Exception to the speed rule?

[P4v3l]

Can you do it in piece? Like:

Global Maximum Number of Connections:

Maximum Number of Connected Peers:

Number of Upload Slots Per Torrent:

As I don't really know where to put each thing.

Thanks!

[Firon]

Global Maximum Number of Connections: 100

Maximum Number of Connected Peers: 40

Number of Upload Slots Per Torrent: 3

And set "Global maximum upload rate" to 8 or 9.

[P4v3l]

What about global maximum download rate? Keep it @ 0?

[Firon]

No reason to limit it.

[P4v3l]

Did the changes and it's still at the same speed. What else can I do to get faster downloads? I am running one torrent at a time.

[Firon]

Your speeds are limited by the peers in the swarm. Can't always get full speed on a torrent. In fact, you usually can't.

Use this torrent. If you get full speed on it, there's nothing more you can do.

http://borft.student.utwente.nl:6969/file?info_hash=%18%F6%20s%FD%FA%DA%D5%91%86%94%10%DE%A5%8FV%B6%1Fi%A1

[P4v3l]

Damn, I got like 55kb/s with that torrent. Why?!?!?!?

[Firon]

It's a very well seeded torrent, that's why.

Your speed is limited by the upload speed of everyone else in the swarm, and remember they have to cap it too and upload to other people. So you typically shouldn't expect full speed from a torrent, it's just a fact of life.

[P4v3l]

The torrent I am downloading is well seeded too, or so I believe.

Seeds: 1401

Leechers: 12256

Also, what other settings can I customize to make things faster? Anything that helps a newbie out.

[1c3d0g]

Because that torrent has enough seeds to keep it going. If you max out your speed on an OpenOffice.org torrent, it usually means that µTorrent is already tweaked to the hilt. As Firon said, one thing you got to understand is you simply cannot achieve maximum speed on all torrents. That's reality. Ideally you'll realize that speed when the torrent conditions are just right, but most of the time you'll just have to keep yourself happy with what you've got.

[Firon]

Well, there's 1 seeder for every 10 peers, so slow speeds aren't surprising.

OpenOffice has like a thousand seeders with 10Mbit connections

What speeds were you getting? Also, it takes a while for the speed to ramp up.

You did make sure µTorrent doesn't display NAT Error right? And that yer firewall isn't blokcing stuff.

[P4v3l]

I'm getting the same 3kb/s to 6kb/s and yes, I just saw that it displays NAT Error. What is that?

[Firon]

http://www.utorrent.com/faq.php#What_does_NAT_Error_mean.3F

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=2000

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=2951

[dudeboyz]

Try downloading a popular torrent, like tonight after LOST is shone on TV, try downloading tonights episode tomorrow and it should be very fast.

Or go to like piratebay.org and choose from their top 100 and just test one of those perhaps.

[P4v3l]

I got two routers. One for the internet(Efficient-Siemens Speedstream-5200) that is on the list and the other which is to connect the two computers(CNet CWR854) and that's not on the list. So, I should only portforward the internet one, right?

Also, the routers are connected to the other computer, not this. So would I portforward it on this one, right?

I need all the help you guys can give me.

Thanks!

Ps: Why does it say that the Enable UPnp Port Mapping needs to be unchecked. It comes checked as default, so why does it need changing?

[Firon]

dudeboyz: I made him test OpenOffice.

[P4v3l]

I'm stuck in the part where I have to enter the ip of my router. It says a default one in there but it doesn't open in the browser. Says it doesn't find it. How can I check the ip of my router?

Ps: Why does it say that the Enable UPnp Port Mapping needs to be unchecked. It comes checked as default, so why does it need changing?

[P4v3l]

Well, now it doesn't say NAT error but now it doesn't say anything. It's blank. So how do I get Network OK now? I don't have a firewall. I only have Norton Antivirus 2005 and the Windows Firewall deactivated.

[Firon]

If you're gonna forward a port manually, you should turn off UPnP.

Start -> Run -> cmd

type in ipconfig, press enter

C:\>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.2
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Default Gateway is your router's IP.

[P4v3l]

Well, sometimes it shows the NAT Error, sometimes it is blank. What else should I do. Done everything I know.

[Firon]

µTorrent displays nothing when it's a small swarm size in the torrent.

If you've never seen Network OK, it means that you haven't forwarded your port.

Do what I said to find your router's IP.

Can you explain your network setup again?

[P4v3l]

I have never seen Network OK. Never.

My network is setup as:

2 Computers

One computer has two routers. One for the internet and the other to connect to the other computer(mine).

So I connect to one router and then get the internet from the other.

I followed everything from portforward.com but it still says NAT Error.

And I already found my routers ip address.

[P4v3l]

So anyone? Also, I don't know if it's possible but if I give you my ip address and everything necessary, can you forward it for me? I don't know just an idea because I did everything and it still says NAT Error. It's going faster now(@8kb/s - 16kb/s) but if it can go even faster without the NAT Error, then that would help a lot.

[Firon]

So you've got the routers daisy chained?

Router A has internet and is also connected to Router B, and your PC is connected to Router B right?

If so, you have to forward the port you want on Router A to Router B's IP address, then forward the port on Router B to your PC, I believe.

[P4v3l]

Man, that's too complicated. I'm inclined to not mess with it anymore and continue seeing the NAT Error.