Speeding Up Dl

[roadster55us]

hello to everyone heres a tip that seems to help and my downloads seem to really take off. i find that when i goto the firewall option and change my incoming pport
from 1214 to 32656 my downloads seem to get some more boost .
i tried this method and it kranked my dl from 56kb/s to anywhere from 90-160kb/s.
give it a try and let me know how it goes for ya

i hope this tip works for other people using k++ also

[DVD PIRATE III]

well its been 33 minutes and ive been jumping supernodes like crazy,doesnt seem to improve much 4 me though...nevamind i got a T1 connection so alls well

<_< <_< <_< <_<

[nate]

im kinda suprised but its actually working

[camille]

Where did you get that value 32656? On your ceiling.

[SAS]

I don’t care were you got it mate...
I made an instant improvement...

Thanks SAS :ph34r:

[tralalala]

hmmmmmm, it didnt seem to work (maybe cos im downloading from a crappy user... lol). anyway, ill try it alter with a faster user,
thanks for posting and spotting this,
tralalala

[Biggest_Baddest_Wolf]

I know this worked for me, been using it before my harddisk had to be reformatted and my entire system rebuilt...
back then I found it on another k-lite forum that seems to be down now, so I&#39;m glad I found it in here too... thanks, hope it still works with my current system configuration.

*edit : *
Yep, still worked like a charm....

[JingXionG]

Waoh... its real cool

[3pc.ChickenDinner]

Here&#39;s a helpful port list

Port Numbers (http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers)

[Xanex]

Holy Mother Of God

Wow , ive been trying to DL this file for ages, changed the port number and it immediatly started to DL. Must be my isp throttling port 1214.

[BlackcurrantBoozeTube]

Will this work with all versions of k-lite or just the latest?
where is the option to change the port number, I can see an option greyed out but its not 1214. Do I change it anyway?

Thanks :)

[NeoTheOne]

hey good stuff i was dld an average of 200 kbs now it 500 kbs-700kbs



thanx ;) ;) ;)

[rossjman1]

This may be just my crappy computer, but it slows down the download speed for me. I have a cable modem on a HP Pavilion from 1998. I used to be downloading at about 31kb/s now i download at 0.12-2.04kb/s Ill just change it back.

[tralalala]

lol probably it is, cos it seems to have worked for all other users...

tralalala

[bigdawgfoxx]

How do i change my port??? do i have to have a firewall??? plz help

[Switeck]

If you&#39;ve been using Kazaa for a LONG time and sharing the whole time, you may have built up quite a queue of unfinished uploads and downloads.

To make matters worse, if you&#39;re not firewalled and/or behind a router/LAN and your ip has been CONSTANT more or less the whole time -- then people who were trying to download from you 6 months ago may STILL be trying... along with everyone else who got in line in the meantime&#33; They may still be trying your ip for files you QUIT sharing 6 months ago.

This is why you can start up Kazaa and INSTANTLY (almost&#33;) get your upload slots all filled with people -- they were constantly retrying your ip address for the moment you logged back in.

But here&#39;s the catch: change the port Kazaa Lite++ is using from 1214 to something else and they all are blocked and the connections dealt with much quicker than trying to tell each upload requester "go away, I am busy/don&#39;t have that file".

Also, port-scanners are LOOKING for kazaa on port 1214 -- they can&#39;t scan ALL ports unless they want to scan for kazaa-running computers very slowly. So getting &#39;hit&#39; by one of these might slow Kazaa down as they may be sending Kazaa Lite++ a garbled packet on port 1214. (pinging it perhaps?)

[iamtheoneandonlyone]

You can always try right click then "find more sources" That helped me out a lot.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Ok when i changed my port to the designated number..it says there was a virtual error and closed kazaa...but when i opened it back up it kept the higher number that i changed it to...my downloads didnt seem to increase much though...there always some files give me 50Kb/s and some .15 but for a whole file i can get it up t around 300kb/s

[chalkmongoose]

That is a very strange port. God knows what it does.

