Cheatshaman Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 I have a connection of 1m/512 from Wi-power.comFor almost a year Ive been trying to get utorrent running fine speeds, but there constantly up and off from what my connection should be. One day there 0.1 Kbps and the next there 40 Kbps. I rarely see a green status symbol, mostly yellow. Any help would be greatly appreciated.# EVERYTHING you've tried so far, including ANYTHING listed above (please be as explicit and specific as you can). Tell us what your changed settings are:I have tried everything from Switeck's conservative settings guide between 128 and 512 as well as followed the basic setup guide and changed the settings to exactly as Ultima's guide here says: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992# The state/value of all of the options you were recommended to change up above.I have changed every setting as suggested in Ultima's guide exactly and Switeck's guide at 448 but changed active torrents to Max 2 Downloading 1.# Color of the network status light in µTorrent's status bar (at the bottom of the µTorrent main window)Its currently yellow, sometimes red. Ive entered the port in my router (Netgear WNR834Bv2) and forwarded, have UPnP on in both the router and utorrent, and Nat-PMP also on.# What the port checker from the Speed Guide writesPort is not port forwarded according to the guide check.# What the Speed Guide shows your settings to be (press Ctrl+G in µTorrent)upload speed: 39 KbpsUpload slots: 4Connections Per Torrent: 40Connections Global: 100# What you have net.max_halfopen set to (Preferences > Advanced in µTorrent), and if you ever modified TCPIP.sys, what you patched the limit toI have it set to 4, with no patching on the Windows 7 RC.# Operating system installed (Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95, NT? Something else?)Windows 7 RC# Security software installed (firewall, antivirus, antispyware, antiadware)Windows Firewall turned completely off, and AVG 8.5 (Free)# Exact router model(s), and exact modem modelI have satellite internet and only a WNR834Bv2 Netgear router. # ISP (Internet Service Provider) being usedWi-Powerwww.wi-power.com# Connection type (DSL, cable, dial-up)1m down / 512 upI get around 900 down and 450 up on speed testAny other info Ill be happy to provide. Thanks for your help in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Try what I recommended here: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...
Cheatshaman Posted August 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Im guessing I should disable UPnP in the router as well?As soon as I get back to my house, I will try what you suggested and get back to you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 20, 2009 Report Share Posted August 20, 2009 Yes, UPnP is not nearly as reliable (and it's more cpu-intensive for both router and computer) than manual port forwarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarggg Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Out of curiosity, how does NAT-PMP compare to UPnP? My router supports both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Probably similar overheads for the router as UPnP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatshaman Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I did the suggested and have downloads of about 3-4KBps and still a yellow port status. The port checker says its not open. Perhaps I did something wrong in the router? I have it forwarded to 192.168.1.254, my static IP Adress, with only TCP and on port 55641. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 If uTorrent gets a yellow light, it's still firewalled (though it may only be "complaining" about not being forwarded on UDP...which isn't needed unless you're using DHT, uTP, and Teredo).Does your router's DHCP LAN ip range overlap with 192.168.1.254?Satellite internet gives out ONLY LAN ip addresses as far as I know, and there's no way to forward it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatshaman Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I did as the guide said and reduced the DHCP by 1, so 2-253 is still in the range.Are there any other Advanced settings that I might edit? Im not too sure what exactly each one does, so better to ask someone who may. Also, my router has the option to set up Static Routes. Is this in any way related or could be helpful to look into?I really appreciate the help you've given me thus far. ^^EDIT: I changed my settings as follows and am getting 25-50 KBps but nothing is staying constant.Max Connections: 100Per Torrent: 40Upload Slots: 4Upload Speed: 47Protocol Encryption: Enabled (Checked Incoming Legacy)Port Forwarded: 55641 TCP/UDP (Still Yellow however) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 It's not an issue on your end.The satellite ISP isn't giving you a dedicated internet ip...they're only giving you a LAN ip behind their router that you cannot configure. You're permanently firewalled as a result!Shrink your router's DHCP range to 20 ips at most. You're probably not letting 20+ computers/printers/etc connect at once! That should free up a tiny amount of ram on the router...which may have 8 MB total or less!Is uTorrent reaching and sustaining the 47 KB/sec upload speed max you set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatshaman Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yes, its reaching 47 just fine. Ill reduce my DHCP to 20 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Probably as good as you'll get...reducing upload speed might increase download speed, but it might also cause download speed to drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatshaman Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Ive done everything suggested and speeds have evened out a bit, still yellow but Im figuring what you said is why. Any reason audio files go a lot faster then everything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Smaller torrents left downloading for awhile tend to be predominately seeders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheatshaman Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 If I enable UPnP in the router, but not in utorrent, will it effect my speeds? Programs seem to run faster with it enabled and I get less lag in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTHK Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 If you're manually forwarding you don't need UPnP enabled (in uT). May as well leave it on in the router for other programs to use unless you have a special reason for turning it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 UPnP = Universal Plug and Play (Pray)...it's not as "universal" as Microsoft might like.Try GOOGLE and Wikipedia on the subject of UPnP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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