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How do u make BitTorrent download faster? i have been searching the answer for days.
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1a2a3a4a
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22. October 2005 @ 03:38 |
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juz shut the fark up u gay shat
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biggermac
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22. October 2005 @ 04:11 |
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juz shut the fark up u gay shat
Of course I realize that people like you, thiose who try to insult others by playing the "you are a homosexual" card are indeed fearful of their own feelings on the subject. Clue dude, it doesn't phase me. I've probaby tried everything there is sexually in my lifetime. You on the other hand probably haven't even dipped your wick at the age of 13..
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redscorpi
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22. October 2005 @ 08:40 |
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You had no reason whatsoever.
-Mike
wtf dude. i said this guy sucks cuz biggermac is been trying to help him for a while now and he hasn't even tried to help himself; all he does is respond quickly with a complain or try to insult biggermac like he is doing now. and what did biggermac do? biggermac has been taking his own time to try to help him with his torrent speeds. i say, this 1a2a3a whatever guy, does more than "suck".
and what the hell is wrong with this picture? i get a warning because i said "he sucks"? he's been cursing at biggermac, trying to insult him and nobody has said sh*t to him.
u know what dude. the fact of the matter is i don't really care if the mods ban me out of this site cuz all i do and all i have done here is try to help ppl out in this thread alone. and, honestly, if i get kicked before this idiot, 1a2a3a4a, there is something seriously wrong with this site's security.
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joystik
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22. October 2005 @ 20:13 |
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hey guys i just bought a powierbook g4 12"..and i installed Azureus for the os x... the dl's are slow..very slow, about 2kb/s and downloading big files takes days..i am dlin from wireless school connection. can someone who knows about os x version help me?
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biggermac
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22. October 2005 @ 20:18 |
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joystik, in your max upload speed put 75% to 80% of what you know you have. Rememeber KB/s is not kbps. 1 KB/s per 8 Kbps. or, 400 Kbps = 50 KB/s..
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nadric
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23. October 2005 @ 12:24 |
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hi first time poster. only been using torrents for a week and spent most of that time trying a few clients out. settled on bitlord. apart from one or two downloads i havent really been getting consistent speeds over 15kb/s. the files i go for are popular and usually 350mb or less. i usually leave it on for several hours, left it on overnight too. i havent done anything in bitlord all i have done is given it access via the firewall.
i dont have a router, on 1mb cable modem, and just done a speed test which said download 958kb/s upload 117kb/s
just wanted to know if there was anything i could be doing.
cheers.
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biggermac
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23. October 2005 @ 15:00 |
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nadric (Newbie) wrote:
hi first time poster. only been using torrents for a week and spent most of that time trying a few clients out. settled on bitlord. apart from one or two downloads i havent really been getting consistent speeds over 15kb/s. the files i go for are popular and usually 350mb or less. i usually leave it on for several hours, left it on overnight too. i havent done anything in bitlord all i have done is given it access via the firewall.
i dont have a router, on 1mb cable modem, and just done a speed test which said download 958kb/s upload 117kb/s
just wanted to know if there was anything i could be doing.
cheers.
Nadric, 1st and foremost, the torrent engine is written so that you cannot be a leech - you must upload well in order to download well. You need to enter the correct setting for your particular upload speed in a "max upload speed" box or field somewhere in BitLord (unfamiliar with BitLord). Setting this setting too high is no good either, because the torrent programs need some of this bandwidth to work in.
Now, there are two ways to report speed. Kbps and KB/s, The capital letter B means Bytes. The small letter b = bits. 8 bits = 1 Byte. 117 Kbps = 14.5 KB/s (approx.), So you have a max upload speed of 14.5 KB/s, now cut that to 80%. So subtract 3 from that and you need to enter 11 (that's 11 KB/s) in the "max upload speed" field.
Just so you know, 117 Kbps is not that good. It might do OK in a popular torrent, but it might hold back your download speed.
2nd thing, programs like BitTornado (I use) and Azureus have a colored light system to inform you of download status. A green light means all is fine. A yellow light most likely means firewall problems. -- did you port forward the ports that BitLord uses in your router? (a router is a hardware firewall). Also you might be running a software firewall and likewise must tell it to allow BitLord or the ports that BitLord is using.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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nadric
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23. October 2005 @ 15:24 |
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biggermac thanks for the reply.
ive just gone to the preferences in bitlord and put the max upload speed to 11 kb/s.
it also has a lsten port there which is currently set at 6881, it was like this when i installed.
as for firewall i have the windows xp one on and sygate personal firewall. all i did was when i first opened up bitlord was allowed it access i havent done anything else. do i need to do something else with the firewall? i dont have a router.
when you say 117 Kbps isnt too good, isnt that right for a 1mb connection? what should it be, or have i dont the wrong speed test.
thanks
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biggermac
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23. October 2005 @ 15:45 |
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> when you say 117 Kbps isnt too good, isnt
> that right for a 1mb connection?
