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Ofcourse it makes a difference in download speed, you can't measure it by an average amount. If the port of the application is not forwarded it's not connecting to the net at full potential, always forward your port, I have found a 60% increase in speed, but it's still unmeasurable, I'd rather say, without forwarding a port it's useless, with it, it's usable 
Port forwarding is what it says. It will forward and port (let use DHCP) to a specific IP address.
On a local area network DHCP will be broadcasted throughout the entire network until something accepts or “reply” to it. This is a once off event.
However when you have a DHCP server on the out side of the router, the application ports needs to be forwarded to the correct address or it will never get there. It is not going to increase in speed in any way except for the “initial” contact.
On a local area network DHCP will be broadcasted throughout the entire network until something accepts or “reply” to it. This is a once off event.
However when you have a DHCP server on the out side of the router, the application ports needs to be forwarded to the correct address or it will never get there. It is not going to increase in speed in any way except for the “initial” contact.
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But who said there's a DHCP server on the outside of the router? We may have had different experiences then. I use uTorrent, when the uTorrent port is not forwarded on my router, I can't connect to any peers. If it is forwarded I connect and download at mostly 10% below full speed of my line. I understand what you are saying qwagga, maybe it just works differenlty from setup to setup.
Firstly, DHCP was an example to try and describe how port forwarding works.
Port forwarding (sometimes referred to as tunneling) is the act of forwarding a network port from one network node to another. This technique can allow an external user to reach a port on a private IP address (inside a LAN) from the outside via a NAT-enabled router. I assume you don't have a static IP.
Port forwarding allows remote computers (e.g. public machines on the Internet) to connect to a specific computer within a private LAN, like yourself.
There is no way it is going to increase speed.
Port forwarding (sometimes referred to as tunneling) is the act of forwarding a network port from one network node to another. This technique can allow an external user to reach a port on a private IP address (inside a LAN) from the outside via a NAT-enabled router. I assume you don't have a static IP.
Port forwarding allows remote computers (e.g. public machines on the Internet) to connect to a specific computer within a private LAN, like yourself.
There is no way it is going to increase speed.
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I'm not that bright with all the terminology and so forth, but this is how I understand it. My router is connected to the pc, this is the LAN, my router is also connected to the telephone cable, this is the WAN. So the application on my pc sends a connect request to the WAN, but it's blocked by my firewall on the router in the LAN. I have to forward a port for the application in order for it to pass through the router to the WAN. Which increases speed, because the application can be used as it was intended to. Correct me if I'm wrong qwagga, I'm learning through your posts
Edit: as jy afrikaans wil praat is jy welkom
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Yeah, we are getting there slowly In short, port forwarding is not going to increase anything. There are some very good articles on the web. One last question thou, and this is based on your previous reply.
Why are you "blocking" your own requests?
In short, port forwarding is not going to increase anything. There are some very good articles on the web. One last question thou, and this is based on your previous reply.teraside said:
Why are you "blocking" your own requests?
LOL, it's not me, it's the router 
I like the hardware firewall, it stealth's all the ports on the pc, so I'd rather forward ports for p2p applications and be secured 
It's a common thing to do, www.portforward.com
Why else would there be a whole site dedicated to it?
I like the hardware firewall, it stealth's all the ports on the pc, so I'd rather forward ports for p2p applications and be secured It's a common thing to do, www.portforward.comWhy else would there be a whole site dedicated to it?
When it comes to torrenting being connectable is essential because if the seeder is not connectable and u are not connectable then good luck downloading from that person. Port forwarding therefore does make a difference with torrenting and other forms of p2p. Think of port forwarding as a telephone call, u make a call with a normal handset, the receiver answers ur call but they only have an earpiece. This makes for very difficult communication... my 2c...