Dynamic IP, router, azureus and me.

**rhalloway** · March 22nd, 2006, 02:04 PM

Comcast recently said their users had to change from a static ip to "obtain ip address automatically" I used to use the ip address of the router. I don't know if its exactly correlated with this but my azureus downloads seem to all be yellow lately. I had originally port forwarded the router and configed my firewall. Would this ip change be the cause? If so, anything I can do?

**zaphodiv** · March 22nd, 2006, 02:09 PM

Nearly all ISP's give their customers ip addresses using DHCP ("obtain an ip address automatically")
Port forwarding works fine in this situation.

**rhalloway** · March 22nd, 2006, 03:50 PM

Is there any other reason that I would all of a sudden be getting all yellow and red icons? Could one of the Azureus updates changed something?

**Krell** · March 22nd, 2006, 04:20 PM

The IP address goes to the ROUTER, and the router assigned an internal address to you such 192.168.100.1 etc.

Reboot the router, pull the power from it an push in the reset button. Then log back on the router and reset the login and password, port forward your ports.

Write everything down, the router onfo, the azureus settings, make sure your connection in windows is set to DHCP Auto.

Restart Windows and try again.

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**rhalloway** · March 22nd, 2006, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Krell

The IP address goes to the ROUTER, and the router assigned an internal address to you such 192.168.100.1 etc.

Reboot the router, pull the power from it an push in the reset button. Then log back on the router and reset the login and password, port forward your ports.

Write everything down, the router onfo, the azureus settings, make sure your connection in windows is set to DHCP Auto.

Restart Windows and try again.

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Should I put the router internal address in the xp settings or keep it so that it "obtain it automatically?"

**Krell** · March 22nd, 2006, 06:32 PM

Your routers purpose is to act as protection for you, and it should be set to Assign DHCP.

XP should be set TO DHCP . . so it will get that 192.xxx.xxx.xxx address.

Are you certain the XP firewall is disabled?

Are you running a software firewall?

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**rhalloway** · March 25th, 2006, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by Krell

Your routers purpose is to act as protection for you, and it should be set to Assign DHCP.

XP should be set TO DHCP . . so it will get that 192.xxx.xxx.xxx address.

Are you certain the XP firewall is disabled?

Are you running a software firewall?

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My XP firewall is off and my Norton Worm protection has Azureus set as an exclusion. I used to get blazing speeds so the only thing I can think of is my java is screwed up, one of the azureus updates changed something, or setting the network to obtain IP address automatically did something. Can you tell me where I check those DHCP settings you mentioned? Thanks alot for your help.

EDIT: One other thing. In my searching around to figure this out I came on a list of ports that show some as being best for a dynamic ip. Could this be an issue? My current port is 16881.

2nd Update: I just went to my router's ip to check the settings and it wouldn't connect. You know, the 192.168.1.1 What does that mean?

**Krell** · March 25th, 2006, 10:30 AM

Someone help him out today while im buried please . . .

ty

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**thongsai** · March 26th, 2006, 10:09 PM

oh god.. thats the address of the router.. internet provider gives you a ip.. then ur router gives every computer connected to it a "private ip"
http://www.homenethelp.com/home-network.asp
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