Problems with Utorrent 3.2 (uploading torrents)

[gatomike26]

I keep finding things on these updates and upgrades from Utorrent I like less and less.I have been trying to upload torrents just like I did in the past and when I go to download the torrent and click on the info in my pc.In the past it would start checking then go to seeding.Now it's just going to 0000 and saying downloading.

Not sure if it's something I'm doing wrong or something of a bug in the program.

Not sure also because I always uploaded in the past on zom.tradersden,dimeadozen,metpage or jamtothis no problem.

This was my first time trying to do it to piratebay and I could not get it to work.

Also I sent someone a private torrent it worked fine.

Then I did it for someone else and he send me this response he could not get private torrent to work I tried a few times for him and he said he was seeing this .

I just need to download the torrent ? because it's says in the info path : "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it."

Not sure what that means if anybody could help that would be cool.

[Bluefalcon]

I had nothing but problems with utorrent ever since they hit 3.0 Disc overloading issues, torrents not loading, flushing when finished, program leaking huges amount of memory which would make my PC unusable and just hang etc etc Noticed on the utorrent forums that there were hundreds of people in the same boat since versions 3 and up but no real solutions were ever given.

A few months ago I went back to 2.2.1 (build 25203) and have'nt had an issue since.

[deadone]

1st of all im pretty sure the piratebay site and tracker are offline thus why you might be getting that error message.

as for the "No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it." message
that could be a number of things.
make sure your ports are open for connections
http://portforward.com/english/routers/ ... rindex.htm

also if you are using a large tracker list in your client if too many of the tracker url's are dead you will get this message.
a tier with 7 or 8 public trackers in enough.

it sounds like its down to the tracker url you are using being offline but i could be wrong.
before i purchased my seedbox i only used UTorrent so you might try the guide below.
Personally, I would not use less than 5 trackers but never more than 15.
(7 or 8 is a nice balance)
The best way to find the most reliable trackers is to visit your favorite torrent site and download some torrent "files" (not the torrent itself just the torrent file). Pick the most popular, heavily seeded torrents you can find

Then visit this site:
http://torrenteditor.com/

load the torrent file up like you are going to edit it and it will show you which trackers are online and which are offline. You will start to see a pattern of which are usually online as opposed to off and those are the ones you will want to use

As you begin seeding your own torrents keep an eye your trackers from time to time from within your torrent client, you will see if any of those trackers are no longer running very good and you can update your tracker list accordingly.

hope it helps you a little

Mick

[gatomike26]

thanks for the advice.Is there away to check my ports without paying.I don't have money for something like that.

Also if I want to get an older version of Utorrent of a dump site.I have to uninstall the current one I have correct?

I also like on older versions how you could edit songs out of albums or files out of folers before downloading I notice this feature is not on the newer ones.


Also for private torrents I thought You just used your ip and a open port?

I have other torrents I downloaded currently from this site and others and they are uploading so not sure if it's a port issue.

[Bluefalcon]

Also if I want to get an older version of Utorrent of a dump site.I have to uninstall the current one I have correct?

I did'nt. I just downloaded the old version and replaced the desktop icon with the newly downloaded one. It kept all my previous settings (port #, speed settings etc). Of course you have the older interface but without all the BS that versions 3 an up have.

[gatomike26]

Also if I want to get an older version of Utorrent of a dump site.I have to uninstall the current one I have correct?

I did'nt. I just downloaded the old version and replaced the desktop icon with the newly downloaded one. It kept all my previous settings (port #, speed settings etc). Of course you have the older interface but without all the BS that versions 3 an up have.

Ok so I just download the older version and install it but don't unistall 3.2.Then replace the desktop icon with the older version.Not sure how to do that part?

Also do you know of any good public trackers to use for putting up a torrent besides piratebay.

I'm gonna try a private torrent but if I can't I will try this option,icase the other person is having problems with there pc.

Either way the new version of uttorent and the last few are not as userfriendly and are inferior.


Also if I'm seeding to trackers off torrents I have downloaded know of Dimeadozen and metpage I have open ports so that should not be a prolbem then?


thanks for all help and replies.

[Bluefalcon]

Also if I want to get an older version of Utorrent of a dump site.I have to uninstall the current one I have correct?

I did'nt. I just downloaded the old version and replaced the desktop icon with the newly downloaded one. It kept all my previous settings (port #, speed settings etc). Of course you have the older interface but without all the BS that versions 3 an up have.

Ok so I just download the older version and install it but don't unistall 3.2.Then replace the desktop icon with the older version.Not sure how to do that part?

Just drag the current utorrent icon into the recycle bin, then when you install/extract the old version just click yes when it says "create desktop icon". If you don't see or skip that option you can also just go to the utorrent folder on your PC once it's installed and right click on the utorrent application and select "create shortcut" and it'll save the icon to your desktop.

[deadone]

as for checking ports, in utorrent just go to your port settings and there should be an option there somewere to test your connection, it will tell you if your posrt is open or not

Mick

[sjmike]

You can get the latest list of working public trackers here: http://kat.ph/community/show/30924/?page=4

Recommended max 8 trackers. More trackers does not = more seeds

[Papa Het]

I wanted to seed a show here but I couldn't....Have an ERROR and don't understand what happened...It was fine earlier!!

P.S. I have utorrent 3.1.3 version