still getting yellow on ABC

**ridar** · August 29th, 2005, 01:54 AM

I use ABC to download torrents and even after the port forward configuration I do get all the downloads in yellow. I bought a new gateway to get rid of the "yellow fever" because the previous gateway didnt work too fine and I find myself with the same problem... awful. I use windows XP, the gateway is a US robotics 9106, static ip ADSL 512/128. Any help¿

**Krell** · August 29th, 2005, 02:21 AM

Is ther XP Firewall enabled - Yes \ NO ?

Do you have any other firewall such as Sygate, Zone Alarm?

The port forwarding you refer to, that is on the gateway? On the correct IP address for your PC?

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**ridar** · August 29th, 2005, 02:55 AM

the xp firewall is disabled, and I dont use any other firewall, ABC version is 2.6.9

what do you mean with "On the correct IP address for your PC" ?
the correct address is the IP the ADSL provider gave me, isnt it¿

thanks for your answer, krell

**Malicious Intent** · August 29th, 2005, 03:08 AM

Have you followed this carefully, every step, without skipping a single line, including all subsections?
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...onnect/ABC.htm

The static IP is not the external one your ISP gave you, it needs to be the internal IP the computer with ABC on is set to. Most likely starting 192.168....

I know portforward is a lot of reading, but it will be worth it.

**Krell** · August 29th, 2005, 03:18 AM

START > RUN > CMD

" ipconfig /all " <-------------- copy the part without quotes, then right click on cmd window

when you see this:

C:\Documents and Settings\#######>ipconfig /all

Hit ENTER

You can highlight, then RIGHT CLICK to copy instantly

We want this RED info:

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : whatever.comcast.net.
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX NIC (3C905B-TX)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-10-20-OU-81-20

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 204.127.199.8
63.240.76.198

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, August 29, 2005 1:45:28 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, September 01, 2005 1:45:28 AM

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**ridar** · August 29th, 2005, 03:29 AM

this is what I got

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: 2 :
Connection-specific DNS Suffix :
Description. . . . . . . . . . . : NIC Fast Ethernet PCI Familia RTL8139 de Realtek
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-E0-C8-39-05-DF
Dhcp Enabled.. . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled. . . : Yes
IP Adress. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
Subnet mask. . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . .: 192.168.1.1
Lease Obtained . . . . . . . : lunes, 29 de agosto de 2005 10:06:56
Lease Expires. . . . . . . . .: martes, 30 de agosto de 2005 10:06:56

**Krell** · August 29th, 2005, 03:41 AM

OK, this still raises a few questions for clarification, and im gonna leave it to other capable hands, I gotta sleep, been up 24 hours.

be patient and good luck

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**ridar** · August 29th, 2005, 04:00 AM

thanks for your help, good sleep

**cpugeniusmv** · August 29th, 2005, 07:47 AM

Which ports have you forwarded? Double check that they are forwarded to 192.168.1.2. Make sure that ABC is configured to use the same ports as those you have forwarded.

**ridar** · August 29th, 2005, 02:05 PM

the ports are 6881-6999 as usual and I used 192.168.1.2 as IP, now I get one green but the speed keeps stuck on 6-15 kps :S

**cpugeniusmv** · August 29th, 2005, 02:24 PM

Try a different range of ports--maybe 56881-56889. A lot of trackers block the default ports.

**shawners** · August 29th, 2005, 04:37 PM

change the default ports to higher numbers and make sure your Gateway router has those ports in it to allow it to connect. I changed my ports on abc settings, then change the router ports to match it up.

**ridar** · August 29th, 2005, 05:45 PM

mmm ill try that, but Im confused, if it isnt working properly being green, what does green means?

thank you all for the help.

**shawners** · August 29th, 2005, 06:46 PM

Green is good.
http://www.bittornado.com/faq.html

**ridar** · September 1st, 2005, 05:43 AM

after the green comes the yellow again (some seasonal reason? summer and then fall?) and the NAT setup is well done (I think), I set it up for 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.3 in 6881-6999 and 36881-36999 ranges, now my IP is 192.168.1.3 and the range in ABC 6881-6999 but no way green, Im thinking in returning to P2P via wells&fargo.

should I use port triggering?

maybe an ethernet card problem?

voodoo curse?

thanks all for your help with this puzzle.