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Old 06-10-2004, 11:56 AM   #1
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Using Bit Torrent with a firewall

Seems every-time I download a large file using Bit Torrent it ends up being corrupted. It's been suggested on some bit torrent sites to open up various ports to allow the program to run freely. How do you open up ports? Thanks.
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What firewall do you have?
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Old 06-10-2004, 12:47 PM   #3
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Sygate Personal Firewall.
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Old 06-11-2004, 12:03 AM   #4
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Tools > Advanced Rules > Add > Then make sure that you check the "allow traffic" box, and then add the necessary ports, and make sure they are the correct type (tcp, udp, etc.).
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