static as well.

Can anyone help?

Here's my router status info and my connection settings:

**silentscream** · October 3rd, 2005, 07:20 AM

10.000 new users since winmx died

well ive found a downside to winmx going down

10.001 instances of the same questions lol

they are clogging the site up and slowing it down

and worst of all... they dont use the search function

i think we need to make a news post for the front page directing new users to a huge search box and the winmx pages

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