Having a serious problem with my new connection

[foosballer]

I am a newbie to the forum here so I would like to start by saying hello to you all! I aprreciate any help that can be given to me!!

Ok. here is I go!

First of all i am using Windows XP SP2. I use Firefox as my browser. I am hardline connected to the net so no router used.

I got my net connection upgraded to a 30MB DL and 5MB UL last Monday. I have speedtested at

Now here is my problem. When I used Utorrent I was getting 2.5-2.8 dl tops and the most I seen Uploaded was 500k. that was for a short while right after I got the connection( half hour or so). Now I only get 50k down and between 50-100k up. and most torrents on my list won connection to any peer and the ones that do connect, only connect to a few peers. Also, when I use the program I cannot browse any sites whatsoever without waiting an eternity for it to load up. I was using version Utorrent 8.0 and I did upgrade to the newest version and to no avail i still have the same problem. I have checked my firewall and it allows Utorrent. i am not sure if there is another way i can check that out or not.

Ohh and I have has the the installers back here at my place twice cause there were times i lost total connection to the net. That has n`t happened in four days though. I have never experienced any problems connecting to any torrents using Utorrent before my upgrade.

Thanks again

[DreadWingKnight]

I was using version Utorrent 8.0

8.0 doesn't exist. I don't know where you got it from, but it's fake if that's the version you got.

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992

[foosballer]

I was using version Utorrent 8.0

8.0 doesn't exist. I don't know where you got it from, but it's fake if that's the version you got.

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=15992

I dont know if that for sure the version I was using or not but that isn`t the problem I am having now,

Thanks for the info though. I will check it out!

[foosballer]

Any help would greatly aprreciated!!

[paintball9]

What's the results of the following command while the internet is slow?

nslookup google.com

Do you get any timeouts if you do that a few times?

What server does it list?

[foosballer]

I dont get any timeouts doing that on.

The server is dns-ca-lb-01.rr.com.

I hope I was doing that right

[paintball9]

Ya, that is fine. Your DNS is reliable.

[foosballer]

Is there anything else I can do to get my speed up to par?

Thanks for any help that is given!!

[DreadWingKnight]

Get your client version from help -> about please.

[foosballer]

Get your client version from help -> about please.

I think I don`t understand what your saying. I am running the most updated version 2.0.4.

[Switeck]

He may have wanted to know exact build number, as there was one v2.0.4 build that was insanely broken.

[foosballer]

That is the build I do have. Should i download another version?? And if so,which version should i use/dl?

Thanks for any help!!

[Switeck]

uTorrent v2.0.4 build 21586 is the "good" one...the build right before that was extremely bad due to a serious tracker error.

[foosballer]

I am using that version now. I am still having all the same problems. Getting nowhere near the speeds i should be getting, and now I have seen that most of the private trackers that i use has me being not Connectable . I hate to keep asking these NOOB questions but how do i get reconnected?? I almost want to get rid of my new ``higher speed``. Since they got onto my PC to hook this up, I have had many issues that i never had before. Would there be way that they messed around with my setting on my pc?

Thanks for any help!!

[Switeck]

The new uTorrent version may not be fully allowed in your software firewall.

Your cablemodem have VoIP? (If so, it's also a router that needs to be configured.)