helshr Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Hi all,I have set uTorrent to seed to a ratio of 100%, to ignore seeding time, and to limit the upload rate to 0 when the seeding goal is reached. I have noticed that if the download is not yet completed, uTorrent can exceed the seed ratio of 100%, and that seeding will only cease once the download has completed.I have a reasonably fast connection so it is not unusual for my peers to be uploading from me faster than I am downloading from them. Unfortunately, my ISP has upload as well as download caps and I frequently get capped because I have exceeded my upload cap without hitting my download cap Can anyone confirm if this is expected/correct behavior? Is there anything I can do to stop seeding when I have uploaded the same amount as the filesize I am downloading?TIARick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost21 Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 You can try limiting the upload speed of the torrent when downloading and remove this limit when the download finishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Yeah it's expected. The seeding rules are seeding rules, which means they don't come into effect until you're actually seeding. As Ghost21 says, the only way to "fix" this is to limit your upload speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 If you have monthly bandwidth caps, you'll get better results reducing your upload speed max from about 80% max bandwidth to as low as 40% max bandwidth. Reason being: every overload counts AGAINST your monthly limit but doesn't help your upload:download ratio (or any downloaders) any! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helshr Posted August 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Thanks for the swift replies folks! I'll try throttling the upload speed to reduce the upload/download imbalance. Cheers, Rick. PS. Does anyone know if this has been raised as a possible feature request? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 You can't stop uploading while downloading, if that's what you're asking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helshr Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Uh huh, I see. Thanks Ultima. Does anyone know if this is integral to the way torrents work (eg. Is it a requirement of the protocol that you can not continue to download a file if you are not concurrently offerring to upload the same file), or is it dependent on how the torrent client is implemented?Sorry, I'm sort of new to torrents and don't know the ins-and-outs of them yet.Cheers, Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 http://btfaq.com answers that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Using a P2P application means you are willing to and have to be able to upload if you're going to be downloading. A client that does not behave that way can't be considered a P2P application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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