Preferences->Upload slots per torrents

[cool9]

My upload connections exceed this number in Preferences. I've had UL slots set to 4-5 (using Speed Guide for DSL) but I can get upload connections over 25-30 easy. What's the purpose of this parameter if it doesn't work right? Using XP SP2.

[jewelisheaven]

Not upload CONNECTION, upload SLOTS (U in Peers tab, Flags column)

[cool9]

How many connections can a slot hold? And where is Flags column?

[jewelisheaven]

One slot is 1 peer you upload to simultaneously. Go to the Peers tab, look at "Flags". If you don't see it, right click on the column headers and click on Flags. http://utorrent.com/faq.php#What_do_all_those_flags_in_the_Flags_column_mean.3F

Go through http://utorrent.com/setup_guide.php

[Switeck]

Each peer or seed you connect to is 1 connection. You only upload to peers, and then typically only some of them at once. The "U" flag is next to the ones you're trying to upload to at a given moment...sometimes even they sit idle due to not replying fast enough.

[cool9]

So one slot does equal one connection. You're making things more complicated than they are.

Like I said my connections, peers, etc. exceed the max slots/torrent in Preferences and I wondered why.

[Ultima]

Upload slots control how many peers µTorrent can upload to simultaneously. It does not equal the number of connections made.

[Switeck]

Just because you're CONNECTED to a Peer or Seed doesn't mean you're uploading or downloading to/from them at any given moment. Only while uploading to a Peer is that connection considered an upload slot.

So you may be connected to 10 peers on a torrent but only uploading to 3 or 4 of them since upload slots per torrent is set to 4 by default.

Which peer you're uploading to may slowly change based on whether they're uploading back to you...those that upload more to you get rewarded with more of your upload in return.