I have a Gigabit Connection but slow torrent Speeds....!?!

[KARLOZ25]

This is connection during Peak hours:
http://results.speedtest.comcast.net/result/35039612.png

During the night I reach about 98mbps... On speedtest (not Utorrent)

I have a WRN3500 Gigabit Router and a Gigabit PC-e Card.

The problem is my uTorrent speeds suck!

I get about 2mbps DL on a good day, and about 1mbps upload.

I have seen screenshots of peoples Utorrent downloading at 40mbps!

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

[anon]

For starters, you could check if you're using the right max connections/upload speed settings, but this:


During the night I reach about 98mbps...

Is that with uTorrent? If so, your ISP may be engaging on traffic shaping during the day.

[KARLOZ25]

For starters, you could check if you're using the right max connections/upload speed settings, but this:


During the night I reach about 98mbps...

Is that with uTorrent? If so, your ISP may be engaging on traffic shaping during the day.

On speedtest (not Utorrent)


For starters, you could check if you're using the right max connections/upload speed settings

So... how?

[anon]

OK then. Newer uTorrent versions can do an speed test directly from the program and adjust your settings accordingly. Go to Preferences -> Speed Guide, and do that. Then check if your speeds improve.

[KARLOZ25]

OK then. Newer uTorrent versions can do an speed test directly from the program and adjust your settings accordingly. Go to Preferences -> Speed Guide, and do that. Then check if your speeds improve.

Those flash test, gave me a average 2422kbs upload report... ???

http://www.dslreports.com/im/87527747/710.png

SO I chose XX/20mbps

And still no improvement...

[anon]

Hah, "Test by:anon". :happy:

Don't forget download speeds also depend on others's upload pipes - unless you're connected to seedboxes, torrents with a low amount of seeders will take longer to complete than well-seeded ones.

[KARLOZ25]

Hah, "Test by:anon". :happy:

Don't forget download speeds also depend on others's upload pipes - unless you're connected to seedboxes, torrents with a low amount of seeders will take longer to complete than well-seeded ones.

But I have NEVER had anything above 2mbps...!

Even on Popular torrents like LOST with over 1000 seeds on a IPT, still 2mbps.

I just don't understand. There has to be something, a setting or something I am missing...?

Seems like something is funneling my utorrent

[anon]

Check this out before we go any further:
http://broadband.mpi-sws.org/transparency/bttest.php

It's a P2P shaping test. It will tell you if your ISP is slowing down BitTorrent speeds in purpose.

[KARLOZ25]

Check this out before we go any further:
http://broadband.mpi-sws.org/transparency/bttest.php

It's a P2P shaping test. It will tell you if your ISP is slowing down BitTorrent speeds in purpose.

Should I run it with Utorrent ON or OFF ?

[anon]

You should close uTorrent and everything else using your Internet connection.

[kutesar]

you could be having something thats chewing up your bandwidth check all the running programs plus check your start up programs NETVIEW your computer in Cmd.Lastly check with your ISP and find out your downloading speed.

[KARLOZ25]

Is BitTorrent traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6882) throttled?

* The BitTorrent upload (seeding) worked. Our tool was successful in uploading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent uploads. In our tests a TCP upload achieved at least 5221 Kbps while a BitTorrent upload achieved at most 5498 Kbps. You can find details here.

* The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved at least 2132 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 2573 Kbps. You can find details here.


Is BitTorrent traffic on a non-standard BitTorrent port (10010) throttled?

* The BitTorrent upload (seeding) worked. Our tool was successful in uploading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent uploads. In our tests a TCP upload achieved at least 5346 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 5764 Kbps. You can find details here.

* The BitTorrent download worked. Our tool was successful in downloading data using the BitTorrent protocol.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits your BitTorrent downloads. In our tests a TCP download achieved at least 2460 Kbps while a BitTorrent download achieved at most 2610 Kbps. You can find details here.


Is TCP traffic on a well-known BitTorrent port (6882) throttled?

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all downloads at port 6882. In our test, a TCP download on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 2682 Kbps while a TCP download on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 2460 Kbps. You can find details here.

* There's no indication that your ISP rate limits all uploads at port 6882. In our test, a TCP upload on a BitTorrent port achieved at least 5557 Kbps while a TCP upload on a non-BitTorrent port achieved at least 5346 Kbps. You can find details here.

[anon]

Looks like you aren't being shaped. Try this if you haven't already:
http://half-open.com/

You'll also need to increase uTorrent's net.max_halfopen value to 50 after patching the file.

[KARLOZ25]

Looks like you aren't being shaped. Try this if you haven't already:
http://half-open.com/

You'll also need to increase uTorrent's net.max_halfopen value to 50 after patching the file.

I have not done any advance mods or patches or tweaks to my utorrent connection...

I will try Halfopen....

I ran it and it gave me a dialogue box:

"The patch is not required, because this Windows version has no limit of half-open connections quantity."

[monkeyseat]

What is the connection limit in your utorrent config? Check it out under preferences - bandwidth - number of connections (not sure it these are the exact names since I'm not using an english version of utorrent).

[KARLOZ25]

Bandwidth:
Max Upload Rate: 5600

Global Downloading Rate Limiting: 0

Global Maximum Number of Connections: 950

Maximum Number of Connected Peers per Torrent: 125

Number of Upload Slots per Torrent: 50

Use additional upload slots if upload speed <90% [Checked]

[Tokeman]

I have mine set to 1000 and 500 with 6 upload slots
Had it lower, and never maxed out my home line...
You can only get the amount of speed equal to the speed available of the connected peers. If you only connect to 125 peers, and each only has X bandwidth, you will get more if you connect to more peers (if more peers are available that is)

[anon]

If you only connect to 125 peers, and each only has X bandwidth, you will get more if you connect to more peers (if more peers are available that is)

I know we're talking about a Gbit line here, but on a sidenote, on a "normal" home connection that will slow down things down due to the excessive overhead traffic. I have a 3Mbit connection and connecting to 20 seeders is enough to max it out.

