bittorrent - no incoming connections (forwarded properly)

[asplodzor]

Is anyone using a bittorrent client successfully on the core to download media directly into linuxmce? I've ran into two obstacles so far. 1) I cannot seem to get any incoming bittorrent connections using KTorrent at all. 2) When I try to sudo apt-get install another client, neither the default 'linuxmce' or the password I set at install work.

My setup currently looks like this:

External: Cable modem ==> WRT54G as router ==> core/hybrid on one jack, and a laptop that I'm using for debugging on another jack

Internal: core/hybrid ==> Motion Computing tablet used as an orbiter

I am familiar with port forwarding and understand that it's possible for an ISP to block IP ranges, but no amount of tweaking the WRT54G and KTorrent have allowed me anything incoming. All that I have been able to guess is that somehow KTorrent is listening on eth1 instead of eth0. Any ideas?

Edit: Ok, I found some information on resetting root password here http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Resetting_Account_Passwords , but I am doubting that I'll be able to get another client working until I figure out the no incoming connections issue.

[colinjones]

Why don't you forward to the external laptop instead and install Azureus/Vuze on it, and at least eliminate any ISP/cable/router/forwarding issues?

Also, I'm assuming, of course, that you have set a rule in your core's firewall to allow whichever port you are are using for bit torrent? Without that, you clearly won't get anything!

[asplodzor]

That would appear to be the brainfart that I couldn't place my finger on... hahaha I hadn't even thought about a firewall. Do you control it from the core's admin site?

[purps]

Yes, under "network" and then "firewall rules" off the top of my head - sorry if this isn't exactly correct.