All Users: Please Enable Encryption!

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Originally Posted by j0hn

thats way off the mark
i have encryption enabled for the sake of others, as my isp does not traffic shape.
utorrent tells me if the person im connected to has encryption enabled. the majority of seeds/peers i connect to have encryption enabled.

those with enough sense to read up on protocol encryption have enabled it, as they will have read that even if they are not being throttled themselves, turning it on will let them download from throttled users, who otherwise they wouldnt be able to.

in short, enabling encryption wont slow u down. it can though, increase ur speeds, if ur throttled or not.

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read that

Yea, i enabled (not forced) encryption as soon as it was implemented in µtorrent even though my isp does not throttle p2p traffic. Speeds weren't affected at all.

ive enabled it as well and havent noticed any detriment to my dl/ul speeds :)

how do oyu enable encrytion in BitComet or should I update to uTorrent or Azureus?

You should change to uTorrent 1.6 or Azureus :)

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Originally Posted by nizrulesall

You should change to uTorrent 1.6 or Azureus :)

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I agree.

Though consider this when choosing between Azureus and uTorrent: if your computer (windows) bulks out of memory (2 GB and up) go for Azureus, if not, your choice shall be uTorrent.

well ive done it ~ not really tested it as yet but if something major happens ill be letting yas know ;)

I did it and haven't noticed anything at all.

So, is all traffic encrypted or just the header information?

If all traffic is encryptet i can't understand why speed is the same. If it same tech as on encrypted ftp then when enabling encryption of the data stream speed is reduced ALOT.

if u read this thread, u'll see that pretty much everyone who has turned it on has noticed 100% no slowdown, and alot have found increases

For the fellow above using BitComet, the lastest version supports encryption. So you don't have to switch if you don't want to.

BitComet is my choice and I have encryption on

I don't believe my ISP limits torrent speeds. Hope not!! Although not entirely sure how to tell... except perhaps calling them and after waiting for up to 30 mins on the phone, asking if they do or not. Any kiwi's reading this know if slingshot limits torrent speeds?

Anyway... turning on encryption now --- if it'll help other's and not negatively affect my torrent speed I'm happy to assist.

Alright, I turned it on - not much difference in speeds though...

nobody use this ^^

Thanks for the tips

I had been using this prior to reading this post and can confirm that it does help your speeds, but probably only when your ISP is shaping traffic/ports.

encryption enabled Thanx

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Originally Posted by chicus

nobody use this ^^

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What you mean, this helps users who have assh*le ISP`s who try and throttle them and lots of peopl use this!!!

if the trackers obbligate users to use it, it can be verry good !

Enabled

done :P

thanks

done :naughty:, and thanks

My ISP blocks traffic as well. Darn!

Done!

thanks for that!

Didn't notice any change with encryption turned on...

helps alot

done. everyone should do this because it will increase your upload speed too.

thanks

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Originally Posted by wowimsofunny

done. everyone should do this because it will increase your upload speed too.

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It will only increase your upload speed if your isp use some kind of traffic shaping

Everyone should enable it even if they notice no change so then others who are wanting to notice change can because they are able to connect to encrypted peers or something like that.

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Originally Posted by EmpozX

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Originally Posted by wowimsofunny

done. everyone should do this because it will increase your upload speed too.

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It will only increase your upload speed if your isp use some kind of traffic shaping

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thats not true
if the person ur uploading to is being throttled, then both of u enabling encryption will allow them to download faster (therefor u upload faster).
it works the same with downloading. even if ur not being throttled, if u enable encryption, u can then download from throttled users (their upload can be throttled too). this will increase ur download speed, even if ur not being throttled.
enabling encryption is a win-win situation.

i will do it (as should all of us) just to be ready for when all ISPs start thtrotling P2P speeds

Well for some reason I've started experience really slow speed since last week. I've just enabled encryption after reading this article and will post my findings soon :).

Even if I don't see any change I will leave it on.

i've been using it for a few weeks now and speeds are fine, so i'll just leave it enabled... other users can benefit from this, and for me it dont matter so much

simple solution: change ISP !!!

Please share is there certain ISPs who are rolling out these 'caps'? Or is it a regional thang?

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yeh i'm a bito a noob... so like... doing this will allow other people who connect with my client to "Sneak pass" and make their ISPs think that they're just downloading a webpage or summin other than P2P... correct?

pretty much
allows them to upload to u quicker too, so even if ur not throttled it can speed u up enabling encryption