whatsinaname Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 My download speed never goes above 6kB/s! I have a DLink DSL 502-T router and I checked out www.portforward.com to learn how to forward my port. I forwarded my port. I disabled my firewall. I checked every possible forum on earth to learn how I can speed up my downloads. The bar at the bottom of utorrent has a red circle which says a firewall/router is blocking your access. How do I solve this?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Do you also see "Download Limited"?If so, your settings are too low and causing limited download speeds.Have you checked your modem for a possible mini-router and/or firewall in it that needs to be configured/disabled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Ya it also says Download limited. What should I set my settings to?Im not sure how to check for a mini-router and/or firewall. Im sorry for being so computer illiterate but please help me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 You have your upload speed set to 1...Use the Speed Guide and choose your real upload speed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 oh ok. never realised that made any difference. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 should I set it to approximately the same as what the speed guide gives me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 Yes, make sure you're using the setting in Speed Guide that closest matches your UPLOAD bandwidth...not your download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 ok what should I set my download bandwidth to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 That's what you figure out by running the Speed Guide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 how do I check my modem for a possible mini-router and/or firewall in it that needs to be configured/disabled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 If you ran speed guide, that should set download if it choose an upload speed less than 6 KB/sec.If you can download from websites faster than 50 KB/sec then you probably can just leave it set to 0 (unlimited). Otherwise, set it within the limits of your connection.You visit the website of the manufacturer of that modem and check their design features page...and maybe download the manual for that model. Use GOOGLE to find that if you don't know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I set my upload and download speed according to speed guide. My download speed has gone up from 6kB/s to 20kB/s. The speed test showed my download speed to be 190 kB/s and upload speed 80 kB/s.I checked the manual for my router. It says "The router provides NAT protection for your office and home users from any Internet intruders and hackers, plus VPN pass-through for extra security. It also blocks and redirects certain ports to limit the services that outside users can access your network. " Does that affect my speed in any way? Can I do something about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsinaname Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 oh and I followed the steps given on portforward.com to forward my port( I have a Dlink DSL-502T modem) but when I check speed guide to see if my port has been forwarded properly, it says error,port not open. Tried it a couple of times and read portforward.com carefully but its still not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkness863 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 hey im nu, does anyone here know why my trackers keep saying timed out? even when i press update tracker it still says timed out. i read sumwhere that it has something to do with it being overloaded. It shows a large # OF SEEDERS YET ITS CONNECTED TO ZERO.sum1 plz help!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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