Grant wrote: > > You have this policy rule : >> loc net ACCEPT >> >> That allows the client to make outbound connections. It will be able >> to contact the tracker and find a list of potential peers - it can >> then make outbound connections to those peers AS LONG AS THEY ARE >> FULLY WORKING. What will fail is inbound connections, so other peers >> cannot connect to you and that means you will most likely NOT be able >> to seed once you have completed your download - tut tut. > >How can I test that? I've done a whole lot of seeding and ended up >with some really high ratios.
I've only used Azureus so can't comment on any other programs or protocols other than Bittorrent. Also, this is one of those things I have set up on a computer in the back room, I just drop torrent files into it's watch folder and leave it to get on with it - so it's a while since I've fiddled with any of this stuff ... Azureus has, IIRC, a function to test your NAT setup, and flags up if it isn't working (an amber or red NAT status light in the main window ?) Also, when you are downloading or seeding, double clicking on a torrent brings up the details, and on the peers tab it has a column to show whether the connection was inbound or outbound - if you only ever have inbound connections then that's an indication that you don't have your port forwarding configured right. Sorry to be a bit vague, but I'm not that familiar with troubleshooting these problems, I'm more used to just setting them up right - cue smug expression ;-) This isn't really a Shorewall issue, you will probably get better information from the resources dedicated to the application you are using - working through NAT and firewall is probably THE no1 issue, so there WILL be help available for dealing with the problems ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
