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Really slow downloads! (please help)
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wilko691
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9. September 2005 @ 23:42 |
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Here's the score, I have tried everything on this site to get my downloads to go faster but nothing seems to work and now im getting really P***ED OFF can anyone help?
I connect to the net with a Thompson Speedtouch 330 ADSL modem and have an average band speed of 800 - 1000kbs when I test my speed.
I run Zonealarm security suite and have opened the correct ports for which I'm downloading from but my speed just won't go above 5kbs no matter how many seeds I am connected to on a torrent!
Can anyone suggest anyhting else I can try or am I just screwed?
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10. September 2005 @ 01:46 |
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 03:11 |
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I have tried turning zone alarm off and still the same I have also checked to make sure that the port I am using to download is open but still no joy!
It's really pissing me off now!!!!!
I'm using Azureus but have tried BitTornado & Bitcomet and still get the same speeds of max 5kbs.
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11. September 2005 @ 07:33 |
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Change upload speed to 20KB/s,
Download a torrent from http://www.bitsoup.org and tell me the stats and speeds for it
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 07:41 |
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Changed upload speed to 20kbs, downloading a file from bitsoup and the stats are as below -
20 seeders, connected to 13
1 leecher
Top download speed 5kbs
What am I doing wrong?????
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11. September 2005 @ 07:53 |
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Most likely to be that your ports aren't open,
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 08:05 |
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I think I have opened the port correctly in Zone alarm, but could I just check with you?
I have set the port to 65535 in Azureus and in Alarm zone I went into program control and in both Azureus.exe & Java Platform I went into options then expert rules I then added a rule for each program in the protocol box.
I set the protocol to TCP & UDP then I set both the destination port and the source port to 65535.
I then checked on the port authority website to make sure the port was open and it confirmed it was.
Should I have done anything else?
Thanks for your help by the way!
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11. September 2005 @ 08:07 |
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go into portforward.com and follow the instructions
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 08:18 |
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I have already followed the instructions on here for Zone Alarm, thats how I opened the port!
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11. September 2005 @ 09:22 |
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You need to open the ports on your router to get optimal speeds
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 09:50 |
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I don't think I have a router do I????
How will I find out if I have one?
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11. September 2005 @ 09:55 |
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do you network up multiple computers?
It's most likely u don't have one if u don't know wat one is
U don't need to worry if only have a modem
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 09:56 |
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Yes I only have a modem.
Is there anything else I can do or am I screwed?
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11. September 2005 @ 11:34 |
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i wouldnt say u wer screwed. i mean i have a thomson speedtouch 330 an i, like you run Azureus. i started off with p2p and that was fine. when i started off on torrent i had to ty about 5 different clints befor i got optimum speeds. and also (you may or may not wish to do this) i have no internet security installed whatsoever apart from windows firewall, (by the way make sure you have configured your windows firewall to allow Azureus connections) it may seem stupid that i have no antivirus or anything. but ive had more troubles with than without it.
hope that helps
lethal
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skunkman
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11. September 2005 @ 11:57 |
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I tried Azureus with zone alarm and it was rubbish so went back to bit tornado which never caused me a problem to begin with just wanted a change.
so Try Bit tornado
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11. September 2005 @ 12:32 |
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For Azureus, do you have a Yellow or Green smiley face when downloading your torrent?
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 13:40 |
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They always go to green, that's why I can't understand it's so slow!
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11. September 2005 @ 14:05 |
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wilko691
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11. September 2005 @ 21:51 |
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My average download speed was 889kbs and my average upload speed was 164kbs.
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12. September 2005 @ 08:15 |
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Set your global max upload to 17 KB/s.
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wilko691
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12. September 2005 @ 09:03 |
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Done that and still no better only getting 5kbs max!
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12. September 2005 @ 09:13 |
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Try downlaoding a torrent with many seeders, like over 100, and post your average speed. With your connection you should be getting btween 20 KB and 40 KB.
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wilko691
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12. September 2005 @ 09:22 |
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Connected to a torrent on torrent spy with 111 seeders and only 19 leechers and only got a max download speed of 3kbs!
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12. September 2005 @ 12:25 |
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Thats bad. Your ISP must be blocking your bandwith. That is the only reasoning. If possible, try switching your internet service provider.
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wilko691
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12. September 2005 @ 13:04 |
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That sounds realistic, I've just read an article that Tiscali who are my service provider are trying to limit people who are using P2P downloads.
If that's so I think your probably right!
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