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Having a problem with Bitcomet downloading slow
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Kamui2007
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25. May 2008 @ 23:19 |
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Hello, sorry this might be a more common question but here's my situation. I had to go out of town so I left my internet and computer running with Bitcomet to try finishing an Anime I was wanting to watch when I got home. Well today I come home to find the power blinked at one point or another so it didn't finish. Well I turn my computer back on and the internet is running sloooow. Like dial up slow. So I turn my modem off and then back on a few minutes later. That fixes the speed problem and now i'm back to my normal slow DSL. Well tonight I turn my BitComet on only to find it doing something it used to do....With it not downloading properly. My torrent is going at 5KB/s or so and its getting on my nerves. I HAVE already port forwarded, this is actually why im complaining. Last week I did the port forwarding thing and I was getting 25 KB/s which is the max my DSL will go. So I was happy and getting stuff done quick. But tonight the whole thing has just gone to crap. When I check under peers it lists about 3 people all under LOCAL instead of how last week there were people listed as REMOTE.
I'm not sure what to do. I did already reset my listening port and did the port forwarding to that new number but that didn't change anything. So. If anyone could help me out i'd appreciate it. I'd love to get back to downloading my stuff at a decent/good speed.
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26. May 2008 @ 02:24 |
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I don't see how a power outage could reset BitComet but worth a shot. Is your new port over 10,000, UPnP disabled, Protocol Encryptiopn enabled: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/395674 You could also try enabling DHT but only for public sites (BC is banned on some private ones anyway). Is that your modem or a router you port forwarded, could need a static ip address if it's a router?
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Kamui2007
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26. May 2008 @ 06:10 |
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Originally posted by mistycat:
I don't see how a power outage could reset BitComet but worth a shot. Is your new port over 10,000, UPnP disabled, Protocol Encryptiopn enabled: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/395674 You could also try enabling DHT but only for public sites (BC is banned on some private ones anyway). Is that your modem or a router you port forwarded, could need a static ip address if it's a router?
Well after a full night of downloading I didn't see results like I was. And checking the peers they're all listed as Local. Even though this is a torrent that I normally have over 20 seeders, I only had 4 that I was connected to, all local as I said. I was listening to port 54321 on my Router and BitComet. UPnP is disabled already, The Protocol is enabled the only thing I don't know about is the DHT. I port forwarded my router though no the modem. And another problem thats unrelated that I'm having is looking for my IP address. Everytime I type in IPCONFIG the box will pop up and close before you can read anything.
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DirtyP
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26. May 2008 @ 12:25 |
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Bitcomet is so full of glitches and odd anomalies ... I suggest changing clients ... like Azureus or utorrent ... Azureus can be customized to have safepeer (a program to block bad ips) utorrent is second best in my opinion ... doesnt hog resources like Azureus (If u have an average PC)
Bitcomet/BitLord are just bad clients from user opinions ... stop wasting time with a bad client and just switch ... you wont regret it!
If your not livin life, then your just taking space
- Unknown
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26. May 2008 @ 13:01 |
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When you access Command Prompt to type in ipconfig/all, is that at start>run or start>programs>accessories>command prompt, you can try either. You may also see it at some sites like Shield's Up, don't know.
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26. May 2008 @ 13:41 |
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I think I see what's happening. Go to start>run, type in cmd and select ok. In Command Prompt, type in ipconfig/all and select enter on your keyboard. Now, you will see the info you need but if the DNS Server and Default Gateway have the same address, they can't be used for a static address. Let me know if that's the case and here is a good static address guide: http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm
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Kamui2007
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26. May 2008 @ 16:41 |
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Originally posted by mistycat:
I think I see what's happening. Go to start>run, type in cmd and select ok. In Command Prompt, type in ipconfig/all and select enter on your keyboard. Now, you will see the info you need but if the DNS Server and Default Gateway have the same address, they can't be used for a static address. Let me know if that's the case and here is a good static address guide: http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm
Thank you soooo much. That helped me find my info I needed. Now there is something I noticed, previously my IP address listed itself as 192.168.1.102 . And now its changed to 192.168.1.101 , so I have swapped my port forwarding IP to this one instead. And I'm about to start it up and see what happens.
And as for switching to Azureus, I have wanted to for awhile but I have so many downloads in the works that I want to finish them all before moving onto another program. I actually preferred Azureus to BitComet but this is a computer I bought from a friend and he had BC already installed.
EDIT As of this moment in time, my BitComet is connecting to about 10-20 peers that are Remote instead of Local. So i'm assuming that my problem was the IP address changing. If things don't work later i'll come back XD. But otherwise I think that your help has solved this problem.
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26. May 2008 @ 17:01 |
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Your ip address changing is the reason to change it to static. Your router selects a new address on each reboot if it's dynamic, static won't change. BTW, Azureus is a great client but can be a bit complicated at first. Edit: Before you switch clients and use SafePeer, you should be using PeerGuardian while downloading and seeding. Neither is 100% but as good as there is: http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ there is a beta for Vista.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. May 2008 @ 00:02
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DirtyP
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28. May 2008 @ 14:20 |
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ya true mistycat ... PG 2 try it first b4 installing the safepeer plugin ... they pretty much use the same lists anyways ... have you got your own static IP yet!? If you cant get a static IP of the portforward.com phone up your IP for that information.