[KARLOZ25]

If you only connect to 125 peers, and each only has X bandwidth, you will get more if you connect to more peers (if more peers are available that is)

I know we're talking about a Gbit line here, but on a sidenote, on a "normal" home connection that will slow down things down due to the excessive overhead traffic. I have a 3Mbit connection and connecting to 20 seeders is enough to max it out.

What should I have mine set too?

[Tokeman]

Just saying what works for me, I never said it was normal. But if I jump on older torrents (which I do often) and each only has a few KB upload, then connecting to as many seeders is needed, rather then 20 people at 5KB/seeder

I always max my down and up, peers permitting.

[anon]

The automatic speed testing I mentioned before should have taken care of these settings, but if you want to play around with more "conservative" ones:

Global Maximum Number of Connections: 200
Maximum Number of Connected Peers per Torrent: 40
Number of Upload Slots per Torrent: 5

Use that and see if your download speeds increase at last :)

[KARLOZ25]

The automatic speed testing I mentioned before should have taken care of these settings, but if you want to play around with more "conservative" ones:

Global Maximum Number of Connections: 200
Maximum Number of Connected Peers per Torrent: 40
Number of Upload Slots per Torrent: 5

Use that and see if your download speeds increase at last :)

I never had a "automatic" setting on the speed.

I can manually run a speed test and manually configure my upload speeds:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/karloz25/ut.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/karloz25/ut2.jpg
These are my screenshots

[anon]

I never had a "automatic" setting on the speed.

I forgot only 2.0+ has that automatic speed configuration wizard :pinch:

[KARLOZ25]

I never had a "automatic" setting on the speed.

I forgot only 2.0+ has that automatic speed configuration wizard :pinch:

I have 1.8.5

Maybe I should update?

[anon]

Maybe I should update?

It depends, some trackers aren't allowing 2.0 at the moment. On the other side, your settings already look good.

[BABBY]

1.8.5 is much better than 2.0

i just saw the ss and i think u are putting too many torrents in the seedbox.

just try to pause all the torrent and add a good new torrent from tl,scc, revtt and then check the speed.

[snagit]

i just saw the ss and i think u are putting too many torrents in the seedbox.

I don't think that's a seedbox. :P

EDIT: You can try this article and see if it does anything: http://www.bootstrike.com/Articles/BitTorrentGuide/index.html

[BABBY]

i just saw the ss and i think u are putting too many torrents in the seedbox.

I don't think that's a seedbox. :P

EDIT: You can try this article and see if it does anything: http://www.bootstrike.com/Articles/BitTorrentGuide/index.html

i will surely read the article, but believe me this technique has always worked with me and specially on low ram seedboxes like kimsufi c-05.
more over this techinuqe works like a charm for large torrents above 50 gb

[KARLOZ25]

Nothing on that article (which I have used before) seemed to improve my speeds.

[kondrae]

Have you ever hit high speeds downloading files via non-bittorrent?

[KARLOZ25]

Have you ever hit high speeds downloading files via non-bittorrent?

I don't download outside bittorrent..

What do you recommend? Or where?

[Zac090]

try something just to test it out.......see if the speeds are normal in that.

[KARLOZ25]

try something just to test it out.......see if the speeds are normal in that.

Like what and where?

[cinephilia]

rapidhsare/megaupload download links.

[Zac090]

ever heard of rapidshare or warez? :)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rapidshare

[KARLOZ25]

ever heard of rapidshare or warez? :)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rapidshare

But, without a Premium account your speeds are limited.

So it won't give me accurate speeds, right?

[anon]

Yes, Rapidshare limits speeds for non-Premium users, but as far as I know Megaupload doesn't.

[KARLOZ25]

Yes, Rapidshare limits speeds for non-Premium users, but as far as I know Megaupload doesn't.

I used MegUpload to download a 800mb file, and took around 8mins and averages at 2.5mbps Download :(

Something is wrong...

I have a Hacked SB6120 Modem, I shouldn't have these crappy speeds

[Spanky]

You could try something from this site. Choose the American server to download from. http://www.gamershell.com/download_53592.shtml You dont have to download it all just see what speeds you hit. I max out my line of 1.9MB/sec on the UK server.

[KARLOZ25]

You could try something from this site. Choose the American server to download from. http://www.gamershell.com/download_53592.shtml You dont have to download it all just see what speeds you hit. I max out my line of 1.9MB/sec on the UK server.

I hit 5.6 mbps before downloaded completed, it kept rising, but then the file finished downloading, maybe something larger in file size...

[Spanky]

Ok this one is 1.1GB http://www.gamershell.com/download_23994.shtml

[KARLOZ25]

Ok this one is 1.1GB http://www.gamershell.com/download_23994.shtml

Highest was 6.1mbps

[VinX]

meh , handling a seedbox is a technique .. not everyone can rape the box properly ... u need to grab stuff quickly before there is a seeder and has few leeches ... any site u r on

siteurl/browse.php?incldead=1&search=

^^ save that bookmark and u'll prevail

[kondrae]

Ok this one is 1.1GB http://www.gamershell.com/download_23994.shtml

Highest was 6.1mbps
I hope you mean 6.1MBps

you have a 1000Mbps, which is 125MBps minus overhead etc

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Looking at your first speedtest of 64Mbps download, you would see 8MBps in utorrent if you were downloading at the same speed.