goirish321 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 i have windows vista home basic and road runner cable modem connection. I can't figure out how to increase my download speeds for utorrent. i am not very computer literate so i need help but when i try reading most help pages I can't figure out what i need to do. most help pages assume i know a lot about computers so i keep getting stuck and need a more dummed down help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 http://www.utorrent.com/setup_guide.phpChecked this yet? Make sure you're using the 1.7 betas (can be found in the Announcements subforum). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goirish321 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 when i run the speed test it comes in at 64 kbps or .1mbps which is way slower than what it says the average cable modem should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Make sure you're testing while EVERYTHING ELSE besides your browser is closed. That means no downloading softwares, no chatting, no online games -- nothing besides your browser. Yes, µTorrent should be closed too. And tell us the tested upload rate (not just download). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goirish321 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 ok i was able to get the correct dl and ul speed 5715 kb/s dl and 427 kb/s ul. i did what was said in the setup, but the downloads still rarely reach 20 or 30 kB/s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Is your port forwarded properly? If so, try a torrent from here -- how does it run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goirish321 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 when i downloaded slackware it was going at 500 kB/s but any other still goes really slow. does that mean it is the isp. if so how do i get around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Do you have a green network status light in the µTorrent status bar and/or the port checker in the Speed Guide (Ctrl+G) shows the port to be open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goirish321 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 yes for bothinfo: what i have tried:1. i have went through the entire setup guide. 2. i don't know how to do the firewall setup but i have windows firewall on right now.3. upload speed of 422kb/s / 8 = 52.75kB/s x .8 = 42.2 i put that in the global maximum upload speed rate box4. my isp is road runner cable modem. not sure if that is on the list. couldn't find it. info:1. network status green2. port checker writes OK port 33625 is open and accepting connections3. speed guide settings: upload limit 42 kb/s; upload slots 4; connections per tor. 80; connections global 230; max active torrents 3; max active downloads 3; encryption enabled4. windows vista home basic5. security software: windows firewall; not sure how to check for any others6. i don't have a router. my modem is a terayon tj 715x7. road runner cable modem8. speed test: 5715 and 427 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=23944Thread relinking.Select xx/384k in the Speed Guide.http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/index.htmlHow does a torrent from here run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 After you selected xx/384k...you can increase your upload speed (or your alternate upload speed for when just seeding) to maybe 42 KiloBYTES/sec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goirish321 Posted May 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 i had already did both of those. selected 384 k and adjusted ul to 42k/s. when i downloaded one of the test files it downloaded at 500kb/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Then the torrents you're actually trying to download just has slow peers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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