On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 09:30 +1300, bryces at paradise.net.nz wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm using freenet build 5106 on a Windows XP pc. > > > > I use to connect over dial up modem and used dynamic dns for my address and > > had > > my listen port set to 13222. > > > > I now have a fixed ip address (still using dynamic dns) but pc is behind a > > router with only a few incoming ports open that I can't modify. > > > > So I modified my listen port to 443 (one of the open ports on router). > > > > But I never get incoming connections. > > > > If I run 'netstat -an' I do not see anything listening on port 443.
Are you running Freenet using a privileged user like Administrator ? If not, I think that a normal user process cannot bind a port under 1024 (a system port) Consider that runnig Freenet as privileged user is normally a Real Bad Idea HTH > > > > Is this normal, or does this explain why I get no inbound connections? > > > > What do I have to do to get freenet to listen on port 443, other than having > > changed 'listenport=443' in freenet.ini and restart freenet? > > > > Regards, > > Bryce S. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:12:09 +1300 > > From: "MailMe" <MailMe at MailMe.tk> > > Subject: Re: [freenet-support] No inbound connections - can't see > > specified port listening? > > To: support at freenetproject.org > > Message-ID: <E1EwEbx-0007LF-EJ at pandora.dehnz.net> > > > > > >>At 11:25 a.m. 10/01/2006, Bruce wrote: > >>Hi, > >> > >>I'm using freenet build 5106 on a Windows XP pc. > >> > >>I use to connect over dial up modem and used dynamic dns for my address and > had my listen port set to 13222. > >>I now have a fixed ip address (still using dynamic dns) but pc is behind a > router with only a few incoming ports open that I can't modify. > >> > >>So I modified my listen port to 443 (one of the open ports on router). > >> > >>But I never get incoming connections. > >> > >>If I run 'netstat -an' I do not see anything listening on port 443. > >> > >>Is this normal, or does this explain why I get no inbound connections? > >> > >>What do I have to do to get freenet to listen on port 443, other than having > changed 'listenport=443' in freenet.ini and restart freenet? > > > > if you're using a router then you not only need to open the ports, you need > > to > pinhole or forward them to the local ip of the computer running freenet. the > fact that you can't open any ports suggests however you won't be able to > forward > any ports and it is quite unlikely there are any existing forwarded ports > going > to the right ip. you can look for a dmz option but your router sounds rather > crap so i doubt it will have any. if you have control over the router, it > would > be wise to consider an upgrade to a better router. given the proliferation of > p2p the vast majority of routers, including adsl routers do not have such > bizarre limitations as you router. in fact, better quality routers have pppoa > passthrough which is better then dmz and useful if you want to set up an > external router or if you have a properly firewalled single computer and don't > mind connecting directly. > > > > i see you are using paradise. perhaps this means you are using cable. if > > so, i > believe you just need a good router which should be able to connect directly > to > your cable modem. in fact, i think you should be able to connect directly > which > you might want to consider if you have a properly firewalled single computer. > this would not be an option if you have multiple computers. in this case, your > only option would be to invest in a better router. they're so cheap nowadays > there is no excuse for having such a lousy router. > > > > of course, if you have the know-how and a spare old computer, you could make > this into a dedicated router. > > > > if for some reason you're not willing, your only option would be to wait for > freenet 0.7 although you still shouldn't expect things to be as good as if you > had an open connection or to give up on freenet. > > > > finally i sent this before but it didn't seem to get through. since you're > from nz your upstream might be qutie low. i'm not sure whether cable is the > same > as the lousy telecom adsl but if it is this means its 128k upstream. so make > sure you set your upstream bandwidth limit to perhaps no more then 13kbytes/s, > probably less. also, be wary. the nature of freenet is that it is always > transferring data in & out. if as with many nzers, you only have 10gb, your > quota may quickly disappear if you're not careful. you might want to limit you > upstream and downstream further (if you have a 2mbit connection, it's > probably a > good idea to limit it just in case). watch your quota carefully. if you want > to > use freenet efficiently, you should consider adsl with one of the ihug plans > with a 'high' data allowance, perhaps the 40gb/40gb one. > > > > Hi, > > I don't need port forwarding - I have 'internet' address at pc (no NAT). > Router > is cisco 1600 connected to 2mbit/sec frame relay circuit. Router acts as > initial filter of incoming traffic - the address I am using was a spare for > another web server so it is configured at the router to only let in commonly > used web server ports (eg. 21, 80, 443). > But I don't get incoming connections? Netstat doesn't show anything > listening > on port 443. Is this normal for freenet? > > Many thanks, Bryce S. > _______________________________________________ > Support mailing list > Support at freenetproject.org > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.support > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support > Or mailto:support-request at freenetproject.org?subject=unsubscribe -- +--------------- http://www.winstonsmith.info ---------------+ | il Progetto Winston Smith: scolleghiamo il Grande Fratello | | the Winston Smith Project: unplug the Big Brother | | Marco A. 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