[ttttttttt]

Well got rid of k-llite but dose this work for 56k

[Un^Real]

woosh...it actually works for me :P

[TIBZ]

wow my speeds doubled thx roadster

[RealitY]

I&#39;ve noticed in the past changing a port is kinda like jumping a SN or restarting KaZaa, sources kick in, though things remain about the same thereafter. Though I see no long term improvements yet. I also wonder why that port would help, actually it seems it may be an old tale started by someone that was scanning that port, who knows. Though Swieteck also makes a good point here, changing your port to often stops return uploaders from finding you.

[WorriedGuy]

Does n e one know how to make your downloads from a 56k to its highest potential?

[SiRius128]

sorry "WooriedGuy" im a fellow 56k&#39;er and there is really nothing you can do...the most you can hope to d/l is 6kb/s (if ur lucky)....but 56k normaly d/ls @ 1-4kbs
yep dial-up sucks

[chalkmongoose]

Unless you link four or five modems together, then it rocks. Search on Google for modem linking.

[bgymn2000]

Weird, ive been having connection probs with one dl so i tryed to change the port and no luck. So i changed it to 1214 (it was something else at first) and bam, it goes from .78 k/s to 35 k/s. Thats strange considering everybody else got a boost from the opposite.

[A.Frosty1]

I`m sorry if i seem a bit simple here,i`m a total novice at using pc`s so could someone tell me how i go about changing my port number. Many thanks. :beerchug:

[sickmonkey]

Go into kazaa+ options (click on options at top of your kazaa)and click &#39;firewall&#39;,now change the port number at bottom of box to whatever you want ;)

[killer04]

It goes slower. Even with 6 users to .36kbs

[oggy_uk]

I just tried downloading Morcheeba&#39;s album covers for their new album, and usually even if it&#39;s from a good user the speed is 4.00kb max, and it just shut up to 20.00kb (that is good for a 150k user). It might be too early to tell, but I think your hint actually works. Thanks

-Oggy :ph34r:

[SiRius128]

the port that i use that seems to do well is - 2464 - i dont know where i got that from it was just there.

[sharedholder]

Yes it works ,but after a little bit gives me an error .Thanks anyway. :D

[sharedholder]

BTW, Port Tools & Info (http://lists.gpick.net/pages/Port_Tools~Info.htm)
Port Lists (http://lists.gpick.net/pages/Port_Lists.htm)

[newcster68]

aaah geeez another idea that didnt do a dang thing for me nadda zilch

[Tinny0001]

my upload is faster now, don&#39;t know abt dl.....

[nuclear hawk]

I have 1867 port and this 1214 port is so disabled at my options-by default
I run 2.41 version

[LeeMarvin]

Hi, can anyone tell me how do I do it?, Thanx

[Prince_Unknown]

Not entirely sure here but it does seem to help. I wasn&#39;t getting many of these files, however it seems to find them much quicker now. Well I must investiagate.

[WannaPlay]

i&#39;m a 56k user....it did nothing for me...i think it even got worser rather than better...dammnn another idea that doesn&#39;t work for me....god....is there anything that does work for me???????????.....dissapointing downloads at 4.5k..when the maxxx is supppose to be 7k...what&#39;s the point...fraustration??????

I&#39;ve tried every single tip in here and nothing...i think i&#39;ll just give up playing about with the connection cause it just never gets better????????????????????

:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

Sorry about taking my frautration out on u guy&#39;s...i guess it shows my immmmaturaty...

[VB]

The max for 56K is NOT 7KB/s. It&#39;s about 5,6 KB/s.

You can&#39;t simply divide 56 by 8. Some extra bits are used to be able to transfer 1 byte of data.

[frednufc]

Hi,

Complete novice here...I have Freeserve B/B through a &#39;phone line...My D/L speeds are a joke on the new Kazaa.. 0.50 > 6.00 or higher...my inconing port says 2228 (not 12 whatever), what can I do.....HHHEELLPPP&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :angry:

[blue9]

:D Hi Im a DSL user and its done the trick fo me Cheers

[UBCSManiac]

It did nothing for me. :( I have 56/k though. The most my connection has been steady at is about 6 kb/s. I have hit 25 kb/s but it is only for about a second and a half.

