BitComet: Configure Port Forwarding and Speed Up Your Connection

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Software Tips | 11 Comments

Configuring your router for port forwarding will speed up your BitTorrent or BitComet connection. Here’s how to do this on a Linksys router.

1. Find out what your IP address and Gateway i s. Write down this info as you will need it later.

2. Type in your Gateway address in your web browser address field. Mine is http://192.168.1.1.

3. Click the Applications & Gaming tab. The Port Range Forward area should be selected.

Port Forwarding on Linksys Router

4. Type BitComet or BitTorrent for Application.

5. For the Start address type 25000 and for the End type 65535.

6. For Protocol, keep it set to Both.

7. Type in the final part to your IP Address.

8. Check the Enable box.

9. Click Save Settings.

10. Try your BitComet or BitTorrent client.

11. In this example I am using BitComet. I have a green light now and download speeds are super fast. Now I can download LEGAL music all I want.

Green Light

11 Comments so far »

by Susan Pederson, on January 14 2008 @ 8:13 am

Did not make a difference or do anything!! Could this be because I use satellite ISP?
by arejae, on March 12 2008 @ 6:27 am

thanks for the tips.it works for me.
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by hanazawa, on March 14 2008 @ 8:01 am

where should i get the username and password to acces my modem..i use aztechdsl605e
by Jimmy, on April 21 2008 @ 6:54 am

Hi

I recently purchased a Linksys wired router to connect my pc and my xbox 360 to my broadband (serial connection) I followed the instructions above to the letter, however when I start BitComet I somehow lose my connection to the web. I try to connect to the router via my browser but the page times out – I also try to refresh my IP but that fails as well. The only way I can regain my connection is by restarting the modem AND the router. Can this be a problem with the router or is a settings problem.
by buddyboy, on May 13 2008 @ 1:21 am

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by kiran, on November 30 2008 @ 6:56 am

i use usb modem (ev-do)
can i configure it …
i tried what ever written …
but it dosent work for me
by Wes, on December 21 2008 @ 11:07 pm

UR tha shiznit! Thanks a million- Now if someone could tell me what ports to open up for Max Xbox live Speed!

Wes

-Thanks Again.
by Paul, on December 26 2008 @ 2:50 pm

so i tried that… it says i cannot use Router IP, network or broadcast address. whats the deal here?
by mick, on January 23 2009 @ 8:56 am

I done this,got the green lights at the bottom and everything, but my download speed is 1kb/s and my upload speed is 0kb/s !!! anyone any idea what is wrong with this….
by Clark, on February 27 2009 @ 9:23 am

After changing the settings on Linksys, open up BitComet and select a random port between 25000 to 65535. Don’t forget to do this.