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| ===== Create Firewall Rules ===== | ===== Create Firewall Rules ===== |
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| If you have a <html><span style=color:yellow> yellow </span></html>light in the [[bitcomet_status_bar|status bar]] and you don't have a router connecting you to the Internet, that usually means that your inbound connections are being blocked by one or several software firewalls. You'll need to configure every firewall standing between you and Internet, in order to allow incoming connections for BitComet, on the listening port. | If you have a <html><span style=color:Gold> yellow </span></html>light in the [[bitcomet_status_bar|status bar]] and you don't have a router connecting you to the Internet, that usually means that your inbound connections are being blocked by one or several software firewalls. You'll need to configure every firewall standing between you and Internet, in order to allow incoming connections for BitComet, on the listening port. |
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| ===== Windows Firewall Settings ===== | ===== Windows Firewall Settings ===== |
| Next, go to Windows Control Panel and click "Firewall", then click “Exceptions” on the pop-up window. Check all the items in “Programs and Services” and make sure all BitComet services and UpnP Framework are selected. Don’t forget to click “OK” to save the changes.\\ {{:f_wall_02.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html> | Next, go to Windows Control Panel and click "Firewall", then click “Exceptions” on the pop-up window. Check all the items in “Programs and Services” and make sure all BitComet services and UpnP Framework are selected. Don’t forget to click “OK” to save the changes.\\ {{:f_wall_02.png|}}\\ <html><br /></html> |
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| **Note** | <html><span style=color:Teal>Note:</span></html> |
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| Windows Firewall is turned on by default in Windows XP, which fact helps to provide security for your computer. Consequently, the firewall blocks ports 1900 and 2869 — the ports that the UPnP framework in Windows requires for network communication. | Windows Firewall is turned on by default in Windows XP, which fact helps to provide security for your computer. Consequently, the firewall blocks ports 1900 and 2869 — the ports that the UPnP framework in Windows requires for network communication. |
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