telecom blocking utorrent

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Speedy885

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#32965 27-Apr-2009 18:34

so today i was trying to download a torrent through utorrent just before but it says in the log the target machine is actively refusing connections i have a port open for utorrent and utorrent says its open and i have tried different ports. im wondering if telecom has just started to block utorrent today because i could down load a torrent at full speed yesterday this it annoying

please help

Mike

jermsie

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#209863 27-Apr-2009 18:36

Have you tried another torrent program like vuze?

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d3Xt3r

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#209905 27-Apr-2009 19:48

Try changing your tracker. Some trackers actively refuse connections for various reasons, such as maintenance, or you may need to login to your account.

If you don't have alternate trackers, try downloading some other torrent, preferably that of a FOSS like the new Ubuntu.

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#210266 28-Apr-2009 17:02

Another ISP (orcon? Cant remember) was blocking utorrent based on the user agent apparently. Opening the exe in a hex editor and replacing all instances of the user agent with something of the same character length fixed it, or so i heard.

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#210311 28-Apr-2009 19:45

sounds like bs to me...

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#210320 28-Apr-2009 20:24

What port do you have open?

I am on xtra and have no problems using utorrent, or my other torrent program.

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#210366 28-Apr-2009 21:50

Private trackers commonly block uTorrent because of a few of its features - I cant remember which exactly but I think the reasoning is that it will try to bypass the tracker and use DHT or lan sharing which means the tracker doesnt get accurate reports on your downloading and uploading ratios.

Vuse on the other hand just does what the tracker demmands and wont bypass its restriction policys.

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#210406 29-Apr-2009 07:48

Certain versions of Torrent clients get blocked by trackers.
I'll se eif I can get a list from one Ive seen....

Here we go :

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Banned Torrent Clients

Dear users,

Following the recent upgrade to our new source code, the following torrent clients are now banned.

ABC
All BitComet up to v5.x
Bitbuddy
BitLord 1.1
BitSpirit 3.3.2.100
BitTorrent++
Limewire (all versions)
Nova Torrent
Older Azureus versions
Rufus
Shareaza
TorrentStorm
Transmissions
utorrent1.7.1
utorrent 1.7.5 (fake version)

The following torrent clients are permitted
?Torrent 1.8.1 Click here to download ?Torrent 1.8.1
Azureus 2.5.0.0 Click here to download Azureus 2.5.0.0
Azureus 2.5.0.2 Click here to download Azureus 2.5.0.2
Azureus 2.5.0.4 Click here to download Azureus 2.5.0.4
Azureus 3.0.3.4(Vuze) Click here to download Azureus 3.0.3.4
Azureus 3.0.4.2 (Vuze) Click here to download Azureus 3.0.4.2
Azureus 3.0.5.0 (Vuze) Click here to download Azureus 3.0.5.0
Azureus 3.0.5.2 (Vuze) Click here to download Azureus 3.0.5.2
BitTorrent 6.0 Click here to download BitTorrent 6.0
Halite 0.3.1 Click here to download Halite 0.3.1
KDE3 (KTorrent 2.2.4) Click here to download KDE3 (KTorrent 2.2.4)
uTorrent 1.6.1 Click here to download uTorrent 1.6.1
Deluge 0.5.9.3 Click here to download Deluge 0.5.9.3

Not recommended
UTorrent 1.7.7 - Several other trackers have banned this client for reporting bad data to the tracker.
please avoid this version - it may lead to problems for you if we have to ban it.

Beta versions may appear on this list as tested, but they are not recommended,
if you use a beta version and your stats are not updated properly then dont complain to us.
Stick with the tried and trusted releases and you should not have any problems

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Make sure youre not using one of those - obviously this was from one tracker but youd probably find others have a similar list.

XPD / Gavin

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Oggie

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#210809 30-Apr-2009 09:42

A friend of mine had the same problem, and yes it looked like Xtra were blocking him, the download would start then just drop off. He googled it and found a solution, something to do with changing a few settings in the program to force the connection.

Give that a go.

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