If your not livin life, then your just taking space
- Unknown
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DirtyP
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28. May 2008 @ 14:25 |
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ya true mistycat ... PG 2 try it first b4 installing the safepeer plugin ... they pretty much use the same lists anyways ... have you got your own static IP yet!? If you cant get a static IP of the portforward.com phone up your IP for that information.
If your not livin life, then your just taking space
- Unknown
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Mez
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3. July 2008 @ 10:16 |
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I hope Azureus is working out for you; it and Bit Comet are very fast. I am believe switching apps will not help at all. Why are you port forwarding? That is a HUGE pain in the ass. It usually has to be reconfigured EVERY time you re-boot. Can't you tell the fire wall to let your app have access through the fire wall? Then your problem will go away.
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3. July 2008 @ 13:15 |
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I'm assuming you mean a firewall such as Windows, etc but if you use a router/modem with any firewall and don't port forward it (maybe static address), your problem won't go away. You only need to port forward a router once even through a full reformat (static address definitely needs resetting). Resetting a router will negate any changes but may require the internet to be reinstalled, not usual but it does happen, like to me. Port forwarding is necessary for best speeds although it may seem confusing at first.
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Mez
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3. July 2008 @ 14:04 |
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Yes, the free Windows firewall.
I have gotten the advertised max for my cable ISP of 800 KB without port forwarding.
I used a port forward for something I was trying not to improve speed. The right most numbers of the IP adress changed every time the computer rebooted. It was too much effort to change it every time I started up. It is real clear because the error message at start up would show what the correct address should be and the actual. I never uninstalled it and every now and then (like once every two months or so). It loads correctly. Actually the last time it worked it was cold and I am below the Mason Dixon line.
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3. July 2008 @ 14:13 |
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Set a static ip address and it can't change.
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Mez
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3. July 2008 @ 16:14 |
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Where and how?
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3. July 2008 @ 17:05 |
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Mez
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3. July 2008 @ 20:25 |
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Thanks! I used that site for a resource before but I do not remembering any discussion about making your address static before you tried to forward it.
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3. July 2008 @ 22:46 |
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Basically, you're wasting your time port forwarding if your router selects a new address on a reboot. But not all routers will and are fine until the addresses lease expires, could be months but eventually it probably will change. Setting it static isn't hard and prevents all the confusion. Actually, you were lucky getting the error, imagine not knowing until you checked it each time.
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Mez
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6. July 2008 @ 21:03 |
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Well, I failed on my first attempt. There was a miss match between the router info and the ipconfig info. I will talk to someone that does this for a living and see what he says. One must be correct. Or maybe I will just experiment. I just got anxious when I lost my internet.
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6. July 2008 @ 22:47 |
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Losing the internet when setting a static address is probably related to the Default Gateway and DNS Server showing the same address at ipconfig/all and losing the internet is the result if you use them. You will either have to get the correct one (s) from your router, from your ISP or these work well if that's the issue: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=150520
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Mez
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7. July 2008 @ 10:16 |
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Yes, the default gateway had a slightly different address in the router than the ipconfig. Apparently, I should have trusted the ipconfig. I used cut and paste for both displays so I am sure I did not make a mistake. I will try again soon using the other address.
This is more just to do it than for a real need. I don't really use the app that requires port forwarding and my DW speed is fast enough. I had to cut it way back to keep Sandvines off my back. I am also not DLing much these days. I have pretty much gotten want I wanted and not into DLing videos that I can rent for a dollor. I prefer to pay the dollor.
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7. July 2008 @ 12:12 |
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Do not use ipconfig/all for a static address if the DNS Server and Default Gateway have the same address. Your router has the correct DNS Servers (s).
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Mez
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7. July 2008 @ 14:47 |
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Yes, that is what the documentation stated. The router web interface showed a different default than the ipconfig so I used the the router's address. That did not work. I know a high end compuiter tech who I will be in contact with this week for social resons. I will run this by him and see what he says.
I am in no hurry to fix my address. However, it will allow be to do some things I can't do now if I wanted to. So this is more of a self imporvement project than anything else.
Thanks for all the encouragement. I probably would not have concidered it because I was too lazy and no pressing reason to try. This time I have kept notes so I will not have a problem if I ever try this again. Next month I will re-build my computer. So I will need to do it again. By that time I should be able to do it blind folded. I will probably do- all the computers in my house for the fun of it.
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7. July 2008 @ 16:24 |
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Yeah, it's intimidating at first but will become second nature. What about the DNS Servers at Open DNS, have used them myself in the past when I had a problem?
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Mez
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7. July 2008 @ 19:35 |
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The DNS servers were only in one place I assume they are correct. I am not intimidated from computer stuff. However, when I started back up after setting my static IP address I had stuff to do. I had picked a bad time to play with IP addresses. So I reset every thing to get going. I will attempt this again after talking with someone that does this regularly. He might even know the addresses my heart. He has a good head for number like my wife.
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