Torrent Client and download Speed

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Does download speed change depending on the torrent client you are using?

I find that my torrent DL speed is normally 10/12K (max 18/19k if I am lucky) but when I donload other files, I hit a max of 24/25 consistently

Am using uTorrent V1.7.5 (build 4602)

is this a net problem or Torrent client problem?
 
Generally, there are multiple factors involved in determining the speed of torrent downloads such as

Seed/Peer ratio
o. of seeds
torrent client configuration
router config
n/w config
OS config etc.

But if all else is configged correctly, torrents should easyly max out your connection provided the seeds are moderately good.
 
Kumar said:
Generally, there are multiple factors involved in determining the speed of torrent downloads such as

Seed/Peer ratio
o. of seeds
torrent client configuration
router config
n/w config
OS config etc.

But if all else is configged correctly, torrents should easyly max out your connection provided the seeds are moderately good.
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This was my assumption too, but it don't seem to be doing that, got more than enough seeds, (20+ seeding, hitting as high as 50 occasionally)

Check Torrent client for any max DL restriction, - none,

OS config ? - What to check here, didn't know the OS could restrict download speed.

This router config - what could be the problem here? I am having a running fight with my ISP - I should be getting 512KB he has set it for 512 but for some reason it Maxes out at 240k consistently (that is for speed) what could be the reason for torrents DLing at only 50% caacity and yes - everything else (net surfing etc) comes to a standstill.
 
then there seems to be a problem with your router (if present) configuration. What client do you use?
 
Kumar said:
then there seems to be a problem with your router (if present) configuration. What client do you use?
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I have a direct ethernet connection from the ISP to my place with a live public IP,

Am using uTorrent V1.7.5 (build 4602)
 
maybe patching half open connections in xp to abt 50-100 would help??

set the half open connections in utorrent to half of what u will patch ur system

eg: if u patched it to 50 - set the limit as 25 in utorrent

and restrict the download to abt 5-6 kb less of total max kb and max upload limit to abt 3kb less than max upload limit, so that u can browse when ur downloading stuff.

eg: if max download is around 31Kibs in utorrent - so to browse without waiting for pages to load, set max download limit at 26Kib and max upload at 10Kib
 
6pack said:
maybe patching half open connections in xp to abt 50-100 would help??
set the half open connections in utorrent to half of what u will patch ur system
eg: if u patched it to 50 - set the limit as 25 in utorrent

and restrict the download to abt 5-6 kb less of total max kb and max upload limit to abt 3kb less than max upload limit, so that u can browse when ur downloading stuff.
eg: if max download is around 31Kibs in utorrent - so to browse without waiting for pages to load, set max download limit at 26Kib and max upload at 10Kib
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The main problem is , torrent download speed is stunted, it is much slower then the total band width available to the system, and inspite of that the net comes to a standstill.

And where is this patching done in XP ?
 
Most of the private ISPs block torrent traffic. So if you dont have an open port, I'm sorry you will not get full torrent speed.
 
Kumar said:
How to adjust your Window XP TCP Connection to boost your BT download speed? - Techie Corner

be sure to set the new limit to <100
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Made the changes, set it to 50, was originally 10, so far no change but will observe,

I wanted to try the oder version of uTorrent anyone has that? 1.6 something

broar94 said:
Most of the private ISPs block torrent traffic. So if you dont have an open port, I'm sorry you will not get full torrent speed.
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No ports blocked for me, but I do feel there is some mess up in his router, anyone can suggest what could be possible wrong?

Or could this be a switch problem ?
 
lol.. there is no blue icon for port forwarding its either green or red or yellow.

Look at the bottom of the utorrent screen
 
I guess the bittorrent traffic is being shaped by your ISP.

With my ISP (Asianet Dataline in tvm), even if encryption is enabled, the speeds are much slower than what is possible with a direct HTTP or FTP download. :(

Azureus has the option of RC4 encryption. Maybe that might solve things...
 
broar94 said:
lol.. there is no blue icon for port forwarding its either green or red or yellow.

Look at the bottom of the utorrent screen
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Its all green then.

biosbhai said:
I guess the bittorrent traffic is being shaped by your ISP.

With my ISP (Asianet Dataline in tvm), even if encryption is enabled, the speeds are much slower than what is possible with a direct HTTP or FTP download. :(

Azureus has the option of RC4 encryption. Maybe that might solve things...
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The deal with my ISP is my account is fully open, unrestricted access to the net, no port blocking, no shapping no nothing, even have a dedicated public IP V/s the private IP the other clients get. If he is indeed shaping is there a way to figure it out ? I can go to him place and open up his server management screen too right in front of him, in that case what should I be looking for there?

Right now even he is stumped and he has no clue what to do next, its a "I can't do without him, and he does not want to loose my account" . I am telling him to check his switch, these problems started after the previous one burnt out, and it was replaced. So could it be a switch problem ?
 
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