LinkStation Pro (3TB) Bittorrent not working

[rickycysiu]

Just bought the Buffalo LinkStation Pro (3TB), when setup, it asked me to upgrade to 1.56 firmware and I did so.

 

Then, when I enabled Bittorrent and upload the .torrent file, the download never started.

 

In the log, it said:

  JS Error: [778] Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '262' of null

 

I tried to "restore linkstation" under Restore/Erase and "Initialize Bittorrent Setting" under Bittorrent a few times. It still not works.

 

Please fix it.

 

Regards,

Ricky

[rickycysiu]

BTW, I am using Chrome browser on Mac and Safari on Mac.

[grayt7]

I'm having the same issue:

 

Loading the bittorent and adding a file does nothings?

 

using 1.56 - worked fine in 1.54?

 

 

[ralfy]

Similar problem: torrent slows down, so I have to disable, initialize, and enable Bittorrent, and the speed goes back to normal. But I have reload trackers and files being downloaded have to be rechecked.

[ralfy]

Had to backup tracker files, too, because they are erased whenever Bittorrent is initialized.

[rickycysiu]

To clarify, just enabled the Bittorrent, in the log, the JS error will be shown. (even before the torrent file is upload.)

 

Then, after upload the torrent file, the download is not started at all.

 

Buffalo's team, please fix it.

 

Regards,

Ricky Siu

[ralfy]

Is the port opened in the port forwarding menu of the router? This has to be done as there's no network health indicator in the Bittorrent in Web GUI screen.

[Jotin]

What are the exact model numbers of the unit's that you are using?

[rickycysiu]

Finally, I found that even with the error message, I can still BT.

The strange behaviour is that some BT files can be downloaded but some cannot. (in my initial testing, both BT file cannot be downloaded. Thus, this makes me think that the BT is not working at all). It seemed to me that on PC, most BT can be downloaded but for LinkStation Pro, some can be downloaded and some cannot.

 

Regards,

Ricky

[Steven1983]

Make sure you have your router correctly set up. Bittorrent supports UPnP  so check  your router if UPnP is enabled. If not supported by your router, u have to manually open the port (forward) Bittorrent is using.
Also make sure u hard-set  the ip for your NAS drive with subnet, gateway and name servers (DNS). Many people use DHCP to dedicate an ip to devices, but it's always better to manually give all ur network devices (pc's, nas, etc) an ip. U can initially let DHCP do the IP mapping (ip's need to be in correct range) and then hard-set them in the destined fields. It may be necessary to DMZ your Nas drive in your router setup to allow services like Bittorrent to make external connections (depends on the network).

[casper56]

 

 

I have same problem . 

 

 

[pempel]

Was there still no way found to fix this issue? I see the log-error since I replaced the HDD of my LinkStation. Firmware is 1.71 on the LS-CHLv2 (latest), never had these problems before.

Funny fact is that Down- and Uploads are possible through DHT, but you won't be able to get access to a torrent tracker.