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PoppinJPosted at 2009-05-23 10:16:48 GMT (67 wks ago)
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So a lot of people are concerned about their ratios as they are attempting to seed material but are either unable to at all, or unable to seed fast enough for their patience.

So you have a torrent you would like to share and are seeding it but it isn't uploading to anyone?

There are a number of reasons for this. First off, perhaps no one wants the file. If you downloaded an old or unpopular file then it may be a while before someone wants to download it. Also, pay attention to the seed/leacher ratio. If you are sitting on a torrent with 80 seeds and only 2 leachers then you arnt going to be able to upload much for long. This is because the leacher is getting the torrent from 80 people. A 200MB file divided by 80 people is only 2.5 MB a peice. The leacher likely wont be able to connect to all 80 peers at once anyways, so maybe you wont get to upload to him at all.

But there are 10+ leachers and none are connecting to me.....?

First off, many times these numbers are off. There are several variables for this but the main culprit is usually DHTs (Distributed hash table) which isn't as big of a deal for private trackers. For more info on it click here. Aside from this there are variables such as their client not being configured properly, seed to peer ratio, connectability, tracker working, available slots for both peers and seeds, etc. etc. There is really nothing you can do about it so don't sweat it.AS LONG AS YOUR CLIENT IS CONFIGURED PROPERLY then don't worry about it. So how do I know if my client is configured properly? I'll get to it. (Azurus configuration guide next post)

Choosing the right torrent:

As mentioned above, you might have a torrent you wish to share but are unable to upload it to anyone. Again, look at the seed to peer ratio. If there are 100 seeds and no leachers its going to be hard to upload it to someone. Look for torrents that have large numbers of leachers so you know you will be able to share with plenty of people. Even better, create your own torrent and seed it until the end of time. Generally the larger torrents will allow you to seed the most. I can almost garente that you can seed a 100GB torrent untill grandfather time himself expires.
But if I download 100GB then that will hurt my ration more right? Not necessarily, check out freeleach torrents.


Freeleach:
Try and download some freeleach torrents to improve your ratio. Even if you don't want the file, you can still download it. This is because with freeleach files the tracker only counts your uploaded data. What you download from this specific torrent will not count towards your ratio. Even if you download 10000GB, you will only get what you upload counted. You can find these files by using the search feature on the top right hand side between "MMA Forums" and "Chat". When searching for torrents click the "only Freeleach" box. You can also tell which ones are freeleach while browsing because they will say freeleach right under the torrent name.

Client Configuration:
So generally the problem with clients is either being blocked by a firewall, router, improper port forwarding, or the user setting the client up with xxx/100Mbit speeds. Clients such as Azurus (Vuze) will tell you if it is working properly (generally speaking). For instance uTorrent has a green check mark (or a yellow triangle) to tell you that the network is good. uTorrent and Azurus also both have port testers to ensure you are propperly port forwarding. Here is an excellent site that will help you port forward nearly any router or firewall. clickity click me

The following is a very in depth look a torrenting. For a quick guide to uTorrent and Azurus respectively, look at the first two reply's.

Note about setting connection speed * Do not lie to your client about your connection speed. The best analogy I've heard is that its like a sucking water through a straw. If you tell it you have a massive straw(super high speed connection) when in fact you dont, you will be flooded with water (traffic/data). Instead of being able to drink it you will just end up choking and wet. (this is turning dirty) Likewise, if you tell it you have a small straw (very slow connection) you will only be able to sip water and never get very much. You will only slow yourself down with inaccurate numbers. Go to www.speedtest.net to see what kind of connection you have if you are unsure.


Here is an excellent guide to maximizing your Bit Torrent speeds that focuses on uTorrent. I put the full article here even though many of the pictures will not show up correctly just so that it will be here in case someone cant follow the link.
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Starting off with Bittorrent

This guide will focus on the top most client, uTorrent. A quick rundown of its major features and we're talking SPEED here

  1. Peer Exchange
     Obtains more peers for your downloading torrent in addition to trackers. Peer exchange checks with other peers to see if they know of any other peers. More Peers = More Speed! (provided the peers are seeds and are not choked)
  2. Protocol Encryption
     This is the major speed booster if your ISP throttles BitTorrent traffic, allowing bypassing of ISP throttling. It can do wonders on torrents with high seeds and can give high speeds especially if your peers are using the top 3 clients I mentioned above, as those are the popular ones that support this standard.
  3. Capping Upload Speed
     Uploading data to other peers at full throttle will severely limit your download rate. This is one key element we have to adjust for a good download / upload ratio. Unless you are purely seeding and not using your computer for other tasks, limit your upload to 80% of full bandwidth.
  4. Distributed Hash Table (DHT)
     Similar to Peer Exchange, it also obtains more peers for you to download from. If the tracker is down, and the torrent is not private, you can depend on DHT to continue downloading!
  5. Local Peer Discovery
     Searches for peers with the same Internet Service Provider (ISP) as you. Connecting to a peer in the same network (or ISP) means you can get the maximum speeds from that peer, assuming he is generous with his uploads.

