Spaz Posted May 12, 2005 CID Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm downloading something and it uses a torrnet, but it is going outrageously slowly (5KBs max, half the time no dl at all). I have tweaked my connectino before with LCCU and TCP Optimizer. I also have done the basics tweaks for torrents (that I know of), like port forwarding and changing the default ports, The torrents are well seeded too, and I have tried a few different clients (BT, BitComet, Azureus). Once I got speeds of about 30-40KBs for about two minutes, but that has been by far the fastest I have seen, Is there something I can do to change this, or is it DWay itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 12, 2005 CID Share Posted May 12, 2005 I would double check your set-up by following this guide: https://testmy.net/forum/t-890 Also, BT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteolorin Posted May 12, 2005 CID Share Posted May 12, 2005 I think torrents usually depend on the upload speed of another person's computer. Someone that has that file you are downloading. So whatever their upload speed is is what your download speed will be for downloading that file. Do not use the LCCU. It will only make things slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaz Posted May 12, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thanks for the replies. I was afraid it was Dway. Looks like I'm just gonna have to try to get my upload as hight as possible, uninstall LCCU, and hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 Were you torrenting before DirecWay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones_McGhee Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 Could be that all the seeders have too many peers to deal with and the swarm's overall speed is just really low. It happens with me and I have cable, it just all depends on who is sharing and how much. Also, you usually want to keep you upload at about 80 percent of your maximum advertised download speed, otherwise, if you are uploading at full force, your download will be even slower. Because when you download, you also have to upload the acknowledgment that you've successfully gotten a certain packet from someone, so if you are uploading at the max, you're computer can't send these acknowledgments, so, in turn, you download slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrews Posted June 1, 2005 CID Share Posted June 1, 2005 Could be that all the seeders have too many peers to deal with and the swarm's overall speed is just really low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaker397 Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 Dway is behind a proxy, so that may also affect your speeds, i never got above 30 when downloading from torrents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane_floyd Posted June 2, 2005 CID Share Posted June 2, 2005 Its probably related to the very slow DWay upload speeds, as download and upload do coincide a little with the BT protocol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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