Speed Problems

[BMXICAN]

OK, so I'm semi-new to this torrent stuff and I'm just getting the hang of it. UTorrent has a little logo on the bottom towards the right that can either be green, yellow or red. It tells you your connection status.

Mine is red and my torrents are uploading slow and downloading slow. I changed to random ports many times but it hasn't helped. I know my firewall isn't messing with it because I've turned it off and it dosen't help either. Any tips? Thanks. =D

[BMXICAN]

Anyone know what I can do to get it green? Anyone? I've read the FAQ's both here and on the site with no luck. Please help....

[µtorrent-Guest]

http://portforward.com/help/pfprogression.htm

[BMXICAN]

I've read all that and still don't understand. Sorry, I'm kind of new to this. All I want is to be able to seed my torrents, but it's so slow. I know I have a fast internet connection, I just can't figure out this port stuff.

[µtorrent-Guest]

so what part is it that you don't understand then?

[BMXICAN]

Well, I keep switching ports, but the Icon is still red. How do I get it green?

[µtorrent-Guest]

by reading the guides!

the guides CLEARLY state to get a static IP and forward a port to that IP.

randomly switching ports is contraproductive if your router can't handle µT's UPnP feature.

[BMXICAN]

Well fuck, sorry I'm new to this and don´t really understand the concept or the jargon. Thanks for the help...

[Switeck]

...then you have some reading to do that we can't do for you.

Start with:

New to µTorrent/BitTorrent? Check out the µTorrent User Manual at:

http://download.utorrent.com/utorrent-help.zip

Then read "Internet Interruption or Slow Speeds?":

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992

[BMXICAN]

Thanks a lot...