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How do u make BitTorrent download faster? i have been searching the answer for days.
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jproy
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16. October 2005 @ 23:27 |
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I've a question:
Not using a router. DSL Reports is giving me 100 kbps upload speed, 500 kbps down. Using Azareus. What settings would you guys recommend?
One further wrinkle: I've got two torrents running, but the combined download speed on the bottom of the Azareus window is about 7-11 kB/s faster than the combined speed of the two torrents. Anybody ever see that?
I've run Adaware, but it hasn't found any spyware.
Thanks for your help...
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jproy
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16. October 2005 @ 23:59 |
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I'll add a little more info, in case that would help in my case:
I'm connected directly to the DSL modem. The Internet service promises 95kbps up, 600 down. DSL reports are giving me about that - a little less on the down.
I'm only running one torrent now, on Azareus. I'm getting around 10-15kB/s down, although it has touched 30. I've got my upload max toggled at 80kB/s.
I've run the Windows XP tweak to alter my max simultaneous downloads - I've set it to 50.
I've seen my speeds get to 50kB/s - would really like to be there again.
Not sure what other info would be helpful. Please let me know your thoughts.
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biggermac
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17. October 2005 @ 01:32 |
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jproy,
100 Kbps up 500 kbps down = in torrent speeds which use Bytes not bits. 100 Kbps = 12.5 KB/s.
This is pretty minimal. Torrent programs are written so that you have to upload well in order to download well.
Torrents are actualy combining other's upload speeds to give you a download speed, because everyone has limited upload speed vs download speed.
So 12.5 KB/s needs to be entered into your upload field at 80% of that because the program needs the other 20% to work in. 80% of 12.5 is like 10. 10 KB/s. You are jut not going to get much download speed out of that even if you had a better download bandwidth.
Just so you know, Comcast tells me I have 400 Kbps up and 4000 kbps down . Testing and uploading stuff I've determined my upload is at most 375 Kbps, not 400. MY downloads for an unpopular torrent can be as low as 300 Kbps, but more than likely if I am getting 500 to 600 Kbps (62.5 KB/s to 75 KB/s)I have to be content. With real popular torrents (like a movie clip in AVI format - ...a legal movie of course, we don't steal do we?...) I can get 1 Mbps (1000 kbps). I've gotten 2 Mbps a few times. Seeds vs how many peers also matters. But at your speeds large downloads will be an all day and into the night affair.. Best to pay for a better connection. Something at least over 200 Kbps up. Some of the better streaming video clips will be better for you too with say a 1000 kbps down or better connection..
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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jproy
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17. October 2005 @ 02:16 |
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biggermac,
Thanks - that's what I thought.
Unfortunately, right now I'm in Israel for the next 12 months and the local monopoly DSL provider basically provides 95 kbps up. Kind of ridiculous. The most expensive package, for business users, gives 128 kbps up.
Right now, I believe the plan I'm on is 95kbps up and 750 down.
Leaving 80 kB/s as the upload max has allowed me to get download speeds from 15-30, sometimes into the high 30's. I imagine I'd get the same if I set an unlimited upload limit. I'll experiment with a 10kB/s, but I doubt that'll increase my speed.
Thanks again
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biggermac
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17. October 2005 @ 03:04 |
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jproy,
10 KB/s in theory should do better. By setting it to 80 KB/s your torrent program does not have room to "do it's stuff' in, whatever doing it's stuff actually is.
However with a slow upload speed like that maybe it doesn't matter. But I can't see why you shouldn't do better if you grab something popular. I have a 2nd computer on my home network for grabbing stuff that might take all day. (I don't want to slow down my main computer). IThe 2nd computer is only a 600 MHz Pentium 3 running Windows 98, but it does fine (I use BitTornado on both computers).
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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redscorpi
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17. October 2005 @ 11:05 |
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jproy, the combined download speed displayed at the bottom of azureus is really never the same as the real combined download speed of all torrents. don't worry about that, mine never is the same either. if there is a really big difference then maybe your computer is running a little slow at that moment, no big deal.
if you want to find a really good configuration for azureus given your connection up and down speeds, it is best if you go to azureus' IRC chat channel. the IRC channel is embedded right on azureus, so you access it right thru azureus. this chat is used for help with azureus and bittorrent.
the people there quickly tell you the best configuration for azureus if you tell them your speeds. which in your case is 95 up and 600 down, i think.
---to access the IRC chat go to Tools->Options, click the plus (+) sign next to Plugins, then click Irc. give yourself a nickname. Save. now click on Plugins->IRC to connect. when you connect tell them your speeds and they will tell you your best configuration for azureus.
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flickone
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17. October 2005 @ 12:21 |
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hey ppl iam new here and i really need to make my bitcomet work faster i dl about 10kbin sec like this .. i use cable modem/Ethernet.
i read about router but i dont got one and i wanna know if there is a way to dl much faster
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biggermac
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17. October 2005 @ 13:08 |
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flickone,
I do not use BitComet, but there should be a place to enter in your max upload speed. You need to know what upload speed you have, and then put it in the box at 75% to 80% of that. Too much is no good too so get it right.
