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with this bit torrent client it has a lil circle on it, and yellow means its behind a fire wall or a proxy server, i need it to go green, and it says let it through your firewall which i ahve done. i ahve panda antivirus and its set to allow. how do i let it have full axcess so its thruough complelty and i get the best downlaod rate. please help. thanks

Did you follow the instructions here?

http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/25.html

What firewall do you have?

If you are using a software firewall, then you must also enable incoming connections to be answered by the BitTorrent client program. Note that Windows XP includes a primitive firewall ("Internet Connection Firewall" or ICF) which you may have to configure for BitTorrent. Here are the directions for opening ports in the Windows XP firewall:

Open the 'Network Connections' folder (click Start, then Control Panel, then Network and Internet Connections, then Network Connections.)
Click the shared connection or the Internet connection that is protected by Internet Connection Firewall, and then, under Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
On the Advanced tab, click Settings.
For each port you wish to forward, (i.e. 6881, 6882, ... 6889) do the following:


On the Services tab, click Add and enter all of the following information:
In Description of service, type an easily recognized name for the service, such as "BitTorrent".
In Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network, enter 127.0.0.1 (this means "the local machine.")
In both External and Internal port number for this service, enter the port number, e.g. 6881.
Select TCP, then OK.

im trying to do this, but im not sure about this part
In both External and Internal port number for this service, enter the port number, e.g. 6881.
how do i no my port number?
"Connect using 1394 Net Adapter" is my port 1394?
please help me find my port. i have broadband.

If you are using a software firewall, then you must also enable incoming connections to be answered by the BitTorrent client program. Note that Windows XP includes a primitive firewall ("Internet Connection Firewall" or ICF) which you may have to configure for BitTorrent. Here are the directions for opening ports in the Windows XP firewall:

Open the 'Network Connections' folder (click Start, then Control Panel, then Network and Internet Connections, then Network Connections.)
Click the shared connection or the Internet connection that is protected by Internet Connection Firewall, and then, under Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
On the Advanced tab, click Settings.
For each port you wish to forward, (i.e. 6881, 6882, ... 6889) do the following:


On the Services tab, click Add and enter all of the following information:
In Description of service, type an easily recognized name for the service, such as "BitTorrent".
In Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network, enter 127.0.0.1 (this means "the local machine.")
In both External and Internal port number for this service, enter the port number, e.g. 6881.
Select TCP, then OK.

im trying to do this, but im not sure about this part
In both External and Internal port number for this service, enter the port number, e.g. 6881.
how do i no my port number?
"Connect using 1394 Net Adapter" is my port 1394?
please help me find my port. i have broadband.

o, i also have panda antivirus platinum with a fire wall, but ive set bit torrent to go thru it.