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Hi, im busy downloading a bittorrent file at about 1kb/s... The program i use to download the bittorrent with says that there is a firewall or nat problem.

Im working on a small network througth a Kingston router. The Default Gateway adress is but when i enter that in in explore im sent to NETWORX Network Statistics.:eek: Which got nothing to do with my router as far as im concern. On Networx there is also no setting to open any ports.

I should mention that all the work group computers connect trougth the router to the internet and my pc firewall is disabled. I havent installed any software regarding routers on my computer.

How do i access "the" router settings to open a port so that my bittorrnet file can download faster:?:

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Good summary of the problem so far: the torrent client reports a NAT/firewall issue and the router’s admin page isn’t reliably reachable. has tried PC-side IP changes and eventually got into the admin screen but ran into a password and later configuration problems. was right to look at the PC address, and was right that a factory reset is the usual last resort — but a reset has side effects, so plan first.

Start with simple diagnostics from the PC (run these in a command prompt):

ipconfig /all
arp -a
ping <router-ip>

Use the router IP shown as the Default Gateway. If a local utility or captive page keeps appearing in the browser, close or uninstall that utility, check browser proxy settings, and try a different browser or an incognito window. If the gateway does not respond to ping, confirm the LAN cable/Wi‑Fi and that the PC is set to obtain an IP automatically (temporarily) so you don’t create an address conflict.

If the admin login is lost, a factory reset via the recessed button is usually the only option, but be prepared: you will need to re-enter your ISP/WAN credentials (if any), re-create wireless security, and rebuild any port forwards or DHCP reservations. If the router is ISP‑provided, the ISP may need to re-provision it after a reset.

For BitTorrent: give the client a fixed local address (use a DHCP reservation when possible), forward its listening port (TCP and UDP) to that local address or enable UPnP, and allow the port in the PC firewall instead of disabling the firewall. Avoid placing your PC permanently in DMZ unless you understand the risks. If ports still appear closed, check for double NAT (another modem/router upstream) or ISP P2P throttling. After changes, verify the port with an external port-check service and re-enable strong router admin and Wi‑Fi passwords.

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Member Avatar for joe_x86

first you modifying your ip address

you router's default ip is so set this rage eg.

then open you brower type on address bar

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Ive modifide my ip adress to but i can still not access the router.

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Hi. Filesharing is never normally quick and i've never used bittorent so my guesses - you either have a slow connection (broadbandchoices.com speedtest will tell you), connecting to slow host pc for you're file or have a slow network. To answer the latter, try downloading on other PC's on the network.
As for accessing the router to open ports - thats not likely to make the download any faster especially if the firewalls off (TURN IT BACK ON!!!!) .if you really wanna know what ports are currently open, visit http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2 or google 'aopen ports' for a small .exe that tells you. Oh and if you have a software CD, install it!

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My internet connection is not 1kb/s slow! Thats not the problem the internet is a adsl 3G which i share with other users. O and I made sure that I were the only one online. The network adminestrater dont know much, so im left to fend for myself. But I still need to know how to acces the router, we want to change some of its settings.

The Firewall, there are 2. One on my Pc wich is disabled, another on the router that nobody knows how to disable or to acces for that matter. We cant get into the routers settings! And I cant open a port wich mean I cant fix the nat Bittornet error wich is making my bittornets downloading at 1kb/s:mad: !

And for the software CD, I dont have one.;)

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You know it would really help if somone reply... it migh just be me but i think that, that is the whole idea of this site... so, any day now... so little time so much to do... 123... mmm...:-| .................................

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We managed to get the router's access screen but it's password protected:mad: , and the best part of it all is that we dont know the password(i should rather say that someone forgot the password but thats not the issue... [EMAIL="!@#$"]!@#$[/EMAIL]) Anyway how do i get past the darn password???????????????????????????????????????????????????

Member Avatar for ComptiaNetwork+

How did you get to the Router's access screen? To get past the password there should be a small button normally at the rear you have to press down for 5-10 seconds(ish). This would reset the password but also every other setting. I can't think of any other way you could do it though. Sorry for the delayed reply

commented: it fixed the problem +1
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We have disconnected the internet, defragged all the computers, ran a virus check, uh reinstalled windows, download Kingston router drivers, uninstalled all network drivers, reinstalled all network drivers, ran an ip scan, tried all the ip addresses, called the internet service provider, ran spybot, restarted all the computers on the network, tested the network with an other router... somewhere along that line we managed to get hold of the access screen.

Anyway thx for the help, I got the password cleared, opened a port and screwed up the whole network... oh well not that bad at least my computer is running on the network an my bittornet download speed increased considerably.(especially now that I'm the only one that can access the internet, guess Ill fix the problem eventually:twisted: ...)

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