[Please note i am working with a BEFSR41 v.2 router with 1.46.00, Jun 24 2004 Firmware!]
Ive been trying to get the green light with Bit Tornado for 2 days now and have read countless posts on many forums on how to configure the BEFSR41, most of which didnt work. This is how i finally managed to sort it:
ROUTER CONFIGURATION
1) Open the Linksys router configuration by going to
http://192.168.1.1 [or whatever you have changed it to]
2) Click the advanced link - Then the forwarding link
3) Under Customised Applications enter BitTorrent, then under Ext. Port enter a number between 10000 and 60000. With whatever number you have chosen add 20 to get the second number. These are the port ranges Bit Torrent will be operating on. [For an example, 15000 and 15020]
4) Place a check under Protocol TCP, and forward to whatever IP address you will be running Bit Torrent on - Then check the enable box! Then click the Apply button at the bottom.
5) Before you exit the router configuration click the Setup link, then the Status link. Find the WAN IP address option and take note of this number!
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Bit Torrent Configuration
1) Download the conectionchecker.torrent file [http://bittornado.com/connection-checker.torrent ]
2) Run this .torrent file and click on the Prefs link.
3) Under the Port Range option enter the numbers you noted down while setting up the router! [Our example is 15000 and 15020] - Then uncheck the randomise checkbox
4) Click the advanced button. Then under the Local IP option put in the IP address you noted in the Status configuration of the router earlier.
Click ok, Click Save, then restart BitTorrent and run the connectionchecker.torrent again - If with my ISP i passed the NAT check but had an invisible proxy, "Best you can do"..
Now run off to whatever Torrent Index you use and download something to try it -
I hope ive helped somebody, this message took long enough to type