I just started using ktorrent, and it's really cool ! It reminds me uTorrent, and it also allows to kick of peers, which uTorrent designers will never agree

Honestly I prefer uTorrent style flags for peers (like DdUdI), so you look at a single column and know straight away what is going on with a peer.

I checked previous mails on similar UPNP pb, which were eventually solved, hopefully mine will be solved as well

I use ktorrent with Mandriva 2008, and my router is Netgear DG834G (ADSL). It is configured to enable UPNP and works OK with Windows. I also set up a "hardcoded" port in the router, and it works great with ktorrent (no complaints about incoming connections), but I would like it to work properly - through UPNP.

I start ktorrent and go to UPNP plugin config - the list of devices is completely empty. I press Rescan .... nothing happens. I turn off iptables to get ACCEPT for all policies (Windows won't survive, but Linux hopefully will!), but nothing changes.

Then I bring up wireshark, and repeat the procedure. I get a RED line saying:
192.168.0.5 239.255.255.250 SSDP M-SEARCH + HTTP/1.1

I apply 'port 1900' filter to wireshark and repeat.

When I start ktorrent, I see the SSDP request during ktorrent initialization, and it is blue (I assume that the request went through)! But again, when I go to UPNP plugin, the lines are always red.

Your help will be appreciated.

Just because wireshark puts something in red, doesn't mean it failed.

Anyway, your router should respond to the HTTP M-SEARCH, and it should periodically (every minute or so) broadcast it's presence by sending a NOTIFY to 239.255.255.250:1900 .

If you don't see any of these in wireshark, you have a problem, either with your router or your firewall.

Well, that's another happy end. I upgraded the firmware and it works, the ports are listed and no more "triangle warning" ! Thanks.

BTW, how to tell which connections are remote, and which are local. ?

pcyanide wrote:BTW, how to tell which connections are remote, and which are local. ?

You can't in peerview, however you can check the "Authentication(S) to 201.235.155.38 : ok" messages. The (S) says that the connection was generated locally.