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How do u make BitTorrent download faster? i have been searching the answer for days.
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kenazn_08
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7. November 2006 @ 13:03 |
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its 40kB/s.neways, i only firewall i know of on my pc is windows firewall and maybe McAfee anti-virus and i even disabled it. the red
"firewalled" icon & the "DHT firewalled" yellow icon is still there.
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Anshrew
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10. November 2006 @ 17:02 |
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ive tried all the solutions on the 1st page and none of them have worked
when i went to the website the scorpio guy linked to it said my ports were stealthed even though ive opened them.
ive even got the exact same router as the main post (Linksys WRT54G)
can someone please help me bring my bittorrent downloads (on the original bittorrent..or at least bittorrent.com) higher than 15kb/s ive got broadband shaw highspeed internet windows xp home sp2
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biggermac
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10. November 2006 @ 23:34 |
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You don't use a router (are not in a home network or a college dorm on a network or an office network).
You're going to have to get the model number of your modem and type it into google, maybe add the word "firewall" after it to see what comes up..
You are not posting nearly enough information. Windows XP up to date, DSL or are on cable, and what the maximum upload and download capabilities they provide your account. What country are you located in, because I understood before that some ISPs, like Rogers in Canada, make it so you can only use one port.
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11. November 2006 @ 02:54 |
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hey all,
what speeds should i be exprecting to get if im using a 2.2mbs internet connection and im connected to 20+ seeders?
at the moment im only getting 50-60kbs download
im using Azureus it say the port im using is ok
-Josh
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biggermac
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12. November 2006 @ 11:25 |
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Originally posted by JOSh765:
hey all, what speeds should i be exprecting to get if im using a 2.2mbs internet connection and im connected to 20+ seeders? at the moment im only getting 50-60kbs download
im using Azureus it say the port im using is ok -Josh
It depends. You could try 2 torrents, one and then when complete, do another, with exactly the same number of seeds and peers, and one could average twice as fast as the other.
Be aware too, that your upload speed can have a huge effect on your download speed - gthe torrent programing was written so that you would have to share in the file-grabbing process, and if you don't want to upload good, you cannot download good (in most cases).
> 50-60kbs download
by 60 kbs, do you mean 60 kbps (thousand bits per second)? Or are you looking at yout torrent program and it says 60 kB/s? See the difference? A large letter B. A large letter "B" indicates (B)ytes, not (b)its. 8 bits = 1 byte. 60 kB/s = 480 kbps (480 kB/s, the slash just means p for per), which is an acceptable average in many cases, even when uploading well enough at 25 kB/s (200 kbps) or better..
.....Or 20 seeds and like 40 peers is also enough at times to go like 1.5 Mbps (1500 kbps or about 200 kB/s - eventually. I say "eventually" because you need to build up speed - you have to have more parts of the torrent to offer others in your circle - your upload speed, but it takes a while to download to the point where you do have enough to offer...
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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23. November 2006 @ 04:29 |
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i have dsl pro and i have a linksys router,when i started bittorrent the speeds were about 6-8 kbs. now i enabled the uPnP in my network places my downloads rose up to 100-200 kbs.
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biggermac
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23. November 2006 @ 11:05 |
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nima158 (Newbie) wrote this:Quote:
i have dsl pro and i have a linksys router,when i started bittorrent the speeds were about 6-8 kbs. now i enabled the uPnP in my network places my downloads rose up to 100-200 kbs.
That's interesting. I used to test out uPnP on and off, and I came to the conclusion it didn't matter, or didn't matter all that much. I ran without upnp turned on in my router, and turned off in BitTornado, and still got good speed on the popular well participated-in torrents. Sometimes over the 2 Mbps mark (same as 250 kB/s or 2000 kbps).
It could make a difference I suppose (I am no expert). I shut it off because I used an older P3/Win 98 SE sometimes to grab stuff and it isn't compatible with uPnP being forced I don't think.
I haven't done much torrenting for quite a while now, I admit.
I said the following in a post above:
>60 kB/s = 480 kbps (480 kB/s, the slash just means p for per)
Now you see how stupid all of this large B and small b stuff is (Bytes vs bits). Even I blew it there, it is so easy to slip. It should read: 60 kB/s = 480 kbps (480 kb/s, the slash just means p for per)
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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ravenNson
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26. November 2006 @ 02:01 |
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Its all about the people ur downloading from if ur download speed in 1mb per sec then your ownly going to receive 1mb per sec but if ur peer or the seeder has a low upload rate then ur not going to get very much say if u have 10peers and they r limiting their upload rate 2 1kbs then ur only going to get 10kbs this is how all of u r seeing slow speeds trying looking in Azureus double click on your download and go to peers and Kick and Ban any one with 0 upload speed.