What We Need

  1. An Internet Connection and its maximum download and upload speed. If you are not sure of your download/upload speeds, visit http://www.speedtest.net/ to run a speed test. Select a download location closest to you, especially if you are outside US. The Recommended Server (golden pyramid) works out most of the time.

     Click the Gold Pyramid, it works out most of the time
     Partial SpeedTest.net Screen Shot: Clicking the gold pyramid works out most of the time

     Once the test is done, you get the results:

     Results of the speed test
     Results of the speed test

     Note down the numbers under Download and Upload including the unit; in this case, Mbps. You will need them later.
  2. Patched TCPIP.sys to allow more concurrent half-open connections. Windows XP SP2 and Vista limits the number of half-open connections to 10.

     NOTE: This step has been generally found not to make any improvements in Bittorrent speed. In fact, it can even cause problems with certain routers such as auto-restarting and stalling of internet access. Do this only as a last resort.

     To increase the limit, there are two freely available patchers:

     Lvllord Patch - ONLY for Windows XP Users (NOT Vista/Windows 7 users, see next step for Vista/Windows 7 users)
     : There has been a recent Automatic Update (MS08-001) released on January 8 2008 that addresses some network security concerns. The below has NOT been tested with the latest TCPIP.SYS (v5.0.2195.7147) file. Update:The patch has been tested with KB941644 (an automatic update) and works perfectly!
        1. Go to this site - http://www.lvllord.de/
        2. Click on Downloads.
        3. Right-click the link and click "Save Target As".
        4. Save it in your Desktop.
        5. Open the file and run the program located inside the archive, agreeing to the security warning.
        6. Some text should scroll by in a MS-DOS window, after it ends, type C.
        7. Enter 100 for the number of concurrent half-open connections and press Enter.
        8. Type Y and the file should be patched. Cancel any Windows XP warnings that should appear, it is part of Microsoft's way of ensuring its files are not tampered with (the utility tampers with them on purpose to change the limit).
     Half-Open Patch - For Windows VISTA / Windows XP / Windows 7 users
     This patcher works for both 32 and 64 bit Vista and XP versions.
        1. Go to this site - http://half-open.com/download_en.htm.
        2. Download the ZIP file in the link titled Half-open limit fix 3.6 (as of Feb 2009)
        3. Extract all files to one folder in your desktop
        4. Open the folder and run the Half-open_limit_fix_3.6.exe file
        5. Click English
        6. Under 'New value', set it to 100 (if it is not already set)

           Vista max half open connection limit
           Set the new value to 100
        7. Click 'Add to tcpip.sys'
        8. Click OK.
        9. Click OK again. Cancel any Windows XP warnings that should appear, it is part of Microsoft's way of ensuring its files are not tampered with (the utility tampers with them on purpose to change the limit).
       10. Restart your computer.
       11. If something is not working right (e.g. Internet access does not work anymore) and you want to undo the changes, run the software again and click "Restore original file".
     NOTE: The patchers above are known to trigger anti-virus alerts. Ignore them. The alerts are triggered due to the patcher making changes to the way Windows works hence the anti-virus software interprets it as suspicious.
  3. A BitTorrent Client - I recommend uTorrent. This guide uses uTorrent for the tutorial.
  4. And finally, some torrents to kick off a download. A sample torrent file will be provided later.

Download

As of May 2009, the latest version is 1.8.2.

Getting to the file:

  1. Click on this download page - http://www.utorrent.com/downloads
  2. Click the big green image that says "Download Now".
  3. A dialog box should pop out. Choose to RUN it.
  4. If any security dialogs appear, click Run as we know this is a safe file.

Configuring uTorrent

The configuration part is where most people mess up. Most of us will just click through the dialogs accepting the default values. This may apply to some of us, but not the majority.

  1. Run the program. Ignore the security warning if any appears (Click Run) - we know perfectly well that the file is legitimate. If any scam warning appears, click Next.
  2. It will give the following dialog:

     install utorrent wizard
     First Installation Wizard

     You want the program to be easily accessible, don't you? Click Install and the shortcut will be created in your desktop, quick launch and start menu, as well as installing it to a permanent location.
  3. The latest releases of uTorrent now come bundled with Ask.Com Toolbar:

     uTorrent Ask Toolbar
     Ask Toolbar

     This is NOT required, 100% optional and will not affect your download/upload speeds. Installing this will insert a Ask.Com Toolbar in Internet Explorer and Firefox (if you have it).

     The reason uTorrent is including this is because it gets paid for every installation and is a means of revenue for the company. So it is up to you whether you want it. If you find that you don't like it later on, you can remove the toolbar from Add/Remove programs later on without affecting uTorrent.

     Make your desired choice and click Install
  4. This step only applies for versions older than utorrent v1.8.2. It ensures that utorrent is set to handle all torrent files automatically.

     make utorretn default torrent application
     Making uTorrent the default application for torrent files

     Click Yes. On current versions of uTorrent, this is done automatically.
  5. And the next dialog box is the most important step

     utorrent Network Wizard
     uTorrent Speed Guide

     Now the value that we are interested in right now is the Upload Limit in kB/s (aka KBps). If you have trouble understanding your speed, consider this: Internet Explorer shows download speed as KBps when you download a file.

