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O.P. Huh?  Why is bitorent so slow?
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09-28-2005 06:17 PM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
So many people are downloading at once, and there is no verified upload/download limit, so you could be downloading from one person that has 56k internet, and another that has 1mbps, then another that has 128, it will vary loads... There are loads of people downloading from these people at once aswell, which slows it down.


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09-28-2005 06:18 PM
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O.P. RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
I'm not impressend I'm downloading a beta program at 14kbps
09-28-2005 06:20 PM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
It all depends on the number of active users on the torrent (and of course how much they're uploading), and let's not forget the matter of setting up your router properly. This will mean the difference between a d/l speed of 5 KB/s vs. 100-200 KB/s all depending on the circumstances... Personally I've just opened DMZ for my computer cuz I'm not that much into adjusting individual ports, but that means any sort of firewall protection within the router is automatically bypassed... ;)

Edit: Forgot something. Be sure to adjust the maximum upload speed to a proper setting as it will otherwise hinder the incoming data stream. This is due to that fact that when your computer recieves data it needs to confirm with the sender. If you're consuming your entire upload bandwidth this will take extra time, thus lowing the overall D/L speed. For 128 kbit/s I'd say around 11-12 KB/s would be a good maximum for uploads. If your BT client doesn't support bandwidth limiting, try a nice app called NetLimiter.

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09-28-2005 06:37 PM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?

Ironically I was about to make a post about this too. Savior i think it could be about the ports that you have open and your firewall software. As well as the number of seeds for the file, it might not be a very popular file for example.

But i'm no expert so thats why i'm also here to ask for advice.

1) Why is my file yellow and not green? I have a 2mb internet connection. The minimum port is 10000 and the maximum is 60000 as set on default by abc.

2) Is it my firewall? i don't know how i'd let abc run normally as my firewall is bitter.

Thanks for any replies to my queries.

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09-28-2005 06:38 PM
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O.P. RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
I'm using azeurus and downloading nero 7 beta and it's only giving me 2.9kps download
09-28-2005 07:47 PM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
With me it's my ISP :(, Because they introduced the 20 Mbit connections a while ago they are using Packet Shaping Software to give packets priorities and P2P is getting the lowest priority :(

But I still get 60 kb/s average

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09-28-2005 08:54 PM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
When I was using norton AV, I found out that with worm protection ON, transfer rates were painfully slow.
09-28-2005 09:11 PM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
I am using bitcommet its so fast
09-29-2005 08:30 AM
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RE: Why is bitorent so slow?
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Originally posted by Savior
I'm not impressend I'm downloading a beta program at 14kbps

That's as nearly fast as most P2P downloads I get. In my exprience Bit-Torrent is pretty fast.
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