How to speed up the SE patch downloader (applies if you always have 0 remote connections)

[fussel]

Copypasta+clarifications from 1.17b patch notes thread:

1. Run FFXIV Config. In the networking options, disable UPnP. Completely disregard the port number that's shown there, it's wrong.

2. Run the game and wait until the downloader starts looking for peers (when the progress bar appears). Keep the downloader running.

3. Run cmd.exe (Start -> Programs -> Accessoires -> Command Prompt, THE BIG BLACK BOX THINGY WITH TEXT INSIDE (that's what an ls mate called it, lol)

4. Type "netstat -a" and look for a line showing a TCP port between 55000 and 55999 in state LISTEN. This line looks either like

TCP 0.0.0.0:55abc ... something ... LISTEN

or

TCP 192.168.x.y:55abc ... something ... LISTEN

with abc being digits and x.y. numbers between 0 and 255. 192.168.x.y is your LAN IP Address obviously, this is probably shown on Windows 7 while Windows XP might show 0.0.0.0. Both have been observed.

5. Forward the external TCP port 55abc to your PC's LAN-IP address, port 55abc on your router. It's called port forwarding or something like that in your router configuration, probably in "Advanced configuration" or "NAT configuration" or "Port mapping", depending on your router. If you don't know your PC's LAN-IP, type "ipconfig" in that BIG BLACK BOX THINGY and try to figure it out.

Now you'll see incoming "Remote connections" after a couple of minutes, you don't even need to restart the downloader.

I observed, that the incoming port never changes, but it's still different on different installations. I guess it's saved somewhere in a config file, in the registry or dependent on something else. And it's definitely not the number shown as the incoming port in the config tool. Ignore that number, find out your incoming port using netstat -a while the downloader is running.

Originally, the downloader didn't work for me, but since I forwarded the correct port, I'm seeing download rates nearly capping my DSL connection. I even saw 3-4 megabytes/second when my gf patched at the same time and we found each other as peers and our clients started exchanging data via LAN.

[Cooleko]

there is a text file displaying the currently used port for the downloader @
C:\Users\Name\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV\downloads\upnp_port_mapping.txt
You can just open it while you are headed to open the torrent in your preferred torrent program. (just teasing, I use the updater because it actually works for me)

[fussel]

there is a text file displaying the currently used port for the downloader @
C:\Users\Name\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV\downloads\upnp_port_mapping.txt
You can just open it while you are headed to open the torrent in your preferred torrent program. (just teasing, I use the updater because it actually works for me)

Hmm. If that's the same number as shown in the Config tool, it's wrong. *shrug*