uTorrent does not obey speed limits (downloading)

[miffy]

my internet connection is pretty fast. but perhaps a bit too fast for one of my older computers. uTorrent does not obey the speed limit. u cant see it in the picture but i set it at 1140 KBs and for some reason uTorrent goes crazy peaking at 7 MB/s. this overloads the cache and my computer then starts to laag terribly. so bad I had to pull out my ethernet cable once to stop the lagging.

tho im starting to wonder cos uTOrrent obeys the limit when Im downloading slower (like less than 200KBs), is this because of the uploaders (seeders), or is it me (my connection)?

if its not uTorrent's fault, is there any way to limit the speed physically or something (as in outside of uTorrent)?

[Switeck]

Limit local peers speeds.

There's a new feature that by default local peers don't count against your normal speed limits.

And it seems like you found one or more of them!

[miffy]

hmmmm....

that could be since im sharing this line with 3 other persons...

also how is that a 'feature'? lol

[Switeck]

It's a feature the same way that Speed Guide (CTRL+G) is a feature...I don't feel like arguing its VALUE.

But once you disable it, your problem should solve itself.

[miffy]

wait- how do i disable it? i dont see anything in the preferences

[Switeck]

It's under

Preferences, BitTorrent, Additional BitTorrent Features