Author Topic: BITTorrent (Read 433 times)

WilldCrd · « **on:** January 18, 2005, 03:12:19 AM »

I dont want to hijack another thread on this subjuect and also Im not asking for posts that will violate skuzzys rules.

That being said im new to this whole bittorrent thing
I have D/Led it and I was wondering does it ussually go this slow? <50kb/sec>
Anyway i can speed it up, i do have a cable connection.
Any other stuff I should know?
If any info that "might" be considered bad mojo here my email is in my sig so as not to get nobody in twouble:D ...especially me!

WilldCrd · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2005, 04:44:19 AM »

shameless bump

Sandman · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2005, 09:02:27 AM »

What client do you use?

WilldCrd · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2005, 09:31:43 AM »

Bit tornado

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2005, 09:35:29 AM »

Do you like it? I doubt that the client matters at all, but I use Azureus.

I've noticed that the downloads aren't always constant or consistent. The speed ramps up and then falls off. Hosts disappear and then reappear.

Do you share your torrents? From what I've read, I get the impression that you gain speed by sharing.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2005, 09:42:46 AM »

yeah i share it but, cant tell yet if im gaining any speed.
might try the one you have once im done d/l ing this particular torrent

I will say this, there is a HUGE amount of hosts and other users, the list i have on this D/l is about 60 peers

Swoop · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2005, 09:51:47 AM »

Ya know.....with Bit tornado I get more speed if I limit uploads to as slow as possible. Odd that.

WilldCrd · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2005, 09:56:56 AM »

well i've been messing with it and it seems to run fairly even. still getting less than 50kb/s. but like sandy said it will fluxuate soo who knows.
Right now ive set upload to min and d/l as open as i can get it

Sandman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2005, 10:18:56 AM »

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Originally posted by Swoop
Ya know.....with Bit tornado I get more speed if I limit uploads to as slow as possible. Odd that.

That makes sense. I limit my upload to a maximum of 20kb/s and limit each of the files to a maximum of 4kb/s.

Swoop · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2005, 11:10:28 AM »

I limit uploads to 4 max at a speed of 3.5k/ps.....total.

Doing this gives me a 200+k/ps download speed. If I leave it on automatic (ie unlimited upload) then I get around 50k/ps on download.

Which I find odd. You'd think whoever designed this would encourage people to share more and not limit uploads by ensuring upload/download speed is proportionally related.......rather than inversely related at it seems to be for me.

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:40:39 PM »

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Originally posted by scout

If you don't share, you are a bloodsucking leach:mad:. Without sharing it wouldn't work obviously.

I can think of some fairly compelling legal reasons why someone wouldn't wish to share. Nature of the game. Blame the lawyers.

scout · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:44:21 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
I can think of some fairly compelling legal reasons why someone wouldn't wish to share. Nature of the game. Blame the lawyers.

Yes, I can see that. Should of added a smilie there because I didn't wnat to come across angry really, just explaining how it works.