[elnomad]

I don&#39;t know why but ...

... someday, we&#39;ll itch and ponder why certain things WORK, and cannot be explained too easily.

Great tip&#33; One of my d/l&#39;s doubled in speed (2 user source only&#33;). Wait, make that 2 of my downloads (out of 2).

If only we can tell why it works (or not) .. but then again, no more &#39;magic&#39; that way&#33;

...
Dsl, dsl, dsl. Can&#39;t stop being amazed at 40.0kb/s.

[Lindca]

I tried this and saw no significant difference in download speeds. I did, however, find that I could no longer use kazupernodes while on the new port. Kazupernodes worked again when I switched back to the old port.

I guess this is one of those tips that works under some conditions but not as well in others (like many tips, unfortunately.)

[Makaveli-tha-don]

why this hopeless thread is growing&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Gre1]

This worked when I first tried it but then later on it slowed down my speeds. I Quickly changed it back.

[Akcsfreak]

Incredible&#33; lol. i went from 2kb to 40 kb by changing my port to its defualt&#33; maybe thats the secret... use 32656 for about a day then change back :lol:

[NightStalker]

I noticed a 1Kb/s-2Kb/s change. :mellow:

[JackDem]

I&#39;ve got a friend working at my ISP and the way it was explained to me was that heavy traffic use on similar ports on a single ISP will cause bottlenecks. So default port of 1214 will always be slow. Set it to anything between 10,000 and 65535 (min and max free port in windows ) will show an increase. So if more people are setting their port to 32656 on a single isp, that port eventually will slow down too.

[kieranpercival]

Mine got multiplied by 10, thanks :)

[MagusDraco]

heheh...32656, the hell? That&#39;s my zipcode. neh..why not.

[kieranpercival]

:lol: @ the above post

So is it a case of testing which one is best for you?

[Clint mathis]

This idea worked absolutely perfectely, apart from if u are dling more than 1 file they slow right down


But i was wondering... where didi u get the port no 32656 from?

[cooolmeko]

100% work

am downloading three files


before change

1- show 6 hours
2- show 20 hours
3- show 257 hours

after

1- show 2 hours
2- show 14 hours
3- show 105 hours

i did this at the sametime. i don&#39;t know or i don&#39;t understand what did 32656 do but it cut the time by half ...




thanx

[MetroStars]

this tip is working 100% for me my DL&#39;s r going gr8

[mogadishu]

yep did nothing.

[zzzipie]

It didnt worked really well, and you cant connect to supernodes on that port, so i switched back

[{I}{K}{E}]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@21 July 2003 - 05:31
How do i change my port??? do i have to have a firewall??? plz help
options -> firewall

[MetroStars]

i have noticed that this slows people uploading from me right down..

[NightStalker]

This tweak is such an ingenius idea&#33;

Works like a charm&#33; :D

[twisterX]

dosn&#39;t work that good

[Formula1]

EDIT: NVM I found out how to&#33;

[Formula1]

Doesnt seem to work for me , probably cause i have a crappy 56k modem...

[MUSLEMAN]

every body here understands that this is only for a short time right, its going to go back to what it was before get readyhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/diablosad.gif

[Sbmotoracer]

:ph34r: Thatx for the tip I&#39;ll try it out and see how it doez on my kazaa lite

[arsenalz]

hey it works &#33;&#33;&#33; but how come you figure out the prot number? its amazing... care to share the details? :D

[Infidel]

:) it works

[alextreme]

It didn&#39;t work for me, just slowed down my speeds :( mine seems to work just fine in port 1277

[Money Fist]

That is fast
this is only a glitch in the matrix&#33;

Its seems all of you will be having de-ja-view very soon&#33;

[3223]

Originally posted by MUSLEMAN@8 October 2003 - 01:06
every body here understands that this is only for a short time right, its going to go back to what it was before get readyhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/diablosad.gif
when will it go back to what it was before? when that happens what port should i use?

