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Download speeds have.. died :S


ktadie

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Yep, its as if my download speeds with uTorrent have died completely.

First of all, I have very slow internet. Normally I have speeds around 5-10kb/s.

Now all of a sudden its down to 0.1-2 kb/s... ?!

My uTorrent has always been at the default uTorrent settings and I had 5-10kb/s.

After it dropped, I tried following the speed guide where I changed the settings to

Global Connections: 37, Peers per torrent: 16, maximum upload rate: 3 and number of slots per torrent 4 (after I did a net speed test and all that.) Still horrible download speeds.

Then I checked out the graph from http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=34259 and changed my settings according to Single ISDN(64k), Dial-up (56k), Dial-up (28.8k). Still the same result.

The thing is, there is nothing wrong with the rest of my internet usage. No web-browsing problems, Frostwire has speeds from 7-10 kb/s, I can play guild wars, lol.

I use ESET Smart Security, and uTorrent is allowed all the way through on the firewall, and I even unchecked it from the "Web Browser List" so ESET dosn't filter it...

And its not that I havn't given it enough time to change to the new settings. I have let it stay over night and I checked the speed graph with the 5minute graph and it didn't go above 3kb/s. The Port is the same aswell, I havn't changed it at all. I have also tried changing the port a bunch of times...

I use Vista btw.

What can I do to make this work? O_o

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My guess is the cut undersea links in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea are causing at least part of your problems.

Upload slots per torrent NEEDS to be less than max upload speed.

Is your upload also crippled?

I've heard ESET Smart Security is so hopelessly bugged that a complete uninstall may be the only way to "properly" configure it. :(

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Switeck, when did these cables cut?

and Retah, I have been using ESEST since.. forever, also when my downloading speeds were fine. So I don't think it's ESET. And tel me Retah, how should I then configure my uT? I have followed all the guides for my connection speed...

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ohk...ktadie...limit ur uploading speeds to min 10kb/s(i recommend u dont do it at all unless u find it goin at full speed n not lettin u dl anythn)

max dl's 2

max uploads 1

global connections 100000

port 443

protocol encryption outgoin (if u hv probs dl then forced)

check allow incoming legacy connections

advanced >> net.max_halfopen (change it from 8 to 50)

etc...still probs mail me at phychojerk@hotmail.com

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Please don't do all that retah suggested.

Setting Global Connections over 100 is of VERY QUESTIONABLE VALUE when you're already on a restricted line.

advanced >> net.max_halfopen set to constantly attempting 8 NEW connections at once (not counting the incoming new connections and already-established connections you already have) should be enough.

If you allow incoming legacy connections, uTorrent is responding unencrypted BitTorrent connections arrive on your incoming listening port. Most ISP BitTorrent throttling equipment will have little trouble identifying such traffic as BitTorrent and restricting/throttling/blocking/disrupting that port...if not your entire line. Some ISPs allow BitTorrent traffic, just in very restricted amounts. Others seriously throttle ALL encrypted traffic, forcing customers to use some unencrypted BitTorrent traffic to get useful speeds.

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