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  1. 13th Apr 2007 11:32 #1
    maansingh169
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    wanted to know if port forwarding is needed and is it safe for u-Torrent? can u torrent work without? please list befits and risks? and if there is additional security needed for port forwarding?
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    visit www.portforward.com
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    Port forwarding is usually needed on LAN (or a modem with router) to map ports so that incoming torrent connections were re-addressed to a particular computer on LAN.
    Any torrent client can work without it and the difference is not much noticeable (unlike e.g. with edonkey networking) on fresh and strong torrents with many peers. But if all peers around a torrent were misconfigured that way, no connection could be established at all, therefore it's a desirable thing to do port forwarding. Basically you have to set a static LAN address on your system and map the port range on your router for it. Details depend on your router model (yes, there's much info on portforward.com).
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