     There is a big difference between 5Kbps and 5KBps. Make sure you got the right values in KBps (not kbps, the cAsE of 'b' matters) . Use Google Calculator if you need help with conversions.
  6. Click the (Current Settings) dropdown

     Speed Settings
     Preset Speed Settings on clicking Current Settings

     The authors of uTorrent have been very helpful in providing a list of predefined values. Your connection should be near to one of the above categories. "xx/384k" means that your download is unlimited and your upload is limited to 384kbps (which is 48KBps by Google Calculator).

     With your results of the speed test you did above, select the closest upload speed from the list. uTorrent immediately adjusts the "Affected Settings" area with recommended values for your upload speed. We're not finished yet.

     Note: The default download speed in utorrent is Unlimited. Even if your download is limited in some way, it is always better to leave it at unlimited to get maximum download speeds. However, if you need to limit your download speeds, right-click the utorrent icon on the system tray (bottom right), click Download Limit and set accordingly. You can also set this in the Preferences dialog.

     Note: uTorrent randomly generates a port number in Current Port. This guide assumes the port number to be 55641 - but you can substitute it with the number uTorrent shows.
  7. Port forwarding is also important. Click on "Test if port is forwarded properly" to run the test. If you have trouble running the test, it could be due to one or more of the following reasons:

        1. Home Router
           If you are running a router (sometimes called wireless access point) at home, you will have to configure it to route all TCP / UDP BitTorrent traffic to port 55641 to your computer. If so, visit this page for a guide on how to port forward. Click the router you are using and follow instructions. When following the guide and the router asks for a range of ports to forward, simply specify 55641 to 55641 (remember to substitute it with the actual port number you are using).
        2. Personal Firewall
           If you are running a firewall software such as Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Kaspersky, ZoneAlarm, etc, then configure your firewall such that uTorrent has access to port 55641. This is normally accomplished by starting up utorrent. The firewall should spring up an access alert. Simply select the option to "Always Allow" to allow the program to access the Internet. Messages such as "utorrent wants to act as a server" or "utorrent is attempting to listen for connections" must be allowed as well. In fact, if the program in question is utorrent, you should always check "Allow" no matter what request it is.

           Windows Firewall Users
           uTorrent will automatically configure Windows Firewall for you so there is no action needed from you.
        3. Corporate Firewall
           Are you running this software in a corporate network? Bad news - you have to inform the admin that you want the port to be directed to your computer. The good news - you can still go by without port forwarding, but speeds will not be optimal.
        4. Utorrent.Com Port Forward Checking Website has a problem
           Yes, especially if you are accessing the Internet through a transparent proxy that your ISP forces you to use. This simply means that the website is checking for open ports at the wrong computer. To verify if this is the case, uTorrent port checker runs an alternative port checker at port 16000, which you can access by using the form below:

           uTorrent Port Checker
           Enter the port number in this box: and click .
     Having done all the above, if the website still says that it has problems accessing the port, the ultimate test will be when we do a test file downloading. For now, let's click on Use Selected Settings.
  8. Now you see the full uTorrent window in full glamour.

Starting a simple torrent

We need to start a simple download, and the one that will be using is a 650MB file of Ubuntu! It is a perfectly legal and free file to download. We will be downloading this file purely for testing and delete it later on (as it is of no use to us)

  1. Minimize uTorrent for now. Notice that it resides on the system tray (bottom right) automatically.
  2. Click to http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/.
  3. Look at the column labeled "complete". Find the row with the largest value. A quick way is to scroll down and scan for a 3 digit figure in that column.
  4. Now download the torrent - click the link in the 2nd column of that row
  5. You should get this dialog:

     Opening a torrent file
     The IE6 "Save As" Box for torrent files

     This is the metadata file, it contains information on the file you want to download eventually. That is why the file size is so small. We want uTorrent to automatically start downloading it, so click Open.

     NOTE: The "Name and Type" may differ on your system. This is normal, as Ubuntu is frequently updated
  6. The file opens with uTorrent which automatically pops up this dialog

     Add new torrent
     Add New Torrent dialog box

     All values are automatically filled in for you. Here is also where you select files that you don't want to download - if the download has many files which in this case is not. Remember where the file is stored in "Save As", or save it in a different location that is more convenient for you.

     All looking good, click OK.

Progress of the Download

Click on the Ubuntu torrent (the only item in the list) to view more information on it. You will see all the values at the bottom suddenly burst with activity!

Download torrent status
uTorrent with one torrent downloading

Looks like the torrent has a total of 42 seeds and 4 downloaders. 42 seeds is a lot (but some torrents can have 1000+ seeds, depending on popularity) and it means you should get the full file in no time! A seed is a term used to refer to peers who have downloaded and are sharing the complete file.

