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No connection on start up #16763

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opened 2026-02-22 03:23:51 -05:00 by deekerman · 3 comments

deekerman commented

2026-02-22 03:23:51 -05:00

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Originally created by @Howlenz99 on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025).

qBittorrent & operating system versions

Qt: 6.7.3
Libtorrent: 2.0.11.0
Boost: 1.86.0
OpenSSL: 3.4.1
zlib: 1.3.1

Windows 11 Home, latest

What is the problem?

I have Qbittorrent set up to start at startup of my Win 11 laptop. It starts fine, but the Connection function (little globe icon) remains red, instead of turning to a flame and searching the network including the DHT network. In other words, none of my torrents start... the torrents are fine, its the application. If I click on the red globe icon, the settings open up to the Connection section, If I change the random port and click Apply, then the connection starts and the icon turns to a flame, and the torrents start and the DHT network starts adding nodes. It doesn't matter if I change any other aspect, that will not kickstart the connection, it only works if I change the port and click Apply, even changing the port and clicking Ok does not start the connection. This used to work fine, I only noticed after upgrading a couple months ago. I have since upgraded to the latest with the LT version as well. Still no help. Thoughts?

Steps to reproduce

See above

Additional context

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Log(s) & preferences file(s)

I had logs turned off, I have turned on and will post in a couple days

Originally created by @Howlenz99 on GitHub (Apr 9, 2025). ### qBittorrent & operating system versions Qt: 6.7.3 Libtorrent: 2.0.11.0 Boost: 1.86.0 OpenSSL: 3.4.1 zlib: 1.3.1 Windows 11 Home, latest ### What is the problem? I have Qbittorrent set up to start at startup of my Win 11 laptop. It starts fine, but the Connection function (little globe icon) remains red, instead of turning to a flame and searching the network including the DHT network. In other words, none of my torrents start... the torrents are fine, its the application. If I click on the red globe icon, the settings open up to the Connection section, If I change the random port and click Apply, then the connection starts and the icon turns to a flame, and the torrents start and the DHT network starts adding nodes. It doesn't matter if I change any other aspect, that will not kickstart the connection, it only works if I change the port and click Apply, even changing the port and clicking Ok does not start the connection. This used to work fine, I only noticed after upgrading a couple months ago. I have since upgraded to the latest with the LT version as well. Still no help. Thoughts? ### Steps to reproduce See above ### Additional context See above ### Log(s) & preferences file(s) I had logs turned off, I have turned on and will post in a couple days

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2026-02-22 03:23:51 -05:00

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deekerman commented

2026-02-22 03:23:58 -05:00

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@stalkerok commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2025):

Are you using hibernation?

@stalkerok commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2025): Are you using hibernation?

deekerman commented

2026-02-22 03:24:00 -05:00

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@Howlenz99 commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2025):

No, my laptop is set to never go into hibernation or even sleep.

I had turned on logging and I notice that there are errors at the beginning of the file from when Qbittorrent started this morning. Any idea how to troubleshoot these errors.

LOG info:
(C) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - The configured network interface is invalid. Interface: "iftype53_32769"
(W) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - Could not find GUID of network interface. Interface: "iftype53_32769"

so I asked GPT:
i am use qbittorrent to download torrents, but when the program automatically starts when Windows 11 starts, the Connections are not connecting and I have to manually change the port to a new number and click apply to get the program to initiate a connection. I turned on logging and this morning when the programs started this was near the beginning of the log file: (C) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - The configured network interface is invalid. Interface: "iftype53_32769"
(W) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - Could not find GUID of network interface. Interface: "iftype53_32769"

The AI advice...
You're running into a common problem where qBittorrent is binding to an invalid or unavailable network interface at startup. When it can't find the interface it's configured to use (like "iftype53_32769"), it fails to make any connections until you force it to rebind by changing the port. This is a timing issue: Windows isn't fully ready when qBittorrent auto-starts, so the network interface isn't available yet.
What's going wrong:

The log shows:

The configured network interface is invalid. Interface: "iftype53_32769"
Could not find GUID of network interface.

That "iftype53_32769" is either:

    A virtual interface from a VPN or tunneling software.

    An outdated identifier from a removed or renamed adapter.

Fix Options:
✅ 1. Set qBittorrent to use "Any interface"

This prevents it from binding to a specific interface that may not exist yet at startup.

Open qBittorrent

Go to Tools > Options > Advanced

Under Network Interface, select Any interface

Click Apply

Restart qBittorrent to test

I have already changed the setting to Any Interface and I bet that solves the issue. I bet I changed this at some point and set it to use my VPN interface, but that was the wrong thing to do. I'll update the ticket if this solves the issues. User Error Doh!

@Howlenz99 commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2025): No, my laptop is set to never go into hibernation or even sleep. I had turned on logging and I notice that there are errors at the beginning of the file from when Qbittorrent started this morning. Any idea how to troubleshoot these errors. LOG info: (C) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - The configured network interface is invalid. Interface: "iftype53_32769" (W) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - Could not find GUID of network interface. Interface: "iftype53_32769" --- so I asked GPT: i am use qbittorrent to download torrents, but when the program automatically starts when Windows 11 starts, the Connections are not connecting and I have to manually change the port to a new number and click apply to get the program to initiate a connection. I turned on logging and this morning when the programs started this was near the beginning of the log file: (C) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - The configured network interface is invalid. Interface: "iftype53_32769" (W) 2025-04-09T10:31:49 - Could not find GUID of network interface. Interface: "iftype53_32769" The AI advice... You're running into a common problem where qBittorrent is binding to an invalid or unavailable network interface at startup. When it can't find the interface it's configured to use (like "iftype53_32769"), it fails to make any connections until you force it to rebind by changing the port. This is a timing issue: Windows isn't fully ready when qBittorrent auto-starts, so the network interface isn't available yet. What's going wrong: The log shows: The configured network interface is invalid. Interface: "iftype53_32769" Could not find GUID of network interface. That "iftype53_32769" is either: A virtual interface from a VPN or tunneling software. An outdated identifier from a removed or renamed adapter. Fix Options: ✅ 1. Set qBittorrent to use "Any interface" This prevents it from binding to a specific interface that may not exist yet at startup. Open qBittorrent Go to Tools > Options > Advanced Under Network Interface, select Any interface Click Apply Restart qBittorrent to test -- I have already changed the setting to Any Interface and I bet that solves the issue. I bet I changed this at some point and set it to use my VPN interface, but that was the wrong thing to do. I'll update the ticket if this solves the issues. User Error Doh!

deekerman commented

2026-02-22 03:24:01 -05:00

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@Howlenz99 commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2025):

Ok, that was the issue, worked as normal with the Any Network set for Network Interface. Hopefully this helps someone.

@Howlenz99 commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2025): Ok, that was the issue, worked as normal with the Any Network set for Network Interface. Hopefully this helps someone.

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2026-02-22 03:50:19 -05:00

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