When Deluge is run on a system running the Microsoft Windows operating system, it stores the location it uses for the incoming port number(s) in a configuration file, core.conf under the user's %APPDATA%\deluge directory. The %APPDATA% environment variable usually expands to something like the following, where YourUserName is the user name for the relevant Windows account:

C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\deluge\core.conf

Note: You can see the value for %APPDATA% by issuing the command echo %APPDATA% in a command prompt window. The %APPDATA% directory is a hidden directory, but you can see the contents of the Deluge configuration directory in the Windows file manager even if you haven't turned on the display of hidden folders by putting %APPDATA%\deluge in the address field in the file manager. You can then right-click on the file and choose to open it with the Windows Notepad. You can also access the directory by pressing the Win + R keys.

By default, Deluge uses a random network port or the 6881-6889 range (frequently defaulting to 6881 in many setups like Docker). You can check or change the exact active incoming port when Deluge is running under Preferences → Network. If you open the configuration file in a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, you will see something similar to the following:

"listen_ports": [6881, 6891], "random_port": false

• listen_ports — The incoming port range. If both numbers are the same, Deluge uses a single configured port.
• random_port — If true, Deluge selects a port randomly at startup; the configured range may not reflect the active port. If false, it uses the configured listen_ports range.

If you need to change the port before starting Deluge, e.g., to match an incoming port provided by a VPN provider, you can change the values. E.g., if you wanted Deluge to use port 39755, you could put the following entries in the file and then start Deluge:

    "listen_ports": [
        39755,
        39755
    ],
    "listen_random_port": null,
    "listen_reuse_port": true,

Note: If you need the actual port Deluge is listening on right now, rather than its saved setting, check Deluge's Preferences → Network → Incoming Ports. With random port selection enabled, the active port can differ from the saved value if you haven't restarted Deluge after updating the port number.

When you start Deluge, you can see if there are incoming connections to that port using the netstat command. E.g., netstat -an | find "39755".

C:\Users\Jill>netstat -an | find "39755"
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.43.22.249:64621     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.157.104.168:49659   TIME_WAIT
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.157.104.168:57171   TIME_WAIT
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.169.234.135:49738   TIME_WAIT
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.169.234.135:55102   TIME_WAIT
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.175.210.63:50713    TIME_WAIT
  TCP    10.164.7.152:39755     10.194.155.52:14534    SYN_RECEIVED
  TCP    10.164.7.152:54686     178.93.201.240:39755   SYN_SENT
  TCP    127.0.0.1:39755        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    192.168.1.7:39755      0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  UDP    10.162.7.159:39755     *:*
  UDP    127.0.0.1:39755        *:*
  UDP    192.168.1.7:39755      *:*

C:\Users\Jill>

References:

1. Deluge FAQ
   Deluge
2. Deluge User Guide
   Deluge

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DLNA provides a standard for sharing digital media among multimedia devices and Vuze can be used to stream audio and video from a computer to a device that supports the DLNA standard, e.g., a input device for a television (TV).

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       <Share>
		<Directory Virtual="Comics & Etc">S:\Comics & Etc\</Directory>
		<Directory Virtual="Cartoons">T:\Cartoons\</Directory>
		<Directory Virtual="Books">T:\Books\</Directory>
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References:

1. Cox, Comcast Accused of More BitTorrent Blocking
   By Roy Mark
   May 15, 2008
   eWeek.com

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Granted, one should never rely on the developer's or distributors' word on such matters, since they will often simply define the terms "adware" and "spyware" so that they don't include techniques used by their software, instead of using the commonly accepted definitions. But, as far as I can determine, LimeWire has indeed been distributed, even in the free version, without adware or spyware for several years now.

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