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Cannot Open Port For uTorrent
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    Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    Dear All, I haven't been able to open port for uTorrent. I even followed the step-by-step instruction at:

    How to Open Port for Torrent Downloading - Video

    and I still can't get my uTorrent to show me the GREEN TICK.

    I am using Vista Home Edition, with Motorola SBV5121 and Linksys WRT54G2. Norton 360.

    I was able to open port for my old Motorola SBG1000i (with built-in router). But ever since I changed my modem/router, I could never get my port open.

    Please help and advise what I should do next. Thanks much.


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    Re: Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    please check your firewall swttings my friend

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    Re: Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    Hi Bankerrahul,

    Thanks for your reply. My Windows Firewall is off. I even attempted to untick the following in my router firewall's setup:

    Block Anonymous Internet Requests
    Filter Multicast
    Filter Internet NAT Redirection
    Filter IDENT (Port 113)

    I have also untick the following in Norton's Firewall - Traffic Rules:

    Default Windows File Sharing

    Nothing's changed. It's so discouraging. I don't know what I did wrong.

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    Re: Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    Silly me. The red icon in uTorrent is actually the LISTENING PORT ERROR. Not about PORT. After googling, I found out that the solution is simply to delete the SETTING file, and restart the programme. It worked. I have the GREEN icon now.

    Thanks.

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    Re: Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    HI Rkrap

    i have the same problem and i was folowin your solution but i don't find the SETTING file.Please can you help me ( by the way i checked the Utorrrent file in Programms files and i didn't find the SETTING file ) plzzz

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    Re: Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    Hi Masplong00,

    Delete SETTINGS.DAT and SETTINGS.DAT.OLD from the HIDDEN username\AppData\roaming\uTorrent with uTORRENT closed.

    Please note that you'd have to re-setup some of your settings when you restart uTorrent.

    Hope it works for you.

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    Re: Cannot Open Port For uTorrent

    HI Rekrap

    thanks for the reply. i did what you say but still cant get it to show the GREEN tick ,its kelling me (-_-) LOl , i think i should try to open Ports ( which i don't know how) heh but i m gonna try .anyway thanks again for the reply

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