Grandma Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Okay kids, Granny has a problem the younger minds might be able to fix.I have two compters connected to a Linksys 10/100 Switch, 'In port 1' is un-usable in this application as it turns itself off, so ports '2' and '4' are connected with RJ45 direct cables to the two computers.The Uplink from the Linksys has a RJ45 direct cable going to the 'Ethernet' port to the GT701WG Wireless (not around here it isn't!) 1.5Mb DSL Modem, with a 4 wire special telephne line going from the 'line in port' to the wall phone outlet.Let me just say, that yes it is all plugged in and getting the electricity they require.I was able to set the computers up so that they both can get on the net, even at the same time.I installed this 'new improved "utorrent" version 1.6' on both--- yes the other thread, but that is okay now. I hope.Problem is I wish to use Computer A for the bigger torrents and Computer B with less memory on the smaller torrents so that when I am cooking/cleaning I just have to glance at it. But, it will not download/upload very well (about.03kb/s when it did try), I have to change ports constantly, WinMe, (the OS on both) says in "B" that it don't want to allow anything, even when I did all the same tweaking optimizing and all that Computer B. This is with Computer A off. I wish to have them both on at times. Can I get them both to work properly and download/upload as they shoud? And if so, how? What do I need to do? Directions please.This is what it looks like:http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2614/dslsetup3ou.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 What color are the lights on the statusbar of both copies of µTorrent? Did you forward different ports for each computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 There are both in the green. In the meantime, one gets a good size download/upload and the other is as slow as a dial-up with a 56k modem when they are both on-- So that tells me I better double check the ports like you say. Any suggestions on how to do so when both computers have the same information as IP/Gateway?etc in them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Are you limiting the upload speeds correctly for both computers? They have to share the upload, otherwise, they cut each other off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Yes, I am, since I was on the other thread about that problem, I have limited them both to Max Global connections 40, with Max Peeers connected to 20. The random ports are different also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 My younger son played with the computers last night while I slept, this is what he reports on the problem:For Room 'A' sometimes a yellow and sometimes a red forward port notice.I have both computers in each room have/use different ports. After I shutdown computer 'B', I set computer 'A' to use the exact same port that the one used and it worked perfectly. I was able to map the port no problem and start downloading in the 50-100kb/s range.But this only worked for about 10-30 min, then I got yellow again at the bottom, after a bit of trying to randomize the port again, it went back to red and hasn't changed since.Room 'B' only has to randomize the port a few times and then I get green and it ports perfectly.(computer 'A' I can randomize for hours, I did once, and every time it was not forwarding properly, at all?)With these settings, I download about an average of 0.5 - 30 Kb/s (it spiked a few tiems above 35, but not much.End of his report.I do know that I have had to stop all torrents in the room I use (A) since he is getting about 65kb/s down now, as 'A' just bluescreens again. I did set both computers to having only 1 down/up at a time, but I think he changed it as I checked and he has 2 going now, which means the other computer can do nothing while he sleeps now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Er, I was asking about upload speed, not global connections. You have to give each instance a proportion of the max upload speed, adding up to approximately 80% of your true max upload speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 It looks like all the trouble I went to to even get it working on one computer I am going to have to do on both now, let you know how it turns ou tomorrow as it <I>is</I> the 4th of July... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Well, I haven't been able to do a thing with computer A.Reason, the older son of mine who had to go back to work by 9 a.m. today upgraded me to that Xerographic Parasite system and took all the OS disks I owned with him, including the one he used to ugrade without my consent.So I need to figure out how to get it operating properly without freezing, and having to be restarted, place all my programs in, find my torrent files, and other stuff that hopefully will have been copied off for me, and I'll get back at you tomorrow.Yes, I will re-read the speed guide and the config/etc files now for this semi-operating system.Thanks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 If anyone cares to check this, I did not get that computer to work again, as it will never work ever. I did however get a new computer tower, and am configuring it now. Up speed is 712 kbps or 89 kbs, so that would be about 80 kbs's for max upload, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Yeah approximately, but you'll have to divide that across both computers, 40 on each if you feel like splitting evenly, or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Thank you for the information, as I set this thing up, I will keep them in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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