[MUSLEMAN]

Originally posted by 3223+6 November 2003 - 22:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3223 @ 6 November 2003 - 22:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-MUSLEMAN@8 October 2003 - 01:06
every body here understands that this is only for a short time right, its going to go back to what it was before get readyhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/diablosad.gif
when will it go back to what it was before? when that happens what port should i use? [/b][/quote]
well you basically have to keep changing it and in the process are messing up your uploaders, after a while you get a lot of hits on your port and that kinda cloggs up your bandwidth so when you change ports you get free flow for a bit

[Switeck]

Originally posted by MUSLEMAN+7 November 2003 - 04:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MUSLEMAN &#064; 7 November 2003 - 04:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3223@6 November 2003 - 22:46
<!--QuoteBegin-MUSLEMAN@8 October 2003 - 01:06
every body here understands that this is only for a short time right, its going to go back to what it was before get readyhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/diablosad.gif
when will it go back to what it was before? when that happens what port should i use?
well you basically have to keep changing it and in the process are messing up your uploaders, after a while you get a lot of hits on your port and that kinda cloggs up your bandwidth so when you change ports you get free flow for a bit[/b][/quote]
There&#39;s a problem with doing this repeatedly to speed up your connection:
Just because your KL++ quit listening on an ip port doesn&#39;t mean people QUIT trying to connect on that ip port&#33; So that continues to eat both download AND upload bandwidth (for the TCP/ip SYN ACK reply data packet.)

If you&#39;re sharing LOTS (1,000+) of files, then you can expect to receive FAR more upload requests than you can fill. It&#39;s less likely to happen if you&#39;re behind a router and have a LAN ip on your KL++ computer, but it can still happen while you&#39;re continuously on KL++ and sharing.

To avoid this, you have to share less -- or rather share MORE rare stuff and LESS common stuff that people can already/still find elsewhere.

Also, to get out of an upload flood/overload situation:

Try setting uploads to 9 or more, letting them all fill up, then turning sharing OFF.
Those uploads will continue till they complete or fail, but NEW uploads can&#39;t start.
When most of the uploads have quit, turn on sharing again for a short interval and let it fill up again and turn sharing OFF again.

While sharing is OFF, new searches cannot find your files and those trying to download from you can only find you because they have your ip address PERMANENTLY SAVED in their unfinished downloads .DAT files.

So by starting lots of uploads and turning off sharing, you upload to OLD requests without getting 100&#39;s of NEW ones per hour&#33;

Also, disable allow listing of your shared files by other users if you haven&#39;t already. This will prevent (at least till you get this problem under control) new people finding your files and trying to download LOTS of them.

That&#39;s the problem with being able to find and download files from millions of users -- they can also find and TRY to download files from you... all at once&#33;

[3223]

Originally posted by MUSLEMAN+7 November 2003 - 09:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MUSLEMAN @ 7 November 2003 - 09:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by 3223@6 November 2003 - 22:46
<!--QuoteBegin-MUSLEMAN@8 October 2003 - 01:06
every body here understands that this is only for a short time right, its going to go back to what it was before get readyhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/diablosad.gif
when will it go back to what it was before? when that happens what port should i use?
well you basically have to keep changing it and in the process are messing up your uploaders, after a while you get a lot of hits on your port and that kinda cloggs up your bandwidth so when you change ports you get free flow for a bit [/b][/quote]
so what should i change my port number to?

[MUSLEMAN]

Originally posted by 3223+7 November 2003 - 20:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3223 @ 7 November 2003 - 20:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by MUSLEMAN@7 November 2003 - 09:21

Originally posted by 3223@6 November 2003 - 22:46
<!--QuoteBegin-MUSLEMAN@8 October 2003 - 01:06
every body here understands that this is only for a short time right, its going to go back to what it was before get readyhttp://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/q/diablosad.gif
when will it go back to what it was before? when that happens what port should i use?
well you basically have to keep changing it and in the process are messing up your uploaders, after a while you get a lot of hits on your port and that kinda cloggs up your bandwidth so when you change ports you get free flow for a bit
so what should i change my port number to? [/b][/quote]
anything over 3500 but did you read switech&#39;s post also?? basicaly what we are saying is that its not a good idea http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/2/salook.gif

[Mat_At_Home]

Hmm.. I did it, and my software dowload isn&#39;t going too well, but the song is. Maybe this is cause I played with the Jump Supernodes too though?

