ace_luke Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 After starting the programme, my download speeds are fine, reaching 250kB/s+. However, after around 5 minutes, the speeds absolutely die, rarely getting about 10kB/s.I haven't changed any settings and have no firewall enabled.Also, I'm an idiot, so simplified explainations would help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Router or other hardware overloading maybe? Any other symptoms? What have you done to configure uT? http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace_luke Posted August 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I literally hadn't changed anything, just using the default settings, which had been fine. It hadn't been an issue until last night.The only other thing is when I exit uT and restart it says it's still running so I have to Stop the process, but I figured that was just coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Well, using defaults is the first mistake, so use the link I posted above which includes a link to the setup guide. Are you using Zone Alarm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace_luke Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 After using the Glasnost throttling test I received this message:"Is BitTorrent traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6881) throttled? There was a problem with the BitTorrent upload (seeding). Our tool did not detect forged TCP RST packets, but nevertheless no data could be transfered. The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol. There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved at least 2 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 3 Kbps. You can find details here.Is BitTorrent traffic on a non-standard BitTorrent port (10009) throttled? There was a problem with the BitTorrent upload (seeding). Our tool did not detect forged TCP RST packets, but nevertheless no data could be transfered. The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol. There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved at least 3 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 9 Kbps. You can find details here."Anybody got any ideas or suggestions?EDIT:Also, not sure if it makes a difference, but I live in N.Ireland, and it's saying my IP address is in the north of England. It's a UK IP though, so maybe not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 You might get better results doing this:http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=46778For an example of more extreme "stealth" settings in uTorrent: (long-winded explanation of ISP throttling)http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=58714NOTE: Those settings probably won't really work for you, they were a special case for a wireless ISP!...But I do a better job explaining what and why those settings are chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace_luke Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Okay, so I tried the Glasnost test again, and it's now saying I have no throttling issues.Would this indicate a problem with the IP or my connection to it or my computer?I only got the computer last week, my old machine had no problems. It was a Dell, running XP with 512mb RAM. This is a Toshiba running Vista Home Premium with 3GB (I can't afford anything better). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Could be time-of-day or congestion-at-the-time BitTorrent throttling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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