On 9/10/2017 at 9:02 PM, JLMitchell63 said:
Yesterday, I had a problem with a specific movie is was trying to download from several different torrent providers, where I would get 99.9% complete and it would stay there... I checked a bunch of "TV shows" and they worked yesterday. Today... nothing will download! I tried several different torrent providers, more than one "Torrent Download" piece of software and still nothing.
Sometimes, if a small file is included (for example, the typical "Read me" or "Snapshots" file) in the task, but is unchecked by you, BitComet (as well as any other client) will not consider the task complete and, thus will not show 100%. This may also happen if the task contains an archive of TV episodes, where you have opted to de-select some of them (for whatever reason). Since torent pieces will NOT download sequentially, you may have, say, most of Episode 2 except the very end pieces, which may be grouped together in the beginning cluster of bits, belonging to Episode 3. Since you originally opted not to download Episode 3, you will not be able to finish the download of Episode 2 completely. This is the reason why it is not recommended to de-select any files that are comprised in the original task. In your case, however, the file, however, may still be able to be viewed...something you could check out anyway.
On 9/10/2017 at 9:02 PM, JLMitchell63 said:
I have tried many different things to make the "yellow lite" go away, but that isn't the issue that I am writing about.
As Rhubarb mentioned, when you forward your port, you should make sure that you establish a ***static*** IP address. This will enable other distant peers (not "Local", or those that you initiated contact with) to locate your specific connection at a static/stable location. Think of it as telephone call, where your IP is your phone number. You can make/initiate calls to others, but if your number changes (IPs often do, in most home/dynamic connections, without you even noticing), others will not be able to initiate calls to you, for the simple reason that your phone number is no longer where you originally said it was. When you choose a port number (the same one for UDP and DTP, ***not*** a complete range), as previously stated, choose one that is superior to, say 65,000, that hardly anyone else commonly opts to choose.
Oh and, by the way, turn your firewall(s) all back ON - they're there for a reason - it's not a good idea to disable them. Turning them OFF is like taking your front door off the hinges, just because you're having problems with the lock... (this phrase is not originally mine...it's original poster used to be one of our best Tech. Support members)... so, don't be surprised if you spot undesired "beasties" running around your PC's insides, afterwards.