So you've been told you should make sure you are connectable - but how do you tell if you are connectable or not? And just what does being connectable really mean.
1) First go into your user profile details. 2) Click on the torrent details link of a torrent you are either seeding or leeching. 3) Scroll down to the section where it shows how many peers there are. Under the word Peers click on the link See full list.
Find your username in the seeders or leechers list. If you are connectable your details will show a yes under the connectable column.
If you are not connectable your details will show a no in the connectable column and you will need to work your way through the steps in this guide.
What does being connectable mean? Being connectable refers to whether other people in the same torrent as you can link to you in order to share data. Being connectable is a Good Thing. Why? A connectable user can share data with anyone in the torrent. Two unconnectable people can't establish a connection between them. If you're the only leecher and all the seeders are unconnectable, you won't get any data.
It is really important to read all of the guide and to follow each step through - you won't get connected if you forward a blocked port for example
Possible Causes: 1. You are in a Local Area Network (LAN), the tracker cannot connect to your torrent client.
2. You use a software firewall it will most likely be blocking the access to your computer.
3. You are using a router it may have a built in firewall which will be blocking the access to your computer.
4. You are using a dsl modem it may have a built in firewall which will be blocking access to your computer.
5. You have a stand-a-lone dsl modem and a separate router both may be configured to route and they could be fighting each other which will cause you to be unconnectable.
The following information should help you solve any or all of these problems. Please take the time to read through it carefully. (Note: these instructions are written for Windows XP.)
The first step is to find out your local IP at your network.
Click on Start and choose Run.
In the dialogue box type in cmd and click on OK.
A dos command box will pop up. At the command prompt type in ipconfig/all and hit Enter.
Lots of relevant information will now show in the command box.
Make a note of your IP Address (your local address in the network), and the Default Gateway (the location where you are being connected to the world wide web.)
Next you need to choose port/s (some clients require a single port for all connections, others need a separate port for each torrent you are connected to, so make sure you find this out before you go any further)
iLoveTorrents.com does not allow clients to use ports commonly associated with p2p protocols. The reason for this is that it is a common practice for ISPs to throttle those ports (that is, limit the bandwidth, hence the speed).
The blocked ports list include amongst others: Direct Connect 411 - 413, Kazaa 1214, eDonkey 4662, Gnutella 6346 - 6347, BitTorrent 6881 - 6889.
To use use the ILT tracker you must configure your client to use any port range that does not contain those ports. A range within the region 49152 through 65535 is recommended.
Configuring your router or modem - Portforwarding
Routers are configured via http environment, and each has it's own setup firmware. Go to hxxp://www.portforward.com. Here you will find individual instructions on most routers/modems specifically for the client that you are using. On the homepage click on the Routers link.
Choose the make and model of your router and click on the link.
This will open up a list of p2p software and clients. Click on the link for your client and step by step configuration instructions will appear.
Note: Although portforward.com is a fantastic resource it generally recommends using standard BT ports (6881-6889) so remember to change the ports to those recommended (49152 through 65535) instead.
Note: I found with setting up your static IP address it was better to set this up through your router's DHCP settings and leave windows as being able to automatically detect the settings, rather than following the usual instructions of setting it up through windows.
Software Firewalls For people with software firewalls it's much less complicated. XP SP2 users can just select protection menu in control panel, and set up the exception ports - which are then allowed by the firewall. Enter the ports you have selected to forward in your firewall exception text boxes.
For Zone Alarm users: select Firewall menu, Expert tab, Add Protocol and add the ports needed, by selecting TCP type and writing port numbers in the text boxes.
Other software firewalls will have their own portforwarding instructions. If you get stuck go to the software homepage and find out what they are.
Don't forget if you are using a third party software firewall to turn off your Windows XP firewall.
DSL Modem plus separate firewall There is one thing that is often overlooked when guides and tutorials are written on portforwarding,and that is where you have a stand-a-lone dsl modem and a separate router:
Many DSL modems act as a router/firewall as well as providing a link to connect to your isp.
A router also acts as a router/firewall (lol).
If you have them both enabled as router and/or firewall then you will have trouble getting connected, get nat errors etc and won't be able to connect to as many peers as you can when you are connecting properly.
When I first joined ILT I was pretty new to this networking thing and I actually didn't realise that my modem could and was set as a router/firewall and that it was fighting with my wireless router - hence stopping me from getting connected. I have a Netcomm NB3 USB/Ethernet modem and a D/Link 614+ wireless router.
I've done the hard yards - so I can now pass along some advice to others if you have a similar hardware setup. It doesn't matter what brand your modem and router are - the solution is the same -only the configuration of each individual type of modem and router are different.
What you need to do is enable either your modem or your router (only one not both) to act only as a bridge for your dsl connection. With my two particular pieces of hardware the best way was to set the modem in full bridge mode and then set up the router to accept my isp connection in PPPoE mode.
The general recommendation is to set the modem as the bridge and enable your router to do it's job routing. Because each modem is different you will need to go to the homepage of your modem hardware and get the instructions to configure bridge mode. Once you have achieved this configure your router to accept the incoming connection by setting up your username, password etc. Finally go to http://www.portforward.com and get the instructions for your router and client and follow the steps through as previously described. Hopefully if all goes well you'll now be connectable. Persistance does pay off and especially if you have a lower speed connection - getting connectable will really make a difference to your download and upload speeds.
Showing as non-connectable when you are?
Possible reasons: # You're using port triggering. You are connectable, but only after you start the torrent (thus the tracker test fails, so it says you are unconnectable but actually are connectable). # You're using port randomization. Every time you start the client (and possibly every torrent) will try using a random port. If you have a range open, some will hit it, some will not, hence you're connectable on some but not all or connectable some days but not others. # You're using a client that uses a range of ports, and do not have them all open. Like Bit Comet, or the original Bit Torrent, that requires 1 port PER torrent. So, if you have 3 ports open, and start a 4th torrent, you will be connectable on the first 3 but not the 4th (or 5th, 6th, etc). # You've got your client setup without speed caps and/or client limitations, or they're configured wrong for your connection. If you're flooding, you're dropping packets. Blind luck could make you drop the response to the tracker, which results in you showing unconnectable for that torrent.
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im seeding all the torrents that had been completed but it doesn't show that im connected.. it says 
