FINALLY!
My issue was a bunch of things
I was able to get some connectivity by removing DHT (i think, maybe not), and by setting up my bandwidth better.
DHT/bandwidth I will continue to test various settings but...
Basically I followed this guide within iPtorrents.
https://iptorrents.com/forums.php?t=2840470
Then I followed this guide which contradicted iptorrents on a few points around proxy & encryption
https://www.vpnuniversity.com/bittorren ... roxy-guide
the later also gave me this page which proved my Proxy was not working. This was due to the proxy server I was using was overloaded/offline. Thanks nordvpn.
http://checkmytorrentip.upcoil.com
I had 2 more issues, 1) my Active Port was set to 0, and 2) "No Incoming Connections!" in the status bar, (not sure how, it just disappeared while trying to fix).
I got the active port to return by shutting down Deluge and editing the ~/.config/deluge/core.conf file and adding a line - "active_port": 550001, -
weirdly it worked but the port was random as expected which was fine, but the "Test Active Port" button now works, I shut down again and the active port setting was now gone, but the active port in deluge remained working the test button works and the "no incoming connections!" error is gone.
That said every time i restart Deluge i get "No Incoming Connections!" in the status bar, and fix this but testing the port. But I think it goes by itself
Damn what a mess!
Oh! the Active port reset to 0 again, but everything still works, and the "No Incoming Connections" error goes away after restart.
All back together now:)
So successful settings are:
- Proxy Peer (ONLY the rest set automatically); Socksv5 W/Auth
Username: xxx
Password xxx
Host: xxx.nordvpn.com (haha! should have check this earlier)
Port: 1080 (not port Forwarded, Thanks @mhertz)
Network Incoming/outgoing ports; Use Random to set the port within my chosen range, once useful random port is chosen copy this into the fixed range. and uncheck the random incoming box. Or as I find out later just be patient with a fixed port.
I suppose the outbound port can stay random or fixed???
Interface: empty (although I have 2 interfaces wifi/eth so maybe I need to set it, but have not read anything to say so. more testing)
TOS: 0x00
Network Extras: Upnp, Peer Ex, LSD: all set False
Network Extras: NAT-PMP: set True
Network Extras: DHT: I am on the fence, only because iptorrents says "no"
Encryption Inbound: Forced/Enabled, Outbound: Forced, Level: Full Stream, Encrypt entire stream set True.
Daemon Port: set to my preferred port number, also port forwarded if you need remote access.
PORT FORWARDING:
The incoming port, the Daemon port, and port 4433