MattOnTheNet Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Hi fellow µTorrent users!What occurs to me is the following:When ever I download something, it seems that my upload equivalent always about a factor 3 to 4 bigger. For example: if I were to download 1GB of data, the "uploaded" value will show something like 3.7GB. The same happens to the speed figures: if my download speed is, let's say 10KB/sec, the upload will be 40KB/sec. Finally: I saw a message: "Lost 9MB due to 3 failed hashes" or something alike. Does that mean that the download in its complete is invalid and not useable? I've noticed a serious, recurring error in a piece of software I downloaded using µTorrent.Thanks for taking the time to answer me!Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Have you read the FAQ?Did you limit your upload speed to no more than ~80% of your connection's max upload speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattOnTheNet Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Actually, I did read the FAQ. I'll verify my settings once more! Tnx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus_1250 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 And you are connectable / not firewalled/ not natted? What kind of swarm is it? What kind of connection do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattOnTheNet Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Remaining question is: I saw a message: "Lost 9MB due to 3 failed hashes" or something alike. Does that mean that the download in its complete is invalid and not useable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattOnTheNet Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Klaus, thanks for answering. I noticed that my up/download figures are at the moment almost the same, app. 100kb - 100kb. My connection is a 8192d/1024u cable modem. I guess I should be happy with these figures?!Do you have an answer concerning my other question or is uTorrent re-downloading the data when a hash fails?Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebReaper Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 is uTorrent re-downloading the data when a hash fails?Got it in one.If a peer sends you bad data (because they're seeding the wrong or corrupt files) then the hash-fail will cause your client to re-download those pieces until they pass the hash-check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattOnTheNet Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 OK, so you have a sort of ack-nack situation with retries. But why bother telling the user by default that such a situation has occured and not telling the user something like "Hash xxxx failed but succesfully corrected"? I mean, I can live with a retry being done in the background. And if I really want to see all the machinery that's under the hood, I'll just set a checkbox!-Thank you for your time and answer!Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus_1250 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 @MattOnTheNet: I think it does that because uTorrent was/is ment for the more power-user, and they are keen on knowing such things. But it would be nice if there was a checkbox for basic / advanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 There are server farms dedicated to poisoning various BitTorrent trackers. Finding their ip ranges isn't just for power users anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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