>At 11:25 a.m. 10/01/2006, Bruce wrote: >Hi, > >I'm using freenet build 5106 on a Windows XP pc. > >I use to connect over dial up modem and used dynamic dns for my address and >had my listen port set to 13222. >I now have a fixed ip address (still using dynamic dns) but pc is behind a >router with only a few incoming ports open that I can't modify. > >So I modified my listen port to 443 (one of the open ports on router). > >But I never get incoming connections. > >If I run 'netstat -an' I do not see anything listening on port 443. > >Is this normal, or does this explain why I get no inbound connections? > >What do I have to do to get freenet to listen on port 443, other than having >changed 'listenport=443' in freenet.ini and restart freenet?
if you're using a router then you not only need to open the ports, you need to pinhole or forward them to the local ip of the computer running freenet. the fact that you can't open any ports suggests however you won't be able to forward any ports and it is quite unlikely there are any existing forwarded ports going to the right ip. you can look for a dmz option but your router sounds rather crap so i doubt it will have any. if you have control over the router, it would be wise to consider an upgrade to a better router. given the proliferation of p2p the vast majority of routers, including adsl routers do not have such bizarre limitations as you router. in fact, better quality routers have pppoa passthrough which is better then dmz and useful if you want to set up an external router or if you have a properly firewalled single computer and don't mind connecting directly. i see you are using paradise. perhaps this means you are using cable. if so, i believe you just need a good router which should be able to connect directly to your cable modem. in fact, i think you should be able to connect directly which you might want to consider if you have a properly firewalled single computer. this would not be an option if you have multiple computers. in this case, your only option would be to invest in a better router. they're so cheap nowadays there is no excuse for having such a lousy router. of course, if you have the know-how and a spare old computer, you could make this into a dedicated router. if for some reason you're not willing, your only option would be to wait for freenet 0.7 although you still shouldn't expect things to be as good as if you had an open connection or to give up on freenet. finally i sent this before but it didn't seem to get through. since you're from nz your upstream might be qutie low. i'm not sure whether cable is the same as the lousy telecom adsl but if it is this means its 128k upstream. so make sure you set your upstream bandwidth limit to perhaps no more then 13kbytes/s, probably less. also, be wary. the nature of freenet is that it is always transferring data in & out. if as with many nzers, you only have 10gb, your quota may quickly disappear if you're not careful. you might want to limit you upstream and downstream further (if you have a 2mbit connection, it's probably a good idea to limit it just in case). watch your quota carefully. if you want to use freenet efficiently, you should consider adsl with one of the ihug plans with a 'high' data allowance, perhaps the 40gb/40gb one.
