buffyslay Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I'm new to Torrents and am presently downloading one file (1.52 GB). The Connection light is green and everything seems ok. However I'd like to know more about what settings I should be using to get good/optimum performance (currently all settings are defaults) so I need a more experienced user to inform me since there doesn't appears to be a Mac uTorrent guide or FAQ yet and trying to follow one of the many for Windows users is unhelpful.I'm on a 256/64 ADSL1 plan with a 3 GB per month download quota. Once I go over the 3 GB my download speed is throttled to 64kb/s (believe me it doesn't take long to use up 3 GB). I used Speedtest.net to determine my current throttled average download/upload speed which is:Average Download Speed: 26kb/sAverage Upload Speed: 5kb/sBased on the above results what are the optimum settings I should be using to ensure good downloading performance while also having enough bandwidth for web surfing?Bandwidth:Download limits: Limit download rate to: ? kB/sUpload limits: Limit upload rate manually to: ? kB/s Limit seeding rate to: ? kB/sSeeding: Stop seeding at up/down ratio: ?BitTorrent:Connections: Global limit: ? Per torrent limit: ?Peers: Enable Distributed Hash Table network - do I need this? Enable Peer Exchange for public torrents - do I need this?Queues: Active transfers limit: ? Active downloads limit ?Outgoing Encryption: Do I need this and if yes does it slow performance?Network:Incoming TCP port: Presently set to 32248 (default). Is this a good port to use or should I change it and to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Upload limits: Limit upload rate manually to: 3 kB/s Limit seeding rate to: 4 kB/sSeeding: Stop seeding at up/down ratio: 100% (if you don't stop it sooner)Upload Slots per torrent: Set to 1 or 2.BitTorrent:Connections: Global limit: 25 Per torrent limit: 20(No joke, if you can't max out your connection with 20 seeds+peers...your connections is broken/throttled!)Peers: DISABLE Distributed Hash Table network! (too bandwidth-costly) Enable Peer Exchange for public torrents, but if you only run private torrents it doesn't matter.Queues: Active transfers limit: 1 Active downloads limit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffyslay Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks for your reply however I had a chance to perform another speed test, but this time in the late afternoon rather than late at night as I did with the first and the results are dramatically different. I can only assume that late at night my ISP's bandwidth is under heavy use. Here are the new results:Average Download Speed: 60kb/s (old: 26kb/s) which is 93.75% of the theoretical maximumAverage Upload Speed: 52kb/s (old: 5kb/s) which is 81.25% of the theoretical maximumBased on these new results what should the optimum preferences settings be? Also what should my download rate be as you didn't include a value for this.It would be appreciated if you would, when you have time, post a 'Mac specific' optimisation guide though I realise the Mac version of uTorrent has only just been released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawd L Pus Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Sorry to butt in, but any advice on "Outgoing Encyption" in terms of speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOneButMe Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 check it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdr976 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I had my isp block me for a little while cause they thought I was doing stuff that I shouldnt be doing - i wasnt but its hard to convince them. Anyways I would like to accomplish two things please- correct settings and hide my isp or at least try to get my isp off my back I have a mac. My Isp is dsl: 5 mb download512 uploadI have an airport extreme as my router ( isp modem router is being used as a modem only)What should my download limits and upload limits ( or auto) be:What should my seeding ratio be:connections: GLobal per torrent limit : Peers: ( do I check any of the two? - I use only private)Queues: Active transfer limits:active download limits:Outgoing : enabled or forcednetwork - incoming port? do i check randomize port during launch automatically map port? Right now all I've done to the default settings are: unchecked both peer options and i have encryption as forced.Thanks for all your help and PS I like the navigation and design of your site. It rocks, esp. for newbies like me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmukk Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 hi my speed results can be found here http://www.speedtest.net/result/814155949.pngwas wondering if u could guide me through setting up the ideal preferences so i can get optimum speed. after the update to v 0.9.3.10, my torrent speeds have just dropped by over 400%. is there a reason for this? please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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