Getting uTorrent to work on Windows 7
I'm loving Windows 7 (beta build 7000). It's fast, stable, and feature packed. I know the retail version will be butter.
That's not to say there aren't some quirks though. The good news is that Windows 7 seems to do a (much) better job than Vista at helping you solve your problems (I've successfully fixed all of reported issues, like the common MSI installer errors, using Solution Center).
Now, I recently got a new router (D-Link DIR-628 Wireless N) which works GREAT. I just tried to do some torrenting using uTorrent though, and the dreaded yellow-light in uTorrent indicating a connection problem came on.
No problem, right? I went into my router's interface and forwarded the port (click here for details on how - it's simple and something everyone who uses a router should know how to do). It didn't work though! What!? I didn't have this issue 2 days ago before I switched routers...hmmm.
Well, this is the quickest solution ever. It turns out that this combination of a router and Windows 7 is the only time I've seen the Windows Firewall actually block the port's traffic! Just disable your Windows Firewall (go to your control panel to do it) and you're good to go.
Figured I'd save someone 10-minutes of time if possible.
That's not to say there aren't some quirks though. The good news is that Windows 7 seems to do a (much) better job than Vista at helping you solve your problems (I've successfully fixed all of reported issues, like the common MSI installer errors, using Solution Center).
Now, I recently got a new router (D-Link DIR-628 Wireless N) which works GREAT. I just tried to do some torrenting using uTorrent though, and the dreaded yellow-light in uTorrent indicating a connection problem came on.
No problem, right? I went into my router's interface and forwarded the port (click here for details on how - it's simple and something everyone who uses a router should know how to do). It didn't work though! What!? I didn't have this issue 2 days ago before I switched routers...hmmm.
Well, this is the quickest solution ever. It turns out that this combination of a router and Windows 7 is the only time I've seen the Windows Firewall actually block the port's traffic! Just disable your Windows Firewall (go to your control panel to do it) and you're good to go.
Figured I'd save someone 10-minutes of time if possible.
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