117 Kbps is probably fine for a 1 Mbps connetion. However, torrent programs don't care what your download speed is. They want you to share or else you'll crawl. This is because the suyccess of them depends on peple sharing. In normal P2P programs you can not allowc others to download from you, like whole songs. Torrents share pieces of the the torrent you are downloading, eventually putteng the perices all together. Rememeber - you are sharing files - this means you are also limited in downloading to other's upload speeds. So if I am gettin 1 Mbps download that means it is acrtually a combined speed of those I am getting peices from..
So torrents want you to share your bandwidth for uploading to others. The program might think you are holding back. I'd bet most people that access torrents regularly have at least a 200 - 250 Kbps upload speed. Right now with Comcast I have 400 Kbps upload and 4000 Kbps download. ---> But I never get my max download speed. I have to be happy if I average 600 Kbps (75 KB/s). With some real popular/new torrents 30 seeds or more and 50 or more peers) I should get 1 Mbps a lot but it's not guuranteed (the more seeds the better). I've gotten 2 Mbps a few times. Also even uploading well I've gotten a lowly 200 kbps to 300 Kbps download speed too (25 KB/s to 37 KB/s). Though also I'll add that I did just about as well when I had only 250 kbps up and 3000 down with Comcast...
And As far as your firewall - your router is a firewall most likely. You need also to enter in the port number to exclude (it's called called "port forwarding"). And rememeber port 6881 is very common for torrents to use. Some ISPs might even partially block this port because they know. BitTornado and other tgorrent programs allow you to use any port up to 65000. If you can change this listerning port in BitLord, try something much higher (20000 - 65000)
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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nadric
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23. October 2005 @ 16:07 |
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cheers.
ive typed in a number over 20000 into bitlord listening port and it didnt say anything so i guess it accepts these high numbers. do i leave it for a while and see what speeds i get and if low try another number.
i guess the only other thing i can try is port fowarding, you mentioned, the firewall, how do i do it, i assume i need to use the number ived put into bitlord so that i the firewall gives it access.
and to behonest if ive done anything wrong and given the impression im leeching or whatever the expression is then its purely because im still not too sure about the workings of torrents, im getting there thanks to this site. but i dont mind sharing as long as i can get some decent speeds.
cheers again
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nadric
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23. October 2005 @ 16:36 |
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im using a cable modem plugged into my computer via usb if that means anything.
so is it from there i need to change something or the firewall on my computer.
cheers.
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biggermac
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23. October 2005 @ 16:49 |
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> i guess the only other thing i can try is port fowarding, you
> mentioned, the firewall, how do i do it, i assume i need to use
> the number ived put into bitlord so that i the firewall gives it
> access.
The software firewall you use has nothing to do with the router. You could probably run without your software firewall and the router will work as a firewall. You won't have any bells and whistles though.
But about port forwarding - you must log into your router's settings. My router - a Netgear, is simplicity itself - I know where to port forward because when I log into my router, one of the routers menu elements is named "port forwarding". Some other router brands might not be so easy to find where to do this. You need to enter into the router to port forward (punch an in-bound hole in the port) using the same port number or number range you use in BitLord.
> and to behonest if ive done anything wrong and given the
> impression im leeching or whatever the expression is then its
> purely because im still not too sure about the workings of
> torrents,
No... It's not whatever impression you are giving. It's a robot that sees. It is plainly a mathematical thing written into torrent programs and the way they work - it's simple: your upload speed just plain is not that high as broadband upload speeds go, and so since the better you upload the better you download, you are not going to achibve the download numbers you hear others are getting.
If you can, and if you want to be a regular torrent downloader, better purchase a better broadband plan - reminding you that want a better upload speed more than you care to have a better download speed.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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nadric
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23. October 2005 @ 17:52 |
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thanks for your replies.
as the files im getting at the moment aren't too big i think ill just keep it as it is. even if it means a 350mb file taking around 4 hours thats no problem for me.
my internet connection, so ive read, is being upgraded over the coming months from 1mb to 4mb so when that happens ill post back again. because i dont mind not getting great speeds whilst im on 1mb but id imagine on 4mb they should be a little better.
cheers.
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biggermac
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23. October 2005 @ 18:33 |
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> 350mb file taking around 4 hours thats no problem for me.
One hour TV shows... ? - a $ 75 2nd computer, even a P3 at 500 MHz, is a good torrent getter..
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23. October 2005 @ 22:08 |
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Redscorpi - if you aren't being wanred by an actual mod, then dont take it as a warning. there are members that help us throw the rules around when they are needed, but we need that now and then. allthough the timing of your reply to that guy was a bit premature, it was still very well deserved.
1a2a3a4a - cum bck win yoov learnt to spil, and maabee gr0w uup sum.
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biggermac
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24. October 2005 @ 03:13 |
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Redscorpi - if you aren't being wanred by an actual mod, then dont take it as a warning. there are members that help us throw the rules around when they are needed, but we need that now and then. allthough the timing of your reply to that guy was a bit premature, it was still very well deserved.
1a2a3a4a - cum bck win yoov learnt to spil, and maabee gr0w uup sum.