Use this formula: 250 Kbps upload speed = 31 KB/s. It is because 8 (b)its = 1 (B)yte, and the torrent program works with Bytes as in KB/s. And so 80% of 31 KB/s = about 23 KB/s. So try 23 in your "max upload speed" box if you have 250 kbps upload speed.. otherwise a different upload speed you have to figure it out using the above formula.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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jc_dento0
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17. October 2005 @ 16:12 |
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Ok, I have a question. I'm on a wireless Belkin router and I fowarded all my ports that I need open. The light is green when I run BitTornado. At the first minute, everything's running fine (run's at 20kbs which I'm fine with. I can always leave my laptop running and takes about a day and a half to download. I have a LOT of time on my hands.), but then it slow's all the way down to 0 or 1kbs. It didn't use to do this. What do I do to fix this? (My speed is 400kbs for my computer)
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biggermac
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17. October 2005 @ 18:16 |
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Ok, I have a question. I'm on a wireless Belkin router and I fowarded all my ports that I need open. The light is green when I run BitTornado. At the first minute, everything's running fine (run's at 20kbs which I'm fine with. I can always leave my laptop running and takes about a day and a half to download. I have a LOT of time on my hands.), but then it slow's all the way down to 0 or 1kbs. It didn't use to do this. What do I do to fix this? (My speed is 400kbs for my computer)
For me I start at 1 KB/s. It takes maybe 5 minutes or more to start increasing.
If you just look up one post from where you posted you'll see more info that might help. You're getting 20 KB/s, or is it 20 kbps?.. Well if it is showing 20KB/s immediately I think that is a fluke and you might not be getting that. I hope you are waiting about 20 minutes before you decide you are not doing as well as expected. The reason it is slow at first is i beleive that since torrent programs download speed depends on you uploading well, in the beginning you don't have squat to upload to anyone.
Did you recently install service pack 2 for Win XP? It can make things slower to start or build up speed..
400 Kbps - is that upload or download? If 400 Kbps down then your upload must be pretty slow and I can see where 20 KB/s (160 kbps) is all you can get.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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jc_dento0
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17. October 2005 @ 18:55 |
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Did you recently install service pack 2 for Win XP? It can make things slower to start or build up speed..
Oh, crud I did... By the way, I started from 1KB/s and it's starting to go faster. Up to 50KB/s. Thanx man... Seeing time remaining is 1000 hrs is a frightening sight. Thanks again!
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biggermac
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17. October 2005 @ 20:34 |
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jc_dento0,
The reaaon things are slower to build up, and maybe in more standard P2P programs slower, is because SP2 wanted to stop the fast proliferation or WORMS. Before they could do I don't know, 100 cnnections at a time (more?) but now it has something to do with (excuse my non-technical terming) something like not getting an answer back and so limiting max connections like this to 10. It doesn't mean you can't have more than 10 but it is slower to build up in a torrent plus if you lose some connections it's harder to get some back. In standard torrent programs it might make things a lot slower than they used to be.
There is a mod that supposedly fixes this SP2 imposed limits. Look for something by "lvlord" in Google. I've run it and my computer is still working. But it messes with your registry so better save it before you run it.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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flickone
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17. October 2005 @ 20:49 |
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hmmm i tryed what you said but it looks it didnt help to me well i have BitTornado too. but i have big problems with downloading with it.abd i still dont have Opened ports
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biggermac
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17. October 2005 @ 22:12 |
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flickone (Newbie) wrote:
hmmm i tryed what you said but it looks it didnt help to me well i have BitTornado too. but i have big problems with downloading with it.abd i still dont have Opened ports
flickone, you haven't posted much that will help up help you.
You said you do not have a router only "i use cable modem/Ethernet". Ok no other computers only yours in the house going through the modem. Above you say "i have big problems with downloading with it.abd i still dont have Opened ports" - so this means you never get a green light, it is always yellow?
Well a router is a piece of hardware. It also works as a firewall. It's a hardware firewall. But you are running a software firewall. What do you use? Windows XP's firewall, or Norton, or Zone Alarm? If you never get a green light when downloading a torrent then most likely your software firewall is blocking the ports that BitTornado is set you use. You only need one port BTW. Usually with a firewall you can send out fine, but the purpose of a firewall is to stop unwanted incoming because there's a lot of bad stuff trying to get to you, so you are not recieving well, it's blocking.
If this is the case, you either have to enter into the firewall program amd port forward (punch a hole in port) so you can recieve, just like you would a router, or you can jusr exclude the BitTornado engine altogether and open everything up - for only BitTornado, not the Internet. Messenger programs are usua;;y unblocked. If you are using Win XP's service pack 2's firewall, there is a button to press to exclude programs, it's pretty obvious if you look.. Any other firewall you'll have to find out how...