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26. November 2006 @ 08:23 |
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NOOB QUESTION SORRY
Say i have a laptop with a 2.8mbps speed internet
If i routed the internet my laptop is using to another computer using an ethernet cable will i still only get 2.8mbps speed?
Or will i get them crazy 4mbps download speed that some people onmy torrent websites are getting and say they are using 10/100 ethernet.
-Josh
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biggermac
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26. November 2006 @ 11:45 |
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Originally posted by JOSh765:
NOOB QUESTION SORRY Say i have a laptop with a 2.8mbps speed Internet If i routed the Internet my laptop is using to another computer using an Ethernet cable will i still only get 2.8mbps speed? Or will i get them crazy 4mbps download speed that some people onmy torrent websites are getting and say they are using 10/100 Ethernet.
-Josh
Josh, is your question about total speed, or about grabbing a torrent?
Instead of using a direct cable, just buy a router.
A router is the brains of your network ands knows whose computer on it's network sends what and gets what sent to them. Wireless B was 11 Mbps wireless, or faster when wired up. If wired into one of the Ethernet holes in the router the limitations are a lot on the Ethernet cable slots/cards of the computer (maybe 100 Mbps limitation (M for million?), not sure, an old P3 computer's Ethernet might only go 25 Mbps.
In case you do not know, 11 Mbps = 11,000 kbps )kilo bits per second) so you see, even a fast end user cable hookup is slower than an old time outdated not-sold-anymore wireless B router.
Wireless G routers are like $20 on sale, they have slots for wired in computers and will go wireless to any computer with a wireless card in it. Wireless G = about 54 Mbps wireless (54000 kbps) and faster when wired in - if the computer wire-in can handle faster speeds). Wireless "Super" G is double G like 104 Mbps, and then now I guess there is faster than that.
All I am saying is a torrent at best downloads are still way slower than even an old flea market $2 wireless B router (Yes there even used to be wireless A). The G routers not only put out the wireless G signals/frequency, but also puts out wireless B signals unless set to not do so. Brands don't matter either, I can walk into a coffee shop with free wireless Internet access with an old Pentium 2 and has a wireless B card in it and still be on the Internet full speed allowed by the router (P2s , like the 400 MHz Dells, are still fast enough for high-speed Interneting (I know I had a Dell 400 MHz, up until last year when I sold it).
Also extra protection for your software firewall - a router, by it's nature of delegating, is also a hardware firewall. Right now my father is in the back room on a 450 MHz P3 and wireless, my son is in his room wireless, and I am in the front room wired in. The only slowdowns noticeable is if someone is downloading a large file using all of the bandwidth allowed by the DSL Modem and us other 2 are trying the same. Surfing, all 3 of us at the same time, still isn't noticeable slowdown.
OK, so why do these routers have so much speed, if the Internet is so slow comparably, and torrents grabbing is even slower than that? Because you can transfer files between computers faster. An office network is an ideal example of several computers on their own network needing some faster office network speed.
Damm... that sure was a short story elongated..
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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27. November 2006 @ 10:24 |
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Its about grabbing torrents,
I am getting a router and from that plugging in the ethernet cable and wiring it up 2 another computer in the house.
My modem speed is only 2.8mbps so would that be the max speed i could get even using the ethernet cable
Cos i know some people who get some crazy download speeds with 10/100 ethernet im soo jealous!
-Josh
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biggermac
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28. November 2006 @ 02:03 |
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Originally posted by JOSh765:
Its about grabbing torrents, I am getting a router and from that plugging in the ethernet cable and wiring it up 2 another computer in the house.
My modem speed is only 2.8mbps so would that be the max speed i could get even using the ethernet cable
Cos i know some people who get some crazy download speeds with 10/100 ethernet im soo jealous!
-Josh
I have not really done much torrent grabbing lately. Maybe the speeds are faster. I once got up to 3 Mbps when I had cable and a max 4 Mbps connection. Hitting 2 Mbps with the most popular torrents made me happy. 1 Mbps I had to be happy with. But 6/10ths of a Mbps, or 600 kbps (or in torrent terms 75 kB/s) was not bad either for those not-so-popular torrents. Then there are those even slower, and when so, it's time to experiment with multiple torrents grabbing at the same time, keeping in mind (for most) better upload speed gets you better download speed for each torrent, so you'll be splitting up your valuable upload speed.
My connection after a move is now DSL, and all I can get max is 1.6 Mbps. That would be my limit unless I don't understand the way things work (and that is possible). So yes, your max torrent grab is going to be your modem's speed limit. But I don't think you'll reach your modem's max very much.