Mat

[MUSLEMAN]

Originally posted by Mat_At_Home@9 November 2003 - 12:21
Hmm.. I did it, and my software dowload isn&#39;t going too well, but the song is. Maybe this is cause I played with the Jump Supernodes too though?

Mat
once your download has the source ip it doesn&#39;t matter what supernode you are on, unless the sn itselfe is a crapy one

[twisterX]

Originally posted by roadster55us@2 July 2003 - 20:59
hello to everyone heres a tip that seems to help and my downloads seem to really take off. i find that when i goto the firewall option and change my incoming pport
from 1214 to 32656 my downloads seem to get some more boost .
i tried this method and it kranked my dl from 56kb/s to anywhere from 90-160kb/s.
give it a try and let me know how it goes for ya

i hope this tip works for other people using k++ also
thanks fo the tip

[Princessgirls]

Ummm

didnt do anything for me&#33; I&#39;m dissapointed. Most of the tips here dont work for me :(

[dimented]

Want to make it go even faster :D

Try port 49151 don&#39;t just use that port or you&#39;ll slow it down. Try 49000-49151 They all seem to have about the same speed. :ph34r:

EDIT
65535 Even Better :D

Dimented @
www.dimentedvision.tk

[Rock Tonic Juice Magic]

you guys are weird the different port speeds are all in you head you crazys&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol:

[dimented]

Originally posted by Rock Tonic Juice Magic@14 November 2003 - 07:02
you guys are weird the different port speeds are all in you head you crazys&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; :lol:
You have problems buddy :ph34r:

[Nitrox]

Ive jus tried it seem to go alot faster

[shplint]

Has anybody tried a similar trick with other networks like E-mule?

[mooseman2070]

Originally posted by SiRius128@26 July 2003 - 02:48
sorry "WooriedGuy" im a fellow 56k&#39;er and there is really nothing you can do...the most you can hope to d/l is 6kb/s (if ur lucky)....but 56k normaly d/ls @ 1-4kbs
yep dial-up sucks
thats the most ive gotten. i get a steady 5k when not surfing the web

[dhaulk]

Ok I have a 56 k connection through local phone company. But I can only connect at 30 k. A buddy of mine works for the phone company and he said the reason why is because the town is small so the phone company is keeping the connections slow to save bandwith and or money. I tried the tip and I&#39;m happy to report it is working for me. My regular dl speed was about 1 kb to 2.4 kb now its rock steady at 5kb.


:D yea baby go lol :D

P.S. Would also like to give a big kiss my ass to centurytell, You suck :angry:

[mooseman2070]

woah dude port switching is awesome, you could spend all day doing it

[jhaw]

u all make it seem like these ports represent registry tweaks for more bandwidth...so confused..but it works n thats all i care about :D

[Switeck]

If you&#39;re just changing ports and you&#39;re on a fixed ip address sharing a lot of files, then you&#39;re STILL getting hammered by old upload requests on your OLD ports.

Before long, your connection may NOT see an improvement in speed when you change ports again&#33;

[mooseman2070]

thats whats happening with me <_< :( ;)

[testos]

I&#39;ve tried it with 32656 Well i think it doesn&#39;t help but there&#39;s a question do i need to select: Use Port 80... See the Pic&#33;
http://members.lycos.co.uk/thierrya/port.jpg

[MUSLEMAN]

changin port is a short term and possibly long term harm, just read my post and switech&#39;s post

and no don&#39;t use port 80 you can use anything over 3500 is a better idea :lol:

[lee_lotzof]

improvement straight away.

[magickboggan]

:) This is a very good tip. It was much needed. Combined with limiting uploads to 2 & upload bandwidth to 32 it equaled a significant boost.

[ZeroTolerance]

them pors dont work im sticking with the pld ones