BitTorrent problem

**Infinity** · 10-08-2005

I´ve used BitTorrent for like 4 weeks now and 5 days ago it just stopped, it said it had problems connecting to the tracker. So I looked around and I found that the tracker would restore itself after a while but it has been 5 days now and it is still not working.

I also tried BitTornado but it´s giving me the same problem. I even tried another torrent from gotwoot.net (Naruto episodes) and again I get the same thing.

Does someone know what´s going on?

**dylunio** · 10-08-2005

Check the ports that bittorret uses (6881-6889) haven't been blocked.

**Infinity** · 10-08-2005

thanks for the reply.

this is what /sbin/iptables -L is giving me:

Code:

Chain FORWARD &#40;policy ACCEPT&#41;
target     prot opt source               destination
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere

Chain INPUT &#40;policy ACCEPT&#41;
target     prot opt source               destination
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpts&#58;6881&#58;6999
RH-Firewall-1-INPUT  all  --  anywhere             anywhere

Chain OUTPUT &#40;policy ACCEPT&#41;
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain RH-Firewall-1-INPUT &#40;2 references&#41;
target     prot opt source               destination
ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere
ACCEPT     icmp --  anywhere             anywhere            icmp any
ACCEPT     ipv6-crypt--  anywhere             anywhere
ACCEPT     ipv6-auth--  anywhere             anywhere
ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             224.0.0.251         udp dpt&#58;5353
ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt&#58;ipp
ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW tcp dpt&#58;ssh
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW tcp dpt&#58;http
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW tcp dpt&#58;ftp
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW tcp dpt&#58;smtp
REJECT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            reject-with icmp-host-prohibited

I see 6881 is open through 6999 and that should be correct cause I openend these to make BitTorrent work in the first place.

**dylunio** · 10-09-2005

Hmm, strange, and I doubte your ISP would block BT. Your not behind a proxy I take it, who could have blocked the ports?

**FastZ** · 10-11-2005

I've used Bit Torrent on my Windows XP machine for about 2 or so years now. There have been several torrent files that the tracker didn't work for. I dont know the reasoning behind it but sometimes the tracker just goes offline or something. It doesnt have anything to do with your set up though. I'm pretty sure of that.

**Infinity** · 10-11-2005

Originally Posted by dylunio

Hmm, strange, and I doubte your ISP would block BT. Your not behind a proxy I take it, who could have blocked the ports?

Don´t know ..
this computer is connected through a router..
Hmm .. strange, my GTK-Gnutella is not working either..

and FastZ...

I know that trackers sometimes go offline and I already know why..

and that sometimes they reconnect again..

but now I can´t d/l anything.. not even when I try another tracker/torrent.

The tracker restored itself again

..

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