GUIDE: Max Out Download Speed Using Utorrent

DVDBack23,

Well ive spent all morning reading / trying to configure azureus for optimal dl speeds, but with lil to no success .... then i stumbled upon your thread ... so i decided to give utorrent a shot . I must say , that there is a slight improvement in dl speeds compared to azerus , but im averaging 15 kb/s with utorrent when compared to 10 kb/s with azerus.
Im on dsl (1.5 meg) that's connected to a linksys wireless router
( but im connected directly to the router through an rj 45, not wireless for this specific cpu ) , i have done all port forwarding, limited uploads to 10kb/s as well as folowing to the letter your guide but my dl speed still sux ! I know your not marvin (the magician) but do you have any ideas on WTF is goin on? ive tried the speed test ... with unrealistic results ... dont know if having azerus on @ the same time affected it , but my upload was twice as fast as my DL speed ! weird no ? my upload was around 450, while my dl was 250 .... did i mention im on a 1.5 Meg dsl connection?

anyhoot speed test aside, from what i read in the posts i should be getting better speeds then 15 kb/s ! what speeds should i be satisfied with, and how / what else can i do to obtaine them ?

thanks in advance !

Vaig11

 

Hey people, something weird happened in my UTorrent two days ago. I was downloading Bleach episode (lol) and I noticed that my firewall is blocking the internet connection! WTF?!

I mean I've been using UTorrent for like 5 months now and I already did the port Forward thing and all. It was really weird seeing something unexpected.

Before that incident, it allows incoming connection. I even test the port if it is directly forwarding the connection. And I have no problem with it. But now, it blocks again. I even put my port# in the exception for Firewall.

As far as I know, no one tried to change it and I didn't even touch a thing. I really don't know why it blocks the internet connection now?!

If anyone knows the answer, tell me why. THANK YOU

 

Schwaber, is this a software firewall or the firewall on your router, because a few weeks ago that happend to me on my router, turns out it reset itself, but all i had to do was forward the ports again.

 

Is that so? I remember reseting my router since my internet crashed.

The problem is, I couldn't access into my router since I forgot what the password was.

Anyway, I'm just gonna use my other account since its still forwarded properly.

Hey, what # do u usually put in you port? I heard from some people that it is best if the port# is between 45000-65000. Don't know if this thing is true though.

Do u guys know any good number to put in the port? As long as it is not the default one..

 

Never mind guys, sorry for bothering you all..

I just checked my port if it is forwarded properly and it says "ok"

Weird eh? Oh well...

 

np! although i can take screenshots with the "print screen" button, i have no clue where there saved to... silly me 8p

anyways just did the speed check on http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/,
my results are 398 DOWN and 480 UP ,
i also checked on another speed test web site by the address of "http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/test_0150.asp" gave me a result of 100 kbps , im guessing down as theres only one meter.
also tried "http://reviews.cnet.com/7009-7254_7-0.html?CType=2278&ac=819&ISPID=&ISPNAME=&&kbps=441.8"
that gave me 441.8 kbps down ... with utorrent runnin in the background for all tests.

Well this said , i then tried it without utorrent runnin in the background with simular results. My conclusion would be that in fact this might not be a torrent related problem but more likely a dsl speed problem. Ill be looking for a few tweaks as well as calling my isp for further info on why im getting such crappy speeds !
Would you know any good tweaks or websites for my speed prob.?

 

Hey Vaig11, what kind of cable are you using? Cuz I heard that some company cables actually block torrents and P2P sharing..

 

Were you downloading something while doing these tests?

 

"Hey Vaig11, what kind of cable are you using? Cuz I heard that some company cables actually block torrents and P2P sharing.."

cable? you mean my isp or my rj45? well i have dsl (through my phone line ...) and anyways, my speed test woudnt be affected even if the torrents were capped by them .

"Were you downloading something while doing these tests?"
yep, i then shut all dl , turned off my bt client and tried the speed test again... all with simular results.

well thanks for the input guys , seems like ill b callin up my isp soon !

 

So what company phone are you using then? Bell or Rogers?
Cuz if it is Rogers, then it blocks torrent files. That explains why your donwloading speed isn't picking up. I'm using Rogers as well and I know how slow it is, but I can't do anything.

 

ya i have rogers and encryption made my downloads [bold]ALOT[/bold] faster.

 

Isn't it that encryption is only for protection? I mean its usage is to secure some of your important things that you don't want to leak in the Internet? Such as credit card#, personal info, etc...

Please correct me if I'm wrong. hehe

BTW, for the protocol encryption in UTorrent, did you guys put "forced" or just "enabled"?

 

"BTW, for the protocol encryption in UTorrent, did you guys put "forced" or just "enabled?"

I put enabled but according to an article on this i read earlier it says try enabling it and if that doesent help then force it, but for rogers enabling it should work just fine.

"Isn't it that encryption is only for protection? I mean its usage is to secure some of your important things that you don't want to leak in the Internet? Such as credit card#, personal info, etc... "

Well in this case it(bittorrent traffic) is enrypted to be not noticable by your isp so your isp cant slow down or block your torrent traffic.

Oh and if youre not sure if your ISP blocks torrent traffic check out this list...
http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Bad_ISPs
Hope this helps

 

"In practice what's the difference between enabling encryption and forcing encryption?"


‘Enabled’ will give you more connections but offers less protection against traffic shapers.

Read here for more info
http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-encrypt-bittorrent-traffic/

 

OH now I understand. Thanks!

Hey, if you're still having problems with your downloading check this link out!

http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/bittorrent/t-improve-bittorrent-download-speeds-17671.html#post208105

One more thing. DVDBack23, I know this is a bit late but I just checked my download and upload speed and I got 922kbps download speed and 118kbps upload speed. What do you think? I know that you are an expert when it comes to this.

 

are you kidding? The most I've only gotten was up 722 kbs And I finished a 1.5 GB download in an hour