Bit torrents

I've been using Azureus to download bit torrent stuff, because uTorrent always disconnect my Internet.

Anyways, I'm getting ridiculously slow speed. There are plenty of seeders and leachers (800, 5000), and I'm even connected to 50 of them. But I'll be lucky if I get over 1 kb/s. I don't know why. I have DSL, with a router though.

I remember there being a website that tells me which port to forward my things. Anyone know of it? It auto detects it for me.

I tried testing my current port, and I get an error message.

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Chances are that your router is just crappy and can't handle a high number of TCP connections. This would explain the slow speeds and uTorrent disconnecting. Try to lower the number of connections in your client to remedy the problem. The ports you need to forward are also specified in your client. Make sure to use non-default ones in case your ISP blocks certain P2P ports.

And if you're using Windows XP SP2 make sure to use this TCP limit fix.

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What does that file do? It says my limit is 10, but it should change to 50?

The thing is, at times I'm able to download really fast, 100 kb/s. But these are for more "limited" ones, like boxtorrents.com where you are required to register.

I've noticed that for the more "public" ones, like the ones where you can get off www.thepiratebay.org, lags like hell for me.

How ya doing, buddy?

You might even want to set it higher. Just remember to adjust your BT client accordingly, so it doesn't use more connections or otherwise your downloads will slow down to a crawl.

The patcher removes the incredibly low TCP connections limit introduced with SP2 for security reasons (worm prevention).

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It's still painfully slow. I made sure I opened up the required ports, 6881-6889. I also used your patch to open up more slots.

My router is a D-Link, a DI 604 model. I don't think it's that cheap of a model.

Originally Posted by Rock

Any ports but the default ones (6881-6889 for BitTorrent) will do just fine.

30759 seems OK (most clients only need one port now), just make sure you have that port forwarded to your computer's own IP in your router's settings.

I'm not quite sure how to do that.

Here's the link for my router though. Which tab do I edit it on?
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1347#604

I was speaking idiomatically.

Any ports but the default ones (6881-6889 for BitTorrent) will do just fine.

30759 seems OK (most clients only need one port now), just make sure you have that port forwarded to your computer's own IP in your router's settings.

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Originally Posted by Trigunnerz

My router is a D-Link, a DI 604 model. I don't think it's that cheap of a model.

I don't have much in the way of advice or suggestions here, but just a comment: I am behind the exact same router and usually get speeds between 15-20 kb/s. And honestly I don't recall having to change any of the router's settings for Azureus.

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Originally Posted by Trigunnerz

I'm not quite sure how to do that.

Here's the link for my router though. Which tab do I edit it on?
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1347#604

It's most probably the "Virtual Server" tab. Just enter your BT port(s) and use your computer's IP as "Service IP".

Originally Posted by Cellius

I am behind the exact same router and usually get speeds between 15-20 kb/s.

Last time I checked, transfer speeds depend on your ISP, not your router.

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Originally Posted by Rock

Last time I checked, transfer speeds depend on your ISP, not your router.

You said, chances are that his router is just crappy.

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Originally Posted by Aardark

You said, chances are that his router is just crappy.

Even then, crappy routers don't limit your transfer speeds (either normal or P2P) to this extend if configured properly.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Quote:

I remember there being a website that tells me which port to forward my things.

www.portforward.com

Generally I don't use Azereus, I use ABC, which is quite good in my opinion. I typically keep my ports at 52000-53000. (I'm using a Linksys WRT54G router.)

How ya doing, buddy?