bittorrent, azureus, ports and routers

[Thufir]

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:24:58 -0800, Kam Leo wrote:

> On 10/16/06, Dylan Semler <dylan.semler at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10/16/06, Thufir <hawat.thufir at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:08:45 -0400, Peter Reed wrote:
>> >
>> > I don't have the password to the router :(
>>
>> Many routers I've used have a blank user name, and the password is
>> admin (some of them are the other way around, with a blank password
>> and the user name as admin).  If you haven't changed the settings of
>> your router it's likely the case.  It can also be found in the
>> instructions that came with your router (which for most routers are
>> also on the company's website).
>>
>> --
>> Dylan
>>
>> Type faster.  Use Dvorak:
>> http://dvzine.org
>>
> 
> If Bittorrent can get through the router then Azureus can. Just
> configure Azureus to use the same port, e.g. 6881.

Aha!  This is what I thought :)

now, if my friendly network admin disables that port, I have to scan for
one which is open?


-Thufir