This is just a personal opinion, but I'd have to say that redscorpi being the most knowledgeable person to post here, and accompany that with that redscorpi seems to be (by far) the most experienced poster/forum reader, well, I think that he already sniffed out 1a2a3a4a by reading 1a2a3a4a's thread and subsequent replies and 1a2a3a4a's replies to those replies.
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redscorpi
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24. October 2005 @ 06:07 |
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biggermac, i appreciate your comment but i think you are giving me a little bit too much credit lol. u see, i'm not that knowledgeable about bittorrent, in fact i've heard you state some technical stuff that i don't even know what the hell you are talking about sometimes lol. im just like you, i've learned from personal experience and probably from reading some of the BT faqs when i was trying to figure out all this bt stuff. thanks for the compliments though hehe.
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biggermac
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24. October 2005 @ 06:33 |
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 Thanks but from what I read you know more...
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redscorpi
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24. October 2005 @ 09:53 |
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nice graphic
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Magelan
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26. October 2005 @ 18:31 |
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Sorry if this is a necropost, but i really need help on this topic
Im using bit tornado
i constantly have a yellow light even though ive set port ranges and fowarded them to my computer
i constantly get speeds of like <15 when my friend says hes getting huge amounts (30-100 or so)
and im not using dialup
can anyone help?
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oh yeah, and my settings are set for Unlimited, highest upload gets me fastest download! and im pretty sure my bandwith isnt 18 kb/s
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biggermac
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26. October 2005 @ 19:27 |
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Magelan (Newbie) wrote:
Sorry if this is a necropost, but i really need help on this topic
Im using bit tornado
i constantly have a yellow light even though ive set port ranges and fowarded them to my computer
i constantly get speeds of like <15 when my friend says hes getting huge amounts (30-100 or so)
and im not using dialup
can anyone help?
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oh yeah, and my settings are set for Unlimited, highest upload gets me fastest download! and im pretty sure my bandwith isnt 18 kb/s
Rememeber - the torrent mantra, "you must upload well to be able to download well". This ensures no slackers/leeches that won't help out. If you don't have the upload speed sset right then it is assuming you are not sharing well and so your download is punished. Even if you hav e it set right, if you only have 100 Kbps (12.5 KB/s) upload speed, your downloads will suck.
Don't use "unlimited". Change it to eith fast or slow DSL/Cable. Change the "max upload speed" box to 75% to 80% of what your upload speed is. If your upload speed is 400 Kbps, that = 50 KB/s (8 to 1 ratio). thn 80% of 50 KB/s = 40 KB/s. (torrent programs use KB/s, most others use Kbps, like your ISP will tell you your speed in Kbps. (1 Mbps = 1000 Kbps = 125 KB/s) Putting too much in there is as bad as not enough. --- also underneath the "max upload speed" box is a box for "max uploads". Set it to 4, at least for now and only gop higher if you have a real good upload max and want to experiement.
If it never turns green after like 10 minutes into the download this normally indicates a firewall problem. Don't forward port ranges to a software firewall - find the place (very easy if Windows XP's firewall) to just "exclude" the BitTornado engine completely - it'll ignore anything then from BitTornado. I assume no router, meaning that you are not on a home network.
Use ports way up there, like over port 20000 (yopu can use up to port 65000 I beleive). If you change the port number in BitTornado, this and some other fields changes needs for you to close the program and open it again for the changes to take effect.
You've left out all kinds of information. if any of this doesn't help repost with about 1 zillion bits of information. Include your grandmother's maiden name if you think that'll help, but for sure post more of your settings, and you upload speed and download speed your ISP says you have.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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Magelan
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26. October 2005 @ 20:21 |
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OK I now have it set to do 196 up with 4 uploaders.
i got 196 as 70 percent of 281 Kb/s
i have it set to ports 27000 to 27015, and i set my belkin routers virtual servers to foward those to me. im getting 30 up and 10 down :(
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forgot to say, its green now
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biggermac
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26. October 2005 @ 20:41 |
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> OK I now have it set to do 196 up with 4 uploaders.
> i got 196 as 70 percent of 281 Kb/s
Did you pay attention to my lesson in KB/s vs Kbps? The capital B means Bytes, the small b means bits. It takes 8 bits to equal one byte. If you enter 196 in the upload box that is 8 times what you need to enter in there becausze the torrent programs use the KB/s method. Actually 75% to 80%. 70% won't hurt much though. 200 divided by 8 = 25. Put 24 in the max upload speed box and see how it goes - rememeber it can take a long time to build up speed.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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redscorpi
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27. October 2005 @ 07:49 |
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actually, 80% IS better. you can upload more (which means you'll download more) without flooding your connection.
281 / 8 = 35 KB/s
80% of 35 KB/s is =====> 28 KB/s (put 28 in "max upload speed")
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Magelan
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27. October 2005 @ 12:56 |
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no no, you read wrong. i said kb/s, i already devided my kbits by 8.
my download speed went up to 100 kb/s overnight, but it keeps crashing randomly
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