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[Tartan Lady]

Hi everyone I have read through all the speed colums maybe I am having a blond moment I dont know.

Can anyone tell me what I should have settings at.

My broadband connection is a 4MB one

I use a sitecom202 router which I am positive that I have forwarded correctly

did the speed test see below please

I am wondering why my speeds do not seem to match what my isp says I have ie 4MB

I am at the moment d/l two files and my speeds are 10.3 KB/s down and 20.8KB/s up

can some one tell me in simple terms what I am doing wrong and I have no doubt it is me and not utorrent.

Thank you in advance

Sorry P.S. it also slows my computer right down ooops and forgot to say do not have nat error

Personal test results

Speed

921.8 kilobits per second

Communications 921.8 kilobits per second

Storage 112.5 kilobytes per second

1MB file download 9.1 seconds

Subjective rating Good

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Date & time Sunday, December 18, 6:10AM*

Test type IDT4 Free

Connection type Cable

Region United Kingdom

Data size 1024KB

IP address 82.37.208.140

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[shinycars]

Hi- These settings work best for me. I've been comparing my speeds to others on the same Torrent (Peer DL column) and I'm usually in the Top 4, many times #1 or 2.

Options, Preferences:

Network Options:

Might try changing "port used for incoming connections" to a different number - (between 40000-60000), then set your router to forward that same number. Some ISP's limit or block certain "known" file-sharing ports.

Torrent Options:

1) Global max connections -300

2) Max number connected peers per torrent -25 (Some recommend an unlimited number here, but what I've read is that....say you have 22 connections going, it wastes your bandwidth to continually search for more & more connections. I've tried up to 50 connections and it reduced my speed.

-Set upload speed to 60-80%. I read 80% recommended alot, but you can go lower and see if that helps increase speed. I have 42k max UL and can run 30-32k, but I prefer 24k up.

The other thing I've noticed is sometimes on Public Torrents, people don't hang around and seed. The advertised seeders/leechers is not always correct either. Last tip is just be patient, speeds seem to pick up the more % of a file you have and also as more people join the Torrent.

This page also helped me alot when I was using Bitcomet and the same principles apply to any BT client. The port forwarding for Routers is vital to be correct for good speeds. Before fixing this I was only getting about 20% of available speed. http://www.p2pforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=99434#99434

UTorrent Rocks!!