Why is the internet so slow?

[LadyThriller]

Like is it some ports, I dunno.

I have a IP with starting it by 142 so I don't have a router.

Is it firewall or what?

My upload rate is set to only 256 so the internet should be going fast.

[Invy]

All the internets are going slow? Or just the internets in utorrent? This subforum is only for utorrent-related speeds help.

[XYoukaiX]

I have a similair problem ... with the new uTorrent version running i cannot do anything in the internet any more ...

utorrent runs with 200kbs download and 30kbs upload without a problem like in the older versions but now i cannot open any webpages ... mostly it doesn't load and if it loads sometimes it takes hours ...

and it can only be because of utorrent ... with the older version i could use the internet ... i have a router and my father can use the internet without any slow downs while i am downloading ... so it cannot be because of a slow connection ...

[Switeck]

The latest µTorrent (v1.6) actually USES the half-open connection limit and regular connect speed maximums allowed. Previously in v1.5, µTorrent would only very rarely hit those maximums. So the v1.6 is a LOT more aggressive...and pushes many systems over the edge of stability.

Chances are, it's a poor-quality software firewall or antivirus program. ...or virus/spyware!

[Firon]

And a lot of people raised net.max_halfopen and had their tcpip.sys reverted, or never patched at all.