Now when I had cable and 4 Mbps, yes I could download normally at 4 Mbps from a website that could dish it out. I also use a download accelerator, that works for most websites (otherwise have to choose the old way. It helps when a website has a speed limit because it breaks a download up into like 3 pieces, each getting the download max the disher-outer allows.
A torrent download speed is gotten by figuring and then adding what you are getting in several pieces also. You aren't getting from once direct source dishing out a solid file. Each person in this circle you are in has pieces each is taking care of and sharing it with others.
I just started playing World of Warcraft, and they have their own update method for the updates - it's a torrent-system. They save a lot of money when the burden is on the user's computers and sharing their bandwidth rather than Blizzard Software making available to like 7 million people a direct download.
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I would suggest using an old computer to grab your torrents, then transfer to your main computer later fter the download. Otherwise your main computer will be in a slowed-down state if you download a lot, taking in mind some torrents take all day and night to get. The new dual core computers might work much better when running multiple programs and loading times and such.
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And BTW, you want faster downloads of this stuff, try Usenet. Some ISPs offer it free, but normally you have to pay a 3rd party provider for so many gigs.
Look at the Usenet provider Astraweb. Don't use a premium provider like Giganews. Astrweb offers like 65 gigs for $25, but last time it was upped to maybe 90 or 100 gigs for the sdame price. I used to get full modem speed. Just remember they don't retain the uploads for more than like 15 days..
You'll need a newsgroup reader capable of interpreting the coded files (Usenet is older than the public allowed Internet and is text-based, so coding text is used for files. You'll want the newsgroup reader named "News Rover", which is very superior (not free), having automated a lot of it and having great filters.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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29. November 2006 @ 20:03 |
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hi, i have a problem with my uTorrent. when i just started to download my speed was 160-180kb/s, now it's round 20, max 40. it's so annoying! i'm using rauter but my torrent port is fixed there so it's not a prob.
my speed is 100Mbps ( just for the record)
can somebody help me? what happend why it became so slow?? :(
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29. November 2006 @ 20:47 |
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You dont have a 100 MB connection, i can almost gurantee it...100 MB is your router transfer rate, not your internet connection. If you had a 100 meg connection you would be dl'ing at around 12 megs a second.... Take a speed test through utorrent or speakeasy and post it, that would help.
Your torrents could be slow due to a slow swarm, not enough seeds, or your connection is just slow. 160 Kb/s is like a 1.5-2 meg connection btw. Post some more info and the results of a speed test so you can be helped.
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30. November 2006 @ 19:58 |
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svtstang,
first of all thanx for reply, and u were right bout router speed.
also i've had a speed tests as u said and all the time results were different ( 20-45 kilo bite per second or 190.*** to 300.***kbps)
although my downloads today are higher, i'd like to get a maximum, u know :*)
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30. November 2006 @ 21:41 |
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kaprice
Here is a great thread my buddy started about configuring utorrent, with the optimal settings you should see some improvement. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/335210
Next time you dl something, please post the dl speed you are getting, the number of seeds and leechers on the torrent, and whether it is a private or public tracker. And if you could, copy and paste the exact results you get from a speed test. I would take the test 5 times so that the results are not as skewed as if you only took it once also.
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biggermac
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30. November 2006 @ 22:03 |
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Originally posted by kaprice:
also i've had a speed tests as u said and all the time results were different (20-45 kilo bite per second or 190.*** to 300.***kbps)
although my downloads today are higher, i'd like to get a maximum, u know :*)
Speed tests for what? Your max DSL connection is only 300 kbps? If so, that's not very good for broadband. You'll find your larger files, like that 1 hour TV show you missed at 350 MBs will take all day at that rate.
I used to have a 4 Mbps connection (4000 kbps) and now I have DSL after moving and all I can get is a 1.6 Mbps (1600 kbps) connection. It feels slow. If 300 kbps your upload speed then it is OK, you'll be able to participate well.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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1. December 2006 @ 11:59 |
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svtstang thanx,
prob i was downloading dead torrents cauze today my speed is round 100 kb/s. high enough for a girl :*)
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1. December 2006 @ 15:42 |
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Quote:
high enough for a girl :*)
LOL, anyways glad you got it figured out :)
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biggermac
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1. December 2006 @ 16:21 |
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Originally posted by kaprice:
svtstang thanx, prob i was downloading dead torrents cauze today my speed is round 100 kb/s. high enough for a girl :*)
I hope you mean 100 kB/s as in 100 kilo (B)ytes per second, or easier understood, 800 kbps.
If only 100 kb/s or 100 kbps (kilo bits per second) you're just about only double the speed of a dial up modem.
