How to Port Forward KTorrent in Your Router

The ports that need to be forwarded for KTorrent are listed here:

KTorrent - PC

• TCP: 3000
• UDP: 4000

You might need to forward some ports in your router when you use KTorrent. By forwarding ports you allow connection requests coming from the internet to be directed to KTorrent.

Routers generally do not allow incoming connection requests from the internet. Forwarding ports can work around this limitation.

Before forwarding a port make sure that you know these things:

• Your router's internal IP address.
• The IP address of your download client.
• Each of the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward.

We have free Router Detector software to help you find your router's IP address. The software is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and it is completely free to use.

You can also follow our Find Your Router IP Address article.

The easiest way to forward your ports is to use our Network Utilities software. Since Network Utilities allows you to both forward and un-forward ports easily you can keep your network security maximized, and then forward ports only when you need them.

Alternatively you can do it by hand. The step-by-step process for forwarding a port is:

• Begin by logging in to your router.
• Find the port forwarding section in your router.
• Put your download client's IP address in the proper box in your router.
• Enter the TCP and UDP ports that you need to forward for KTorrent in the corresponding boxes in your router.

Some routers need to be rebooted in order for the changes to be saved.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for KTorrent:

List of Routers - Customized for KTorrent

That is the process required to forward ports in your router for KTorrent.

Are you using a VPN with your torrent client? If not, you really should be. A VPN solves many of the issues surrounding torrents, including:

• A VPN hides your identity from other torrenters and from your ISP.
• A VPN increases your torrent download speeds by preventing your ISP from throttling your download speeds.
• A VPN allows you to improve your seed ratio by allowing incoming connections to your torrent client.

We use and recommend Private Internet Access because it is fast, secure, and highly reliable.

With Private Internet Access you get full speed access to your torrent downloads because they offer a free port forwarding option that you can point at your torrent download client. For more help see How To Port Forward with Private Internet Access.