However, after running for 5 minutes, the speed refuses to go above 20 KB/s, which is not possible for a highly seeded torrent. Could it be our ISP throttling?
Enabling Protocol Encryption and Increasing Speed Via Max Half Open Connections

uTorrent by default disables protocol encryption. We need to enable this so that the ISP's packet shaping hardware will detect our BitTorrent traffic as normal traffic and hopefully let it pass.

  1. Click on Options, Preferences.
  2. Click on BitTorrent.
  3. You should get a dialog similar to one below

     Preferences Network Options
     Bittorrent Preferences Dialog Box
  4. The one we are concerned about is Protocol Encryption. Set the Outgoing to Enabled.
  5. If you did NOT patch your TCPIP.sys to allow more concurrent half-open connections above, SKIP this step.

     Click on Advanced on the left column.

     Preferences Advanced options
     Advanced Settings Dialog Box

     Change the "net.max_halfopen" value to 50 by selecting the line, modifying the value at the bottom to 50 and clicking Set.

     NOTE: It is normal for a asterisk(*) to appear. This is to indicate that the value has been changed from the default value.
  6. Click OK. Stop all torrents (red stop button on toolbar on top), wait 10 seconds, and Start the torrent (green play button on toolbar). Now let's watch the speeds.

Hopefully, the above changes will improve speeds. Ultimately, it depends on the number of seeders and peers with high upload rate. Remember, you must upload to enjoy good download rates, but not so high that it affects download speed. Experiment.
Bonus Tip! (Added 9th January 200

This part only applies for public torrents. It is useless for private torrents as they specifically prohibit sharing with other trackers.

The tip: Look for more public tracker servers that have the file. I find that the best one place to get a torrent with many trackers already included is ISOHunt.com. However, this tip does not work for torrents that are private i.e. the DHT Status field shows 'not allowed' for the torrent.

Before:

Only one tracker
Only one tracker under Trackers

After getting the same torrent from ISOHunt.com (a site that consolidates multiple trackers into one torrent file)

Many tracker servers!
Many tracker servers!

Needless to say, the speed increased tenfold!

Alternatively, you can search Google for the torrent name and download the torrent. uTorrent should pop-up a box when you attempt to add it. Answer yes, and utorrent will use the tracker(s) from it.

Torrent already in the list of torrents
You can still add more trackers to your torrent by downloading the same file from different tracker servers

If the box does not come out, you are downloading a wrong or different torrent. The torrent must be exactly the same except for the tracker server.
Bonus Tip 2! (Added 19th June 200

Optimize your TCP settings. Speedguide.net provides a free utility to make this step as easy as cake. We also have a mirror of the file.

WINDOWS VISTA USERS: Windows Vista / Windows 7 is not listed to be compatible with this as of May 2009. However, there are many reports on the net that it works and that it will need to be combined with the Disable Auto Tuning to make the registry changes effective. Personally, I recommend against using this if you are a Windows Vista user.

TCP Optimizer main window
TCP Optimizer Main Window

Steps to optimize your internet connection.

  1. First, download and extract the files to any folder.
  2. Double-click on the TCPOptimizer application in the folder to launch it
  3. At the bottom of the window, click "Optimal Settings"
  4. At the top of the window, select your connection speed. If you are not sure, run the speed test. Use the value that you get for the Download field (which is in kb/s) and set the slider to it.
  5. If you are using ADSL, check with your Internet Service Provider whether it is based on PPPoE or PPPoA. You may also be able to obtain the information via your router's homepage.
  6. Click 'Apply Changes' at the bottom of the window.
  7. Ensure that 'Backup' is checked and click OK at the next confirmation box that appears.
  8. Once the changes are done, reboot your system.

Further Things You Can Try For Optimum Speed
Pointers 3 - 7, 9 and 14 below have the potential to affect your speeds **negatively**. Experiment.

  1. There should be a green tick at the bottom, not a exclamation mark as below.

     Exclamation Mark - No Incoming Connections
     Unconnectable situation

     If uTorrent keeps showing this even after 5 minutes, check the possible causes.
  2. To get more peers, right-click the entry on the list, and click Update Tracker (disabled, grayed out and throttled in utorrent 1.8 - you need to wait for some time). Do this especially if you are on a private tracker before you exit the application, so that your ratio is maintained.
  3. Setting a high upload can sometimes slow down a fast torrent. For example, in our ADSL connection, if I do upload at 10KB/s I can get up to 350KB/s. If I upload at 30KB/s, the download speed gets limited to 200KB/s. The total upload available to me is 60KB/s.

     This is where you have to experiment by setting a low upload rate (from 10 at Options > Preferences > Bandwidth > Maximum upload rate) and watching if the speeds increase for 5 minutes, especially if the torrent is heavily seeded.

