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gatemaker
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25. April 2006 @ 09:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I cant download ANYTHING using p2p software. I've never had a problem before- been using ABC for a while. The thing is i can get connected and abc shows the torrent is "working"- but zero download speed.
I have tried using other software (bitlord) and even reformatted my HD.
The frustrating thing is that at this moment bitlord states i am connected to 16 seeds and 46 peers and status is "downloading"-But i'm not downloading a thing
Before anyone asks yes i've allowed it through my firewall etc-as i say i have been using p2p for a while.
I have decent broadband - 2 meg unlimited running XP SP2/Norton A/V 2005.
Please help!!
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gatemaker
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26. April 2006 @ 10:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Anyone........
vdig
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27. April 2006 @ 10:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok. I made a forum account just to answer that painful question. This has happenned to me too. In order to get your p2p up again, you need to find P2P programs that support header file encryption. The reason...

Your ISP is, most likely, now filtering the traffic of their customers, throttling P2P requests to or near 0 bytes/s. How they do this is they intercept the file header of the data coming from your machine, read it, and once determined as P2P format, is then throttled to nothingness. For half a year, I endured 0-3kb/s overall speeds from Rogers. Then, I learned that Azureus has file header transfer encryption. My speeds returned to normal soon after turning it on.

Instructions:
Download latest Azureus version.
Setup as per your speed, etc. per usual.
On the menu, "Tools" --> "Options"
On options navigation to the left, "Mode".
Set user proficiency to advanced.
On options navigation to the left, "Connection" --> "Transport Encryption."
Check "Require encrypted transport", set min encryption level to "RC4", check the following two options as well. Click save at bottom left.
On options navigation to the left, "Transfer"
Check "Use lazy bitfield...." Click save at bottom left.

Hopefully, this should get you back on your feet and runnning once more. As for other P2P, prefer clients with said encryption. Can't think of any others off hand. Here's looking at you!

Atatatatatatatatatatatatatatata, atatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatata, wataaaa!!!

You wa Shock!

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. April 2006 @ 10:57

gatemaker
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27. April 2006 @ 22:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
vdig- youre a f**king hero!!
i searched high and low for an answer to this i was going to give up on it.
now it is working a treat,
Cheers mate!
vdig
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28. April 2006 @ 06:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You wa shock!... er, I mean, you are welcome.

Ai wo torimodose...

You wa Shock!
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28. April 2006 @ 15:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Im bookmarking this site in case my ISP starts doing you know what!

@vdig thanks for posting this.
gatemaker
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29. April 2006 @ 11:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
update:
worked for about a day, now back to nothing again.
Starts downloading ok but can't u/load a thing,then inevitably d/loading virtually stops.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
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gatemaker
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30. April 2006 @ 10:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
d/loaded Spybot and got rid of loads of crap,also disabled windows updates-always seems to slow down after an update-
now i'm getting half decent speeds
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