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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:02 am 
Zone Alarm keeps notifing me that the btdownloadgui.exe (shad0w client) is constantly trying to access port 80 which is reserved for the Web server and port 6873. I was not aware that bit torrent used these ports typically, from my understanding ports 6881-6999 were used. Should I be concerned?


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Ports 6881+ are normally used, but clients can be configured to use any port range. Some people use port 80 because it's the only port that hasn't been blocked.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:14 pm 
These alerts are outgoing and my Shad0w bit torrent client is configured for the default ports (in preferences) 6881-6999. Is there another way to configure these ports?


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These aren't ports your client has open; these are ports OTHER clients are running BitTorrent on, which your client has received data for via the tracker and which your client is trying to connect to. BitTorrent has a default port range, but people can -- and do -- choose other port ranges, for various reasons.


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