uTorrent Port opening/forwarding Problem

[shcherbina1]

Hello,
Whenever I use uTorrent to download a file a Red Exclamation/Round sign at the bottom of the program tells me that I am not Connectable and that my Firewall/Router is limiting my network traffic...and that I need to open up a port so others can connect to me.
Well I have tried everything...forwarding port in my router configuration, disabling Firewall and Anti virus, searching for a solution on the web...and nothing has worked so far! :mad1:
I just hope that the intelligent individuals at this forum can help me out... Here is what I have:

*uTorrent 1.8.3
Port 10984
Download/Upload Speeds--Low (between 0.1Kb/s and 20-30Kb/s)
*Commodo Internet Security 3.10 (FREE Edition)
AntiVirus, Firewall, Defense+ are all Active
*Internet on a Wireless Network...
Motorola DSL Modem (provided by ISP-Bellsouth)
US Robotics MaxG 5465 Router
US Robotics MaxG 5425 USB Adapter
Network Details:
In my house Two PC's use the internet through the router...
*Parents' PC - wired from the router into their Computer through Ethernet Port.
*My PC - uses wireless adapter to connect to router and acquire internet
(Router gets internet from the Modem)

When I go to a Port Checking Website...my uTorrent port always comes up as Closed. I have Tried Forwarding with PortForward.com and the port seems forwarded in the router, but I am guessing that it is still not accessible.
I have added uTorrent.exe to the Firewall's Exceptions List. Went into the Firewall's Network Security Policy area and added the uTorrent port to the Global Rules section as an Allowed Port/Connection... All of this + a lot or searching, reading, and troubleshooting To NO AVAIL...
Hopefully my Request is Detailed Enough!!! Please Help...
Thanks

[RACKnRAIL]

My guess is its the firewall. I would turn off the firewall completely to rule that out. Did you create a static IP? I would go over the portforward.com instructions again, carefully.

[shcherbina1]

Thanks for your reply RacknRail...
I have already tried to turn off the firewall along with all of the other Comodo Internet Security components (AntiVirus, Defense+, Firewall).
The problem still remained...
Now I have read on several other forums that for some firewall programs it is not enough to just turn everything off...What they suggest is to completely uninstall the software, run a PC cleaning program (Registry cleaner...), and to reboot the computer. Now, I have not tried this but i plan to do it tomorrow...
When I followed the Port Forwarding instructions I did create a static IP address (My Router's IP address - 192.168.2.1; My Created Static IP address - 192.168.2.17). I am wondering if there is a conflict between my router and my static IP address since the router uses a DHCP Server to automatically assign an IP address to an internet user and because I used my Static IP to forward my uTorrent Port. Now when I turned this router service OFF just to test my prediction, my parent's PC was unable to access the net and my problem was still present. But perhaps I did something wrong in this process.
Again, thanks for such a quick reply. Looking forward to more feedback.
Thank You.

[w31n3r]

first of all set your utorrent port to between 50,000 to 55,000. no need to turn your DHCP server off, it's needed. uninstall comodo, your router has a hardware firewall, and you have no real reason to add a software firewall to that.

also make sure you're forwarding the utorrent port from your IP address, not your parents. i'd advise resetting your router to factory settings and starting all over again. this is a fairly straight forward process and most users make mistakes by rushing through. take your time and read whats on the screen.

[kippies]

try the advice here

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=11830

Commodo is on that list of firewalls that arent happy with utorrent and need some coaxing

I rely on my router for hardware firewall, avast for AV and occasionally stop utorrent, install Zone alarm , let it scan for outbound, kill any processes that look unruly and uninstall ZA

[shcherbina1]

first of all set your utorrent port to between 50,000 to 55,000. no need to turn your DHCP server off, it's needed. uninstall comodo, your router has a hardware firewall, and you have no real reason to add a software firewall to that.

also make sure you're forwarding the utorrent port from your IP address, not your parents. i'd advise resetting your router to factory settings and starting all over again. this is a fairly straight forward process and most users make mistakes by rushing through. take your time and read whats on the screen.

Well I tried what you suggested w31n3r but my port is still closed...
I uninstalled Comodo completely...so no more firewall (hopefully).
I reset the router to factory settings and performed the port forwarding once again with a port between 50,000-55,000 (50984 to be exact)...
The only thing that changed is that uTorrent now has a Yellow Triangle with an Exclamation mark at the bottom of the window telling me that there are no incoming connections, and that there might be a problem with my network configuration (download speeds are still Very Low).
So now i am stumped again!!! Please continue to submit helpful suggestions...Thanks a bunch.