Low ID, closed Ports, etc.

Hi, to all again. I have this problem.

So basically I have this problem (well, actually not one, but... anyways):

My eMule always shows me as Low ID (ports aren't opened properly, or something)
bitTorrent also shows the same thing - ports aren't opened properly.
I can't even host games on Worms Armageddon's WormNET, because of these port problems.

I tried to go to my router's (DI Link DI-604) properties page and open the ports as the PortForward.com suggested. I rebooted the thing, I rebooted my computer, and no, I still can't do a thing about them. I tried the PotForward's "tool" to open them, but it didn't work too.

What should I do to open them? Can this be the fault of my ISP?
Please, help. Thanks in advance.

 

Well yeah. THAT computer was not mine. It was my brother. Tha dumb@$$ always doeas something wrong, and I must repair the damage he is doing. (-_-)*
The protection on that computer is kinda weak, so he was free to infect it away... Sorry, I didn't mention that

So, I still need to fix that problem with ports. It's not only the file sharing progs... One time they even saved my life. IE had some kind of bug, and was restarting (no, it was not a virus, updates fixed that thing ), and I downloaded Firefox via eMule.

Any suggestions about the ports?

 

Make sure to have firewall, AV and antispyware at hand though..


for your router:

Dlink DI-604
or
Dlink DI-604v2

Make sure to setup a static IP first though, or forwarding will do absolutly nothing for you.

Those guides are usualy correct, but don't expect to see the result directly when open the program (or your torrenting proggy for that matter). Leave it running for several minutes.
Also, those forwarding programs are usualy **** and will only work with the exact model and firmware for the router. Any adjustment you made might have a bad influence at the program.

 

Arie,

You warning about virus, spyware etc. is well taken & is indeed true but torrents still have place out in the internet.

I don't know about you but out here in India, 256 kbps speed is officially defined as broadband and most of the ISP's supply around that bandwidth. Try downloading a 4 GB file [Linux for example] on these speeds & you would realise what the word frustration means. Torrents are the only workable solutions as one could stop & resume with little loss and with torrents higher the number of people attached to a seed the download speed is generally higher (of course not higher than ISP's speed ). Downloading any file from untrusted source whether direct or through torrents is a big risk and must be avoided.

 

Aaargh... The port forward didn't work. I HAVE set up the static IP, the rules, and I, like, tripple checked the ports. Nothing. I have chacked my Kaspersky Firewall too. Nope.

I guess, that this could be because of my ISP... Thanks martijn for the tips