     But remember, you must upload in order for peers to share their downloaded data with you. It is possible to set a very low upload, but the chance of peers sending you their data will decrease, pulling down your download speed.
  4. Some people have reported speed increases by setting the peer.lazy_bitfield setting to false in Options > Preferences > Advanced. However, in our case, it lowered the speeds.
  5. Change the Options > Preferences > Bittorrent > Protocol Encryption to Forced. This will force encryption on all outgoing packets and will not fallback to un-encrypted mode if the peer refuses to co-operate. Good to connect to only encryption-enabled peers. Avoid doing this for torrents with low peers/seeds.
  6. Remove the check for Options > Preferences > Bittorrent > Protocol Encryption > Allow Incoming Legacy Connections. This will make all your outgoing and incoming packets fully encrypted, except for tracker communications. Peers who are using a torrent software that doesn't support encryption are dropped. Avoid doing this for torrents with low peers/seeds.
  7. Private trackers, especially those that specifically tell utorrent to disable DHT (effectively disabling Peer Exchange and Local Peer Discovery too), can affect speeds negatively. You can tell if the torrent is private by selecting the torrent and looking at the DHT value. If it says "disabled", it is a private torrent.

     That said, the main reason private trackers exist is because they enforce sharing rules that tries to prevent a person from downloading a torrent and running off without uploading back the same amount of data he downloaded.

     For new and popular torrents on such trackers, you may be able to get good speeds as everyone will be trying to increase their upload/download ratio. Again, experiment. The key point here is the seeds/leechers ratio and the popularity of them in public and private trackers.
  8. Check the Availability column for the torrent. If it is less than 1, chances are that the torrent is new and the original uploader is still uploading. However, if it remains at a value less than 1 (eg, 0.9 for more than a day, either the torrent does not have seeds or it is fake. (Thanks TTbarDJ)
  9. Some people have reported speed increases using an older version of utorrent, specifically utorrent version 1.6. You can download it and try it instead.
 10. Reset your internet connection by switching off and on the modem and router (if applicable).
 11. Download the latest network driver, uninstall the current one and install back the latest network driver you downloaded by using Device Manager in Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager.
 12. Make sure you did not set a download limit accidentally! Many people unknowingly set the download limit when they actually intended to set the upload limit in the right-click menu of the tray icon. To check, Options > Preferences > Bandwidth > Maximum download rate > Set to "0" > OK
 13. Some people use software such as Peer Guardian or Protowall to 'protect' from spy computers. At last check, Peer Guardian blocks about 773,125,915 out of 4,294,967,296 possible IPv4 addresses. That is about 18% of the whole Internet World Wide Web! Which means lesser peers and that means lower speeds! For the protection it claims to offer, speed is a compromise.
 14. Increase the number of connections in Options > Preferences > Bandwidth > Number of Connections. Experiment by increasing the number of global/max connections in steps of 25.
 15. Windows Vista users! Disabling TCP/IP Auto Tuning helped improve speeds for some people
        1. Click Start.
        2. In the box at the bottom, type CMD and do NOT press Enter. You should see CMD come up on the list as shown below:


           CMD shows when you type CMD in the box below
        3. RIGHT-click the icon and click "Run As Administrator"
        4. A "User Account Control" box should spring up. Click Continue
        5. Type this into the prompt: netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable
        6. You should get a "Ok." response.
        7. Restart your system.

Good luck! It all boils down to Experimenting.
Readers' Suggestions for Improving Speed

The following tips were posted in the comments below and found to be useful for some readers. You can try them out too.

  1. Jen says: If Utorrent is really slow on Vista (on my computer everything was really slow... I.E, Outlook) try disabling IPv6. Go to Control Panel> Network and Sharing Centre. Click on view Status for your connection, then properties and uncheck Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) then OK it etc. I didn't need to restart Utorrent or do anything else. The download I was on jumped from 5k right up to 200.
  2. Jen says: Another one and it's really simple! I spent many an evening trying like hell to get my torrents to run faster and wasn't getting anywhere. a couple of weeks ago my ex was trying to download at 8pm and he was getting DL speeds like a 512 connection trouble is he's on an 8mb line. We couldn't figure it out and quite randomly whilst trying to figure it I checked the TOC for his ISP it turned out they restrict bandwidth at certain times, in his case 6pm to 9pm. Obviously I checked my ISP and mine is set 7pm to 10pm.
  3. Geeman says: I noticed drastic increased speed by increasing the disk cache size (Options > Preferences > Advanced > Disk Cache > Override automatic cache size > (set to higher number)
  4. Masterkio says: Change the following in the Advanced tab of uTorrent preferences peer. disconnect_inactive_interval from 300 to 600. You should be able to get a little bit more speed by doing this.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1) What are the good/best ports to open for uTorrent?
There's no "best port" or good ports . All ports are suitable for use with uTorrent, unless you are running a program that is using the port.

However, feel free to change the default port of it by going to Options > Preferences > Connection and adjusting the "Port used for incoming connections" as necessary. Remember to re-adjust your port forwarding settings in your firewall and router too.
2) I have tried all the above and my speeds are still slow! In fact, it got worse! What can I do?
Try downloading a different torrent. A high ratio of seeds to leechers (Eg 2000 seeds to 10 leechers) will make a big difference in speeds. Make sure there is a green light at the bottom or check the possible causes.

