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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Powerslave on February 21, 2008, 07:23:05 PM

Title: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: Powerslave on February 21, 2008, 07:23:05 PM

I just started Frostwire up and it asks me to forward a port in order to make a connection. What? I used this program for over a year and this never happened to me before. Same with torrents. Who "enabled" the requirement of port forwarding?

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 21, 2008, 07:24:50 PM

I believe it has to do with ISPs clamping down on p2p programs.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: bagofeyes on February 21, 2008, 07:28:07 PM

America hates internet freedom

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 21, 2008, 07:28:57 PM

Mostly comcast. The govt is getting in their face about it tho so we'll see how long that lasts. If anything they'll just amend all their service descriptions lol

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: Powerslave on February 21, 2008, 07:38:01 PM

So port forwarding was invented to use p2p without being noticed by ISP's?

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 21, 2008, 07:47:52 PM

invented?

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: Powerslave on February 21, 2008, 07:51:18 PM

I loosely call it that, since it wasn't a requirment before. I just want to know why you must do it now in order to use p2p.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: Trent Dole on February 21, 2008, 07:53:03 PM

Quote from: Phil Ken Sebben on February 21, 2008, 07:28:57 PM

Mostly comcast. The govt is getting in their face about it tho so we'll see how long that lasts. If anything they'll just amend all their service descriptions lol

Well that explains why slsk was total ass on my apt. complex's wifi, we're on comcast here. Can't really go see what router their using in order to set up ports.  :lol

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 21, 2008, 07:55:33 PM

Lets ask wikipedia and see how I was wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_forwarding

Looks like its more about firewall crap. IN my experience a P2P program will recommend it, but not require it. Azuerus or whatever asks me to do it but will still work without it being done.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: MrAngryFace on February 21, 2008, 07:57:20 PM

Comcast does squelch bandwidth on P2P shit tho, regardless. The govt is after them about it as theyre really the only group doing it.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: Powerslave on February 21, 2008, 08:17:03 PM

Quote from: Phil Ken Sebben on February 21, 2008, 07:55:33 PM

Lets ask wikipedia and see how I was wrong:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_forwarding

Looks like its more about firewall crap. IN my experience a P2P program will recommend it, but not require it. Azuerus or whatever asks me to do it but will still work without it being done.

My utorrent didn't work 97% of the time before I PF'd it. And now Frostwire won't even connect.
Brb googling this shizzle.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: Trent Dole on February 21, 2008, 08:45:05 PM

Azerus works more or less ok for me so whatev.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: pilonv1 on February 21, 2008, 08:48:16 PM

I had nightmares trying to get Azureus to work with my new router. Changed over to utorrent and it only took me a few mins to work. I still hate port forwarding though.

Title: Re: why do p2p programs suddenly require portforwarding?
Post by: MCD on February 21, 2008, 08:51:09 PM

try to enable UPnP via your router's page.