a little help please

[noxhedz]

2. Configure your torrent client to allow 50-100 max half-open TCP connections

µTorrent: Options > Preferences > Advanced options > net.max_halfopen

can anyone tell me why i cant find the net.max_halfopen option in my utorrent ?

[Switeck]

Did you even find advanced options?

If so, it's the 6th item down that list.

However such settings can overload all but the MOST powerful internet connections (like T-3 lines with 45 megabits/sec up and down).

You need to patch window's limit first and make sure µTorrent is set at 80% of that amount at most.

[noxhedz]

Thanks as always Switeck! Is the net.max an option after a patch is installed or is it part of the utorrent program? under the advanced tab i see two options........Disk Cache and User Interface. I appreciate any light you can shed for me here.

[Ultima]

Click on the advanced section. See that list of funky-looking stuff on the right-hand side of the Preferences dialog? Look for net.max_halfopen.

Either way, you should NOT be following whatever guide you're reading -- 50-100 for a net.max_halfopen limit is excessive for most people. Additionally, I have this funny feeling the guide doesn't mention that you should patch your TCPIP.sys file -- and if it did, forgot to mention that you should only set the net.max_halfopen limit to 80% of the TCPIP.sys limit (I have a creeping feeling that I know which guide you're reading, and I don't really like it).