Verify your speed by running a speed test from different locations to ensure your connection is fast to the major locations in the world. For example, if you are downloading Chinese torrents, you should select a download location from China (or somewhere nearby) in the speed test.

Finally, try enabling Forced encryption and performing the extra things outlined here. If speeds still do not improve, we are also not aware of the cause. Perhaps your ISP has managed to break encryption in BitTorrent traffic and is limiting bittorrent connections (e.g. Comcast), especially if they are in this list of Bad ISPs. Or your ISP is limiting your connection speeds (Try a speed test to a local server to verify this). Do let us know in the comments if you have found a way to solve your problems even with the suggestions above.

One more thing - it has been reported that reinstalling the network driver has made speed differences for many people. To reinstall, go to Control Panel, Network Connections and locate your network connection - most of the time it should be "Local Area Connection 1". Right-click the icon, Properties and note down the name under "Connect Using". There are two ways to update drivers:

AUTOMATICALLY: Click Configure > Driver > Update Driver. Allow the system to connect to Microsoft Online to check for drivers. Only manufacturers who send their drivers for WHQL certification can be updated using this method.

MANUALLY: Locate the latest driver for this device by going to the official site and downloading and installing it. Blizzard also has a nice guide here. WARNING: Installing an incorrect driver can cut off your internet! If unsure, call the technical helpdesk (e.g. Dell / HP / Acer ) and request for assistance on updating network card drivers.
3) How do I reset utorrent settings?
Note that this will delete all saved torrents and settings. Go to your Cocuments and Settings<username>Application Data folder and delete the utorrent folder. To reset the max half open connections, run the lvllord utility again (for XP) or run the undopatch.bat (for yaronmaor Vista patcher) or run the half-open software and click "Restore original file" (for Vista half-open patcher). For enabling auto tuning back, the command is netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
4) Does this guide apply for the BitTorrent application as well?
Yes - the application has just a name change so it is safe to use this guide. If you compare utorrent vs BitTorrent, both are almost the same in features with the differences being the naming, branding, icons and some additional links. There may be additional 'features', but all features from utorrent are there.
5) I am unable to surf the Internet or my Internet gets cut off when uTorrent is downloading?
First, try reducing the upload speed. Next, reduce the number of connections in Options > Preferences > > Global maximum number of connections in steps of 25 and see if it helps. Finally, impose a download speed limit at Options > Preferences > Connection.
6) Do I still need to port forward if I am on a wired connection to the router?
Yes. You do need to configure port forward if you are connected to a router but if you are connected directly to a modem, you don't need to port forward as the modem forwards all packets to one computer.
7) How do I undo the TCP Optimizer changes?
Open TCP Optimizer > File > Restore Backup Settings.
Is there any way of finding an open port in my system besides port forwarding?
If your system is behind a router, absolutely no port will be forwarded to you unless your router supports UPnP or the router is configured to port forward.

However, if you are connected to an ISP that blocks incoming connections, you can try GRC's Shield's UP (thanks Sonic_fanrs) to find open ports that your ISP allows. Click 'Proceed' and then 'Common Ports'. This requires to disable your firewall and enable DMZ mode if you are using a router, which can be very *very* risky and I would not recommend this especially if your system is not updated with the latest patches.
9)

My internet got cut out / restarted / disconnected, and when it was restored, why did the speed get so slow?
First, restart utorrent. Right-click the tray icon on the bottom right and click Exit. Start uTorrent again.

Everytime you restart utorrent, it reconnects to the DHT network and obtains a new set of peers from the tracker and DHT. Although utorrent caches the peer list in your computer, there is a possibility that it may drop good speed peers. There's a way around this.

When you are experiencing good download speeds with a torrent, locate the good upload peer by clicking the torrent row, and clicking on the Peer tab. You will now see a list of peers that you are connected to. Look for the row whose Down speed is extremely high that the majority. Right-click that row and click 'Copy selected hosts'. Paste this good peer in some notepad file.

When utorrent needs to restore, click the torrent row again, click on the Peers tab, right-click any row and click "Add Peer..." and paste your good peer here. uTorrent will then attempt to establish connection to that good peer provided it has free upload slots (not choked).


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PoppinJPosted at 2009-05-23 10:18:42 GMT (67 wks ago)
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uTorrent

Quick guide to uTorrent: Again I'm posting the contents here so anyone can look at it in case the link wont open for then, or if the link goes down in the future.

http://forums.hardwarelogic.com/f32/optimize-utorrent-1728.html

ARGH! So you want to optimize µtorrent do yea!? Well you came to the right place.

First you'll need µtorrent:
http://www.utorrent.com/

Ok now with that obvious step out of the way, we can begin optimizing!!!!!!! w00t!

First let's hack windows:
Use This patch to unlock the max amount of TCP connections windows can support. I would recommend 100. When windows says "LIEK OMG there is a new file here that will let me run better.  CD NOW!" Just hit cancel NOTE: This is for Windows XP SP2 users only. If you have SP1, skip this step - you are not locked (feel the freedom!).

