seven50three Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 I just setup QWEST DSL 7Mb. I am not using a router, just ZoneAlarm Pro 7.0.337.000 as my firewall. uTorrent has all necessary permissions. The modem is an Actiontec M1000. Speed tests indicate I am getting 452 KB d/l and 80 u/l but actual uTorrent d/l doesn't get higher than 75 KB/s. The status icon is yellow when I open the program and then turns red after a while. It will not turn green. I have my speed guide settings at the proper limits and have encryption enabled. I have tried to test if ports are forwarded properly but no matter how many I try it says they are closed. I don't need to forward ports if I don't have a router do I? Is there anything else that could be causing this?
µtorrent-Guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Posted June 2, 2007 according to google the device you mentioned "Actiontec M1000" is a kind of router device.in windows pressstart-> run -> type "cmd /k ipconfig /all" if the IP starts with 192.168.y.z then the device you have is a router and you must forward ports in it.
seven50three Posted June 2, 2007 Author Report Posted June 2, 2007 I have never heard of a router/modem combo. I got the ports forwarded and everything is working great now but I think my ISP is limiting bandwidth. Thank you for the help!
Switeck Posted June 3, 2007 Report Posted June 3, 2007 On the opposite side...Is your UPLOAD speed in µTorrent actually REACHING and SUSTAINING for more than 5 seconds the max upload speeds limits you told it to use?If it's not, then it's not just the download speed that's falling short!...your connection may not be as fast as you think, at least for BitTorrent!So, if so, what settings are you using...as shown by Speed Guide (CTRL+G)?
seven50three Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Posted June 7, 2007 My upload speeds are reaching the limit and sustaining it consistently. In monitoring the connection over the last few days it seems that I am only download limited at certain times of the day. I can get maximum set limits at other times. My connection is rated at 7mb but speed tests reveal it maxs out at 3.54mb. Do you think this discrepency is normal for an ISP like Qwest?
CGIMana Posted February 16, 2009 Report Posted February 16, 2009 I have Qwest's 12mbps service.Their upload is 856kbps, so don't set the upload allowed above 50kBps or you'll slow down your internet so much.Also for your connection, while your using it don't set your download limit to higher then about 300kBpsQwest doesn't limit speed for bit Torrent packets either, I ran a couple test I found that check.
Switeck Posted February 16, 2009 Report Posted February 16, 2009 Your internet web surfing should not be significantly slowed even uploading at 70 KiloBYTES/second *IF* you use conservative settings in uTorrent for max connections, half open connections, and disable stuff like DHT, LPD, and Resolve IPs.
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