Noob in need of speed!

[JoeCliffe]

hello

i use uTorrent1.7.5 (latest version i think)

i use to download movies(around 700MB) which i go on to burn onto dvd

i hear all this stuff about ratio, does this mean to get a good download speed i have to upload stuff? So far i have only done:

File >> Create new torrent..and then i added two movies, then i left in utorrent and the status said seeding on them 2 files.

..Is that uploaded a torrent or not..do i have to add to a "Tracker" site or what?

Also i am in GREAT need for speed!

they take ages!

i used this.. http://www.zensupport.co.uk/speedtest/results.asp to test my speed,

Download size: 200 KB

Download time: 0.891 seconds

Download speed: 1796 Kbps (kilobits per second)

Client IP Address: 81.15*.**.***

and also at the bottom of the uTorrent window it says

D:34.2kb/s T:68.8mb U:28.1kb/s T:58.9mb (are these my upload and download speeds)

Really be greatfull if someone can explain to me in "n00b terms" what to do and speed up my downloads by 10!!

[Switeck]

"D:34.2kb/s T:68.8mb U:28.1kb/s T:58.9mb"

D:34.2kb/s is indeed your download speed in KiloBYTES/sec at that moment and U:28.1kb/s is your upload speed.

T:68.8mb = you've downloaded 68.8 MegaBYTES so far

T:58.9mb = you've uploaded 58.9 MegaBYTES so far

These numbers are reset to 0 every time you close and reopen uTorrent.

Have you run Speed Guide (CTRL+G) and chosen the UPLOAD speed that closest matches your connection?

(Probably the xx/256k one if you're only able to upload about 25-30 KiloBYTES/sec.)

[JoeCliffe]

i just open the speed guide and changed my connection type to xx/256k

and my torrent movies is downloading a bit quicker

is there more i can do?

[Ultima]

Does the port checker in the Speed Guide say that your port is open?

[JoeCliffe]

Error! Port 26896 does not appear to be open.

then i choose random port and said "OK! Port 63878 is open and accepting connections"

any more ways to speed it up a bit??