ssiscool Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 ok so i recently just got BitTorrent. and when i download something it is so slow. i mean damn 11kbsanyway to speed it up?the file has got 7 seeders although i don't know what that means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 ok so i recently just got BitTorrent. and when i download something it is so slow. i mean damn 11kbsanyway to speed it up?the file has got 7 seeders although i don't know what that means Seeders are people who are hosting the file for download.Leechers are the people downloading the file from the seeders. Your best bet to speed up BitTorrent is to go here: http://www.portforward.com/Find your router by make and model, and use the guides to forward your ports properly.Also, visit their firewall section to see how to configure your firewall to allow incoming traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max™ Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Bittorrent is a bit poo, try using uTorrent. It indicates whether everything is functioning correctly or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Damn...11kbs? ..I download everything at 3kps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkAboutYou Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Damn...11kbs? ..I download everything at 3kps man I would die if I had those crappy speeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serg Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 ya, try looking for things with more seeds. more seeds=faster download. also i would recommend utorrent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 uTorrent is the best client out there.However, any client will be shit if you don't optimize it.Download uTorrent, and use this guide to optimize your settings.Download uTorrentOptimize uTorrent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssiscool Posted July 20, 2007 Author Share Posted July 20, 2007 Thank-you santana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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