opening internet ports

[sendoh23]

Hi,
I have 2 pcs at home, both are on win 98 and they are connected using UTP cables, no routers or swtiches are involved.
I set up internet connection sharing so that both pcs can enjoy the internet connection.
But my p2p program(bittorrent) seems to have slow down becos of it as i ting the "internet connection sharing" has block some of my internet ports causing the lag in my downloading tru bittorrent

Would like to ask if ya guyz know how to open up ports for bittorrent ?
or any other way to solve my problem..?
thanx

 

[office politics]

How to Map a Port in ICS Using an .inf File

 

[sendoh23]

thanx alot!!!

is this (btport.inf)inf file i have created correct?

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[version]
signature="$CHICAGO$"

[DefaultInstall]
AddReg=PortSample

[DefaultUnInstall]
; This section included for ease of removing any maps added in.
; To uninstall, type the following line:
;
; rundll.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultUnInstall 0
; <I BRACKET="YES">YOUR_INF_FILE_NAME[/I]
DelReg=PORT_SAMPLE_DEL_REG

[PortSample]
; MYMAPNAME should be replaced with a friendly
; descriptive name that is unique.
;
; This data points to the computer that is running the service.
; 0.0.0.0 represents the computer running the ICS services. This
; can alternatively contain the IP address of one of the ICS client
; computers.

HKLM,%ICSACTIVE%,MYMAPNAME,,"0.0.0.0"
HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME

; "My Friendly Name" should be replaced with something short and
; descriptive such as the name of the program that needs these ports
; open.

HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME,Name,,"ABC Bittorrent Client"

; Options is a DWORD value and is currently always set to 00,00,00,00

HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME,Options,1,00,00,00,00

; The next four lines describe the specific ports that need to be open
; or mapped. The first port is always 0000, each additional port is
; incremented (the second port to open would be listed as 0001,
; the third would be 0002, and so on). This information is strictly
; dependent on what is needed by the program. If you do not know what
; ports your program requires or are unsure, you need to contact the
; manufacturer of the program to get this information.
;
; The four lines need to be re-created for each port.
;
; On the second line, valid entries for type are "TCP" or "UDP."
;
; The third line contains the actual port or port range needed by the
; program.
;
; The entry below demonstrates a port range. If the program only needs
; a single port, the last part of the line below would read ,Port,,"5678"
;
; Note that you can only use a port range when the translation type is
; NORMAL or BLOCK.
;
; If Translation is set to anything else, you must list each port
; individually.
;
; Valid types of translation are NORMAL, BLOCK, CUSEEME, DPLAY, FTP,
; H323, PPTP, and QUAKE

HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME\0000
HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME\0000,Type,,"TCP"
HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME\0000,Port,,"6881-6999"
HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME\0000,Translation,,"NORMAL"

[PORT_SAMPLE_DEL_REG]
HKLM,%ICSINSTALLED%\MYMAPNAME
HKLM,%ICSACTIVE%,MYMAPNAME

[Strings]
ICSINSTALLED="System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ICSharing\Mappings\Installed"
ICSACTIVE="System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ICSharing\Mappings\Active"

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erm...where should I place this inf in order for the ports to be opened?

 

[office politics]

you need to change the following

HKLM,%ICSACTIVE%,MYMAPNAME,,"0.0.0.0"

0.0.0.0 needs to be changed to the internal ip address of the computer /w BT

after that right click the file and click Install