Now for step 2 of this hack!

Go to Options>Preferences>Advanced, find "net.max_halfopen:" and set it to whatever you just set for your TCP connections.

Now lets run TCP optimizer. Download Here. Should be self-explanetory, just set the speed and hit "Optimal" settings, then apply.

Now run this and adjust settings accordingly!

Ok, now go to Options>Preferences>Network. and adjust to these settings accordingly:

  1. Under ‘Port used for incomming connections’ enter any port number. It is best to use a port number above 10000. I use 45682.
  2. Randomize port each time µtorrent starts: UNCHECKED (NOTE: I leave this unchecked because I have a router. If you do not have a router or a firewall, and want extra security,check this option.)
  3. Enable UPnP port mapping (Windows Xp or later only): UNCHECKED (NOTE: It is not needed if you manually port forward.)
  4. Add µtorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions (Windows XP SP2 or later only): UNCHECKED (do this only if you have windows firewall disabled)
  5. Protocol Encryption: ENABLED
  6. Allow incoming Legacy Connections: CHECKED

Now go to Options>Preferences>Torrents

Most of these settings should already have been set by you from the previous link. At the bottom however, I have everything checked, especially the DHT ones. More people will be available for sharing if those is checked.

If you have a router…

  1. Go to start>run>type cmd, press enter>type ipconfig, press enter
  2. Remember both your ip address and your default gateway
  3. Type in your default gateway into your default browser, a password prompt may come up. The default username and password are admin for my router
  4. Under ‘Applications’ fill out one line for each p2p client you use
  5. You need to use your ip address, the correct port range and set either tcp or udp
  6. You can find and change the ports in the actual p2p client’s settings, just make sure they are the same in the router
  7. Most p2p apps need both tcp and udp checked, if you are not sure check your p2p client’s FAQ
  8. Save your settings

Well there you go! You torrents should be goig much faster now. If I can think of anything else I'll add it, so check back every now and then.

I, Panda Man, wrote this guide, I did NOT write any of the programs listed above. All credit is to go to the respected authors, who can be found at the download pages.


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PoppinJPosted at 2009-05-23 10:20:56 GMT (67 wks ago)
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Azureus (now called Vuze)

This guide is mainly pictures but here it is anyways:

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6351/azureus__a_beginners_guide_to_bittorrent_downloading/


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

   * Installation
   * Port Configuration and Testing
   * Save Path
   * Optimal Settings
   * I’m All Set Up, Now What Do I Do?
   * So How Do I Download Stuff?
   * How Can I Speed Up My Downloads?

INSTALLATION

To start, download and install the latest version of Java RE. Azureus needs this software to function properly.

Then download and install Azureus itself.

Now change the desktop view of Azureus to make installation easier by pressing CTRL +1 as pictured below.

It should then look like this…….

PORT CONFIGURATION AND TESTING

Now if your operating behind a router, please check out our guide on PORT FORWARDING. Briefly, Port Forwarding is basically opening and establishing a dedicated or open port for the Azureus to use for downloading and uploading data to and from other BitTorrent users.

First select NAT / FIREWALL TEST from the main TOOLS tab.

This will bring up the NAT / Server Port dialogue box. This box will allows us to both select and test a port for Azureus to use. Remember, the range of recommended ports to use is from 49512 to 65535, and the selected port must be forwarded if operating behind a router. As you can see in the picture, I went ahead and used port 49513 to make it easy and then TESTED it. Since it came back “OK!” I then APPLIED those settings.

It’s that easy.

When you finally use Azureus to download files, you’ll find that this NAT / Firewall test is truly important. If you’ve properly set up your port configuration you will almost be guaranteed to see the magic “green face” alongside each download that “means everything’s going fine.” You’ll smile as long as it smiles, keep that in mind.

SAVE PATH

This may seem pretty basic to some, but you wouldn’t believe how many people I’ve come across who can’t figure out where the heck their downloads are.

First select OPTIONS from the TOOLS menu.

Then scroll down to FILES and edit the “Default Directory” folder. It has an additional option for moving completed files to a separate location if this suits your needs as well.

OPTIMAL SETTINGS

To optimize your download speeds you must first do a SPEED TEST to determine your connection speed. Select SPEED TEST from the TOOLS menu.

Now test your upload speed as shown below. Remember the number shown

Then select CONFIGURATION WIZARD from the TOOLS MENU.

Keep selecting NEXT until you arrive to the type of user prompt. Select ADVANCED and then press NEXT.

Lastly find your corresponding upload speed from the SPEED TEST and select NEXT.

That’s it. You’re finished. Congratulations.


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biboPosted at 2009-07-10 18:37:07 GMT (60 wks ago)
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thanks a lot for this


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zaqPosted at 2009-08-29 00:32:35 GMT (53 wks ago)
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I have uTorrent, before I uploaded some files whiout problems, but now it is impossible for me to upload more of them, I think that I need a Passkey or something like that.