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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maddstyle
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18. October 2005 @ 20:57 |
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hey wuzup here are my specs
BitComet 0.60 is running on:
CPU : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.50GHz 2524 MHz
RAM size : 511.48 MB
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build 2600)
Start Listening at TCP Port:18976
Start Listening at UDP Port:18976
Update Local IP:
Update Local IP:
UDP tracker report: WAN IP =
Connected to UDP helper tracker on 2005-10-18 19:07
the big question is that im only getting dl speeds of about 40kbs
and from whut i hear my friends have amd processors and theres all seem to be running almost three times as much.......im in need of big help.....i have no router, have cable modem, norton internet security, PLEEEASSSSSSE HELLLLP ME
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maddstyle
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18. October 2005 @ 21:00 |
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i also meant 40KB/s
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biggermac
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18. October 2005 @ 22:12 |
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maddstyle (Newbie) wrote:
hey wuzup here are my specs , BitComet 0.60 is running on: CPU : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.50GHz 2524 MHz, RAM size : 511.48 MB, OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build 2600)
Start Listening at TCP Port:18976, Start Listening at UDP Port:18976, Update Local IP:, Update Local IP:, UDP tracker report:, WAN IP = Connected to UDP helper tracker on 2005-10-18 19:07
the big question is that im only getting dl speeds of about 40kbs
and from whut i hear my friends have amd processors and theres all seem to be running almost three times as much.......im in need of big help.....i have no router, have cable modem, norton internet security, PLEEEASSSSSSE HELLLLP ME
i also meant 40KB/s
Could you post:
(1) What is your max upload speed and download speed (what does your cable company say you have - also test here at a couple of places: http://www.dslreports.com/stest
(2) I do not know BitComet, but somewhere there should be a spot to enter "max upload speed" - what do you have entered in that box?
(3) Did you try more than one torrent?
(4) And did you wait for over an hour?
(Both 3 & 4 before you said "I only get 40 KB/s?" (Since 40 KB/s = 320 Kbps, then 320 Kbps might be all one torrent can dish out.)
(5) BitTornado and Azureas both have a colored light system to let you know what is happening with ther connection. Does BitComet have such? A light that stays yellow always would indicate a firewall problem. A light that turns green after a while into the download means no firewall problem.
(6) NIS I am unfamiliar with but I do use Norton SystemWorks 2004 - I had to "OK" my torrent exe engine in the Antivirus part of NSW - exclude the program from being affected by the anti-virus and worm protection (Norton anti-virus 2005 has it's own firewall because it turns off XP's SP2 firewall). So make sure in your NIS and also if that isn't as firewall, that in yourt forewall program, you set them to ignore BitComet.exe orr whatever the name of the file is. Or you can port forward port # 18976 in your firewall program.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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maddstyle
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19. October 2005 @ 10:10 |
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ahh thanx allot man i will try and get the results..
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YusakuG
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20. October 2005 @ 00:14 |
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Hi Guys,
I just stumbled into this page while searching to figure out how to get my bittorent to work. Although this page didn't help me much, I did manage to get it working finally with the help of a friend. I'm a newbie myself butt I was just thinking to share my experience and hope this might help some people.
First, I am under a router, but I never use any firewall software. So I thought that forwarding ports 6881-6889 on the router would solve the problem. But my torrents remained yellow even after the port forwarding. Then I went through hell for the rest of the week troubleshooting. Finally, I somehow decided to forward bittorent's listening port (usually a 5 digit number) on the router to my comp's IP, restarted ABC BitTorrent, and voila! everything turned green and my d/l speed increased slowly. Now it's all working fine. I'm only using an old 600MHz laptop (not that it really matters), but I've hit speeds up to 80-100kb/s. One note: It was funny that during the time before I forwarded the listening port, I would randomly get green connections with very slow d/l speeds, or yellow connections with 4kb/s speeds that would periodically jump to about 20kb/s.
Hope this helps. If all else failed, doesn't hurt to give this a try^_^
Yusaku
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redscorpi
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20. October 2005 @ 20:07 |
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butt?
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1a2a3a4a
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21. October 2005 @ 20:33 |
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biggermac u juz suk ur int is worst u noe nuts abt bittorrent abt wht colout my hair was i guess u dun een have a single hair u MOTHErFUKER LOSER A$$HOLE POS!! _|_
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redscorpi
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21. October 2005 @ 21:06 |
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1a2a3a4a: i still couldnt get the speed i need :(
well then you suck.
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That's a good way to get banned by a mod, Scorpio.
If there's one thing I hate it's folks slagging off other folks for no particular reason!
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lol i guess i had a reason ^^^
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biggermac
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22. October 2005 @ 01:11 |
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1a2a3a4a (Newbie)wrote:
biggermac u juz suk ur int is worst u noe nuts abt bittorrent abt wht colout my hair was i guess u dun een have a single hair u MOTHErFUKER LOSER A$$HOLE POS!! _|_
1a2a3a4a wll i gus i dint no wut i m talking abote. But plese tell me wut "int" meens, i want 2 improve meself.
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lol i guess i had a reason
You had no reason whatsoever.
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