What's the difference between max num of active torrents and download?

[cpthk]

In the configuration, there is one is maximum number of active torrents and one is maxmimum number active downloads. What's the difference between them?

I tried to both situation, both only have 4 downloads...

maximum number of active torrents: 4

maxmimum number active downloads: 6

maximum number of active torrents: 6

maxmimum number active downloads: 4

[DreadWingKnight]

Active torrents overrides active downloads.

Any active downloads set beyond the active torrents count won't start.

[Switeck]

You've got to watch out that you don't enter leech-like settings by putting max active/downloading torrents too high.

Your upload speed gets divided between all your active torrents, then divided again by the number of upload slots each...THAT's how others see your connection.

So if you have 10 KB/sec upload speed, 4 active torrents max, and 4 upload slots per torrent...others see your average upload speed (to them) as only 0.6 KB/sec.

[kaizokuz]

I have read through all the related topics but still, I don't understand. Can someone explain to me what is the difference between

(Maximum number of active torrents: 4, Maximum number of active downloads: 2)

and

(Maximum number of active torrents: 2, Maximum number of active downloads: 2)

[Switeck]

Max active torrents = all downloading torrents PLUS all seeding torrents.

Even if a torrent is only seeding, it still uses your upload bandwidth.

As does too your downloading torrents!