Anyone looking at this forum, kbps is normally what your ISP tells you your speed in. All used to be fine and dandy. Then one fine day (by someone that should be shot point blank in the head) came along the not usage of kilo bits, but kilo Bytes. Torrent programs report in kiloBytes. It takes 8 bits to = 1 Bytes. Unfortunately both begin with the same letter. Using or not using a / character doesn't change a "b" to a "B". The only way is to use a capital B for Bytes and a small b for bits.
There is a lot of confusion, and even I slip b for B or visa versa by accident on occasion, it's so easy to do.. When you go to a website like dslreports.com to check your speed, notice it now has to include both ways of reporting your speed..
I guess though things keep changing, thet used to use "baud". 2400 baud on dial up I think might have been 2.4 kbps, but no quotes please, lets just say it was very slow back then, and they didn't even use pictures.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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1. December 2006 @ 17:33 |
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Im around this a lot, and Im always arguing that point on the site i mod. Lots of people like to use b when they really mean B, and that pisses me off, and always leads to some type of argument lol. Wouldnt anger most people, but since I know the difference and always use B when talking to people, gets kinda annyoing when people use b when in fact they mean Bytes.
Rant over.
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eperez211
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22. December 2006 @ 16:48 |
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hi everyone i have 2 problems. Im using Bittorrent to download, but it downloads very slow at 2 to 10kb per second. i was looking at the other peers and they are downloading at 200 to 300kb per second. My computer is running on a 2.40ghz processor 1gb of ram. and my internet service is verizon DSL. The 2nd problem is when i serf the web it runs very slow. what can i do to fix this problem.
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22. December 2006 @ 17:12 |
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eperez211
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23. December 2006 @ 05:57 |
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my download speed was 723kbps and my upload speed was 131kbps.
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biggermac
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23. December 2006 @ 06:54 |
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Originally posted by eperez211:
hi everyone i have 2 problems. Im using Bittorrent to download, but it downloads very slow at 2 to 10kb per second. i was looking at the other peers and they are downloading at 200 to 300kb per second. My computer is running on a 2.40ghz processor 1gb of ram. and my internet service is verizon DSL. The 2nd problem is when i serf the web it runs very slow. what can i do to fix this problem.
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my download speed was 723kbps and my upload speed was 131kbps.
Your computer is fine. You can use an old P3 600 Mhz (0.6 GHz) / Windows 98 SE to grab torrents well enough.
723 kbps is fast enough to get good surfing speed. In torrent reporting language, 723 kbps = approximately 90 kB/s. That's the best you can do as far as I know.
(side-note: Thinking about it, response time is an important factor too. If you had 10,000 kbps download speed and 1000 kbps upload speed, but really crappy response time like with Satellite Internet, online gaming and surfing might be slowwww, only transfer speeds would do well once the stream gets going).
Your upload speed is most likely hurting download speed in most cases, where torrents are not very well involved in (just tossing out numbers, but well involved is like 20 or more seeds and more peers). The torrent process of files sharing was written so that you have to upload well to be able to download well. 131 kbps = a tiny bit more than double dial up speed. If you want better speeds, if possible, you should shell out more $$ for a faster account. When I had Comcast able I had 400 kbps up / 4000 kbps down. Occasionally I got over 2 Mbps (2 Mbps is the same as 2000 kbps which is the same as 250 kB/s). I moved and the best I can do is DSL at 1.6 Mbps down with 400 kbps up. My best download, if I have all of the download bandwidth to my computer on my modest home network, would be the 1.6 Mbps. But you have to be happy with the unpopular torrents if you get 600 kbps download speed average.
If you are downloading a large torrent over time, your computer will be slow doing other stuff, and also surfing might take a lot longer to show a page (depending on how fast you are downloading). A router to be the brains of a home network and a cheap old Pentium 3 to grab torrents with might be a good idea if you do a lot of torrenting.
Hopefully you are not firewalled (yellow light - you want a green light). Also, remember speeds are not instant, it might take 15 minutes to build up some speed.
As far as surfing speed being slow - make sure you don't have any adware or viruses. Run Ad-Aware (free version) and an anti-virus program. Also, because one anti-virus might miss something, try a different version from an online scan, like Symantec/Norton has an online scan for virus and security (online virus scan takes hours so be prepared to watch TV).
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I have been more or less out of the torrent game for a while now. I used to grab missed TV shows & movies a lot. But I bit the bullet and subscribed to Satellite TV with a DVR (TIVO like) and get the major movie showing networks (HBO/Starz/Showtime). I tell you the DVR is the greatest invention in the last 20 years. One click from the on-screen TV listings and you're recording a TV show for the season (1st run). Nothing like the old super-awkward time-consuming asshole-like VCR where you fumbled with times/date/station settings.
...McBigGuy@no-emailxxx.org
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