My question is: who can I get this passkey


Thanks

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JimmytoPosted at 2009-09-11 17:57:26 GMT (51 wks ago)
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I'm still having issues... Guess I keep reading  


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pokerduvelsPosted at 2009-10-16 22:14:46 GMT (46 wks ago)
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Normaly I use BitComet to download, but only with torrents from BPT I cannot seed. How is that possible? because all the torrents from elsewhere work fine both ways.
I started using uTorrent for this site and now I'm able to seed! but why not with BitComet?? Does anyone know why or what I am doing wrong?


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CravnmrheadPosted at 2009-10-16 22:23:06 GMT (46 wks ago)
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I have always used utorrent... I am sure they have a fix or answer for your question at BitComet site


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winterwolfPosted at 2009-11-28 03:35:26 GMT (40 wks ago)
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Hi, I downloaded a lot of files but could not keep them on my laptop because of their size (so could not seed and when I left smaller ones to seed almost no one wanted them) because I wanted to download new files. Now, I'm away from my backup drive and can't download any torrents.

If I was allowed to download torrents again, I'd leave them on for a few weeks. I would like to download Million Dollar Cash Game just to seed it. The books I download are too small to help my ratio.

Sorry for the trouble, I'm new to torrents and all this.

Thanks,
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nlhedonkeyPosted at 2009-12-04 13:10:24 GMT (39 wks ago)
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Hi, I am on XP using uTorrent and still seem to have issues seeding, or rather, my seeding efforts appear to not count despite the fact that I am uploading with the torrent in question going up at 100kb/s.

I read the OP and I've complied with all this, and still im getting an error:

Quote:

Connection limit exceeded! You may only leech from one location at a time.

Every upload option BUT the tracker is disabled (local peer discovery, DHT, and peer exchange), Im showing a ratio of 1.688 on the torrent in question, but the site shows I've only uploaded 28 megs vs the 462 megs uTorrent indicates I have upped. Any ideas or suggestions would be nice, not wanting to get banned my first day as a member.

EDIT: also, I'm only and have only ever used the one computer, with one IP.

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roycePosted at 2009-12-04 15:09:00 GMT (39 wks ago)
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nlhedonkey - the "Connection limit exceeded! You may only leech from one location at a time" mystry messege useally disappear by itself, just keep seeding and give it some time.
if it doesnt go away u can read this thread :
http://www.bestmmatorrents.com/mixed-martial-arts-forum/topic/2156/


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nlhedonkeyPosted at 2009-12-05 01:15:26 GMT (39 wks ago)
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Yeah, i actually searched thru this part of the forum and the MMA thread, got pretty much that answer. Other torrents are downloading an seeding just fine, and my ratio is okay.


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mylittletonyPosted at 2010-01-11 22:08:29 GMT (34 wks ago)
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everything is working fine over here, except for 1 thing. There's nothing to seed. almost every torrent that isn't dead has about 10 times as much seeders than leechers


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nodferatuPosted at 2010-01-12 23:08:49 GMT (33 wks ago)
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If I get a file off another site, but it's the same video file but different nfo, how can I seed it here?


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PETERSPosted at 2010-02-09 19:09:45 GMT (30 wks ago)
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bit of a noob question. if i seed a torrent till my ratio is 1.0 + and 2 weeks later i put it on my external hard drive will leacher still get the torrent after i put it on the other hd?


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warinwartime DonatedPosted at 2010-02-22 01:06:49 GMT (28 wks ago)
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ok admititdley i havent read the whole thread yet.its hurting my eyeballs.not an excuse but there it is.

this is my problem.i unplugged my extrnal hard drive which came up under drive f.i plugged it back in and now its under e.

anything i downloaded before i plugged it back in wont seed now.

1) how do i re seed em.

if i have a file i wanted to make into  a torrent how would i do that or a better question where is the thread that already discussed this.

thanks and sorry to the folks who wanted me to re seed some stuff.


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cryptonite DonatedPosted at 2010-02-22 20:51:45 GMT (28 wks ago)
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wow thanks
Bump this up


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Quote:

ok admititdley i havent read the whole thread yet.its hurting my eyeballs.not an excuse but there it is.

this is my problem.i unplugged my extrnal hard drive which came up under drive f.i plugged it back in and now its under e.

anything i downloaded before i plugged it back in wont seed now.

1) how do i re seed em.

if i have a file i wanted to make into  a torrent how would i do that or a better question where is the thread that already discussed this.

thanks and sorry to the folks who wanted me to re seed some stuff.

all you do is remove everything form your client

then fix your prefrences again
where to DL to and where to save the .torrents(look for where they were only under E/)

then DL the torreent from here

it will check the one you have in your DL folder then start seeding

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warinwartime DonatedPosted at 2010-03-03 05:54:40 GMT (26 wks ago)
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ty


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pauduroPosted at 2010-03-03 07:37:15 GMT (26 wks ago)
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lots of nice info    but yous te clarify in the last 2-3 weeks the hav bean almost NON freeleach stuff    i just sya this cus ther are sum of us that dont want to bea just leachers and are realy tring to contribute to the forum (if only seedind)  


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