can you please help me with some speed problems?

[bigtoe]

Hi

i've started using utorrent but i have noticed that i can barely get 1kB/s.

any help that anyone gives would be much appreciated

i have a network:ok message

i'm using ADSL broadband with a bandwith of 310kb/s

i'm using windowsXP and i don't know what firmware version i'm using (i don't know how to find out)

i'm using software firewalls - spyware doctor and AVG 7.1

i'm sure that i have portforwarded correctly

i have no idea if my ISP does malicious traffic shaping (i don't know what you mean)

as you can see i'm not to informed when it comes to computers.

again any help would be much appreciated.

thanks in advance

bigtoe

[Firon]

Use beta 435, turn on Protocol encryption.

[fofoo]

i'm using windowsXP and i don't know what firmware version i'm using (i don't know how to find out)

Windows doesn't have a firmwareversion. I suppose you have read the FAQ and confused some things there . The firmware part is only interesting to you if you have a "hardwarerouter" of wich i am not sure if you have one.

i'm using software firewalls - spyware doctor and AVG 7.1

That are not firewalls.Spyware Doctor is an Spywarescanner and AVG is an Virusscanner. If you dont have a hardwarerouter i strongly advise you to install a softwarefirewall. ZoneAlarm will suit your need as its the most easy to configure firewall.

i'm sure that i have portforwarded correctly.

Do you have a hardwarerouter?

i have no idea if my ISP does malicious traffic shaping (i don't know what you mean)

The "ISP" is the company providing you the internet service hence the name "ISP=Internet Service Provider". Bittorent generates the most traffic on the internet. That traffic costs ISP's lot of money because people with flatrate have torrents running 24/7. Therefore ISP started to monitor the traffic and throttle the bittorent traffic to reduce their costs.

uTorrent has a feature that encrypts the bittorrent packets so that the ISP cannot distinguish the bittorent traffic from normal traffic. You can enable this feature by going to: Preferences > Network > Protokol Encryption > Outgoing set to Force.

[fofoo]

Use beta 435, turn on Protocol encryption.

You mean beta 434. Don't you?

Edit: Main site was not updated yet. Discard that comment.

[Firon]

No, 435. Refresh the download page if you don't see it.

[bigtoe]

thanks for your fast response.

my ISP is talktalk

i have turned on Protokol Encryption

to answer your question fofoo i do not have a hardwarerouter