This is to save your computer static IP in router for Port Forwarding. 7) Select “BitTorrent”ħa) Tick all except “Limit Local peer bandwidth”.ħb) Protocol Encryption Outgoing: Enabled.ħc) Tick “Allow incoming legacy connections”. 5) Select “Connection” and set following settings below:ĥd) Tick “Add Windows Firewall Exception”ĥe) Insert port number: 55000 (Example) Use number between 10000-65000Ħ) Click “Apply” Button.

This will open up Command Dos Prompt Window, look for IP Address: (Example: 192.168.1.5), plug that value into net.bind_ip as shown below.Ģ) Click “Options” > “Preferences” 3) Select “Advanced” and set following settings below:ģa) net.bind_ip: 192.168.1.5 (Example) (Recommended: Reset to DEFAULT = BLANK)ģb) net.outgoing_ip: 192.168.1.5 (Example) (Recommended: Reset to DEFAULT = BLANK)ģb) isp.primary_dns: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS Server)ģc) isp.secondary_dnds: 8.8.4.4 (Google DNS Server)ģd) net.max_halfopen: 50 (Optimizing for Windows XP SP2)Ĥ) Click “Apply” Button.

To get your dynamic ip address (Start > Run > Type: “cmd /k ipconfig”).

If you have not configured static ip for your computer, you can also use the dynamic ip address. The most important step here to get the Closed Ports open is to have the bind_ip matching with your static ip. 6) Enter your settings for your static IP address for your PC:Ħc) Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (This is always same as its refers to your router) 7) You can use Google DNS Server to speed up website loading.ħb) Alternate DNS Server: 8.8.4.4 (B) uTorrent Therefore, to avoid this hassle of changing ip addresses, set this once and for all.ġ) Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connectionģ) In the list, scroll down and select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)Ĥ) Click “Properties” to adjust the settings for your TCP/IPĥ) Tick “Use the following IP address” instead of “Obtain an IP address automatically”.

The reason why you want to set this up because if your router is being connected to multiple devices through wired or wireless, the dynamic ip address given will always differ depending which devices is start up first. After installing uTorrent, you will need restart the application after configuring 4 important steps listed below: (A) Setup Static IP Address for you Computer

Setup guide for utorrent 2.2.1