YtseJam Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm either thick minded or that list doesn't make much sense...I've followed the speed test and it says my download speed is "214.286 kilo bytes per second (or 1714.286kbps)"However, in the list I am to choose my connection type which goes like xx/number. I'm not quite sure what to choose as the result is not explicity represented in the dropdown list...What does the xx and number represent exactly?Logicaly, one would look for a number that looks like its result, but also it is usually download/upload speed and if number is indeed upload speed, what good is that test? It gave me my download speed...Help... (perhaps it would be wise to match the options more to what people might get in tests?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider75 Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 It usually shows both down and upload speeds. Check it again, you probably missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boo Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 it only shows the upload speed because it is the only important part to decide what settings you should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YtseJam Posted January 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Huh, using a different test server, it did indeed show both upload and download...Is it possible for the wizard to have an "autopilot" mode where is finds out the current connection settings by poking around in the OS networking settings? Or are those settings don't exist per se locally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 You can't find anything like that except by running a speedtest, and the one linked to in the speed wizard DOES tell you the upload speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafi Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Using the speed wizard: Why is the recommended max # of connections limited to 30-45 connections for 96Kbps UL bandwidth ? I have it set to 300 and have a feeling this will make DLs much slower ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 From the IRC channel[3:09:00pm] <@Firon> rafi: because 300 connections on a 96kbit upload is insane, eats a ton of bandwidth (TCP and BT overhead anyone?), and will make things slowerHe's nailed it.Protocol overhead makes using 300 connections on that upload setting rather impractical, especially as download speeds increase, since BT protocol overhead would grow faster on a 300 peer connection torrent than on a 30-45 peer connection torrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I also feel some of its settings are too conservative, but I guess it's still in Beta... :/Edit: I should say I'd put it exactly as the upload, thus 96 connections total... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Edit: I should say I'd put it exactly as the upload, thus 96 connections total... :|Even that may be too high, just from doing keep-alive messages to maintain the connections and minimal BT protocol exchanges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Everytime you got a piece you'd send a have message to every single peer, and you'd also get their have messages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splintax Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Is it possible for the wizard to have an "autopilot" mode where is finds out the current connection settings by poking around in the OS networking settings? Or are those settings don't exist per se locally?Well, I believe they exist to a degree some of the time, but they are nowhere near reliable enough for use in such a feature.You can find out the sync speed with a dial-up modem by looking at the status page for the connection. Some USB broadband modems provide a similar feature. However, if you're connected through a router or through an "ethernet modem", you'll probably get a speed reading of 100Mbit or better, through wireless 10Mbit or better, which makes it highly unreliable seeing as a large proportion of people are connected in this manner.Having said that, I don't particularly like speed tests, either. They aren't very reliable, especially when you have lots of users accessing them at once (ie. new µT users ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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