Just long enough to test if they’re blocking uTorrent. If it starts working, add uTorrent to the allowed list.
Here’s a you can copy and paste into a forum, Reddit (like r/torrents or r/utorrent), or a tech support thread. Title: uTorrent “Lookup Error 11001” – What it means & how to fix it Utorrent Lookup Error 11001
(Windows) Open Command Prompt as Admin and run: Just long enough to test if they’re blocking uTorrent
Download qBittorrent (free, open source). If the same torrent works there, the issue is uTorrent-specific – likely an outdated/buggy version. Title: uTorrent “Lookup Error 11001” – What it
Paste the tracker URL (from the trackers tab) into your browser. If you get no response or a DNS error, the tracker may be permanently down. One more thing – are you using an old uTorrent version? Versions before 2.x sometimes break due to outdated DNS handling. If none of the above works, consider switching to qBittorrent or Deluge – both are actively maintained and don’t have this issue.
ipconfig /flushdns Then restart uTorrent.
Right-click the stalled torrent → Update Tracker → Force Re-announce .