Extremly slow/fluatuating speed when downloading thru Torrent! Plz help!

nightchaser · Post by **nightchaser** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:07 pm

ok, I am frustrated, I tried everything I can think of, here is the story:

I have been downloading files from torrent for 1 year, everything works fine, good speed, stable, everything is perfect. However, recently, the speed has dropped 95% (only Bittorrent download speed, normal download is fine), and the speed is very unstable compare to before. As far as I know, I didn't change any setting in windows xp. I am using a wireless router, my pc connect with lan cable, I did the portforwarding, get both remote and local connections. yes, I am sure the files I download is well-seeded.

I set the maximum connections per task on bitcomet to 150 (I have been using this setting for 1 year and it works perfect), it used to reach 150 connections every time I download a popular file (with thousand of seeds and peers). But now it rarely reach 150 connections, and # of connections to peers fluctuates, even it reach 150 connections, the speed is still a fraction of it used to be.

I tried the windows xp sp2 patch to tweak the half tcp connections, from 10 to 100, 200, 300 and still got the same problem.

few weeks ago, the problem gone away, and I gain my speed back, but it only last a week, and the download speed dropped again!!

I am gonna try system restore next, but I want to hear your opinions first. Plz help!! I am really really frustruated!!!!!!!!!

buckifan · Post by **buckifan** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:26 pm

Who is your ISP?

nightchaser · Post by **nightchaser** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 10:32 pm

Rogers cable. Somehow I think it's my pc causing the problem.

nightchaser · Post by **nightchaser** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 12:47 am

anyways, what does system restore do? Does it delete any files? would it uninstall virus and spyware?? can I undo system restore?

plz, give me some advices!!

buckifan · Post by **buckifan** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:35 am

nightchaser wrote:Rogers cable. Somehow I think it's my pc causing the problem.

No, it's Rogers causing the problem. They have been throttling bittorrent for some time. Change your clients port range from the default (6881 - 6889) to a range ten ports wide in the region 50000 through 65535. Don't forget to change the ports forwarded in your router.

Mactron · Post by **Mactron** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:