Download speed problem with Linksys WAG160N

[Adlopa]

BitTorrent 1.8.3

Max download: 2,000KB/s

Max connections: 200

Max peers per torrent: 60

Upload slots: 6

Max active torrents: 77

Max downloads: 6

No previous problems with uTorrent, but I've just switched to a Linksys WAG160N router and my download speeds have plummeted. The uTorrent settings have not been changed.

With a download that has 13,000 seeds and 12,000 peers, I'm getting a download speed of 0.1Kb/s — the upload speed is 100Kb/s (right up to the limit I have set).

The port is forwarded on the router and uTorrent seems happy with the settings (network is green, the settings are for a 1Mbit/s upload — I have an 8Mbit line).

I'm baffled - anyone got any ideas?

[Switeck]

You mean 8 megabit/sec line only for download speed?

If so, your download limit is MUCH too high!

Wireless connections (even wireless LANs) are typically much slower and more unstable than wired 100 megabit/sec Ethernet. This means uTorrent's special settings should probably be reduced/disabled, as described in the slow speed section of 1st link in my signature.

[Adlopa]

Although this is a wireless router, the uTorrent PC is connected via Ethernet. Here are the DSL speeds from the router:

Downstream Rate: 8188 Kbps

Upstream Rate: 1282 Kbps

These uTorrent settings worked like a dream with my old NetGear router — the change has happened with the switch to the Linksys.

[DreadWingKnight]

Run a speed test from speedtest.net and post the results here.

[Adlopa]

[DreadWingKnight]

Use settings from the speed guide for 1mbit connections.

Also, what IP address (IPv4 on vista) do you get when you start - run - cmd /k ipconfig ?

[Adlopa]

The IP address for the uTorrent PC is one on my local 192.168.2.x network — it's manually assigned for that PC and uTorrent port is opened for that IP on my router.

[DreadWingKnight]

What static IP is it and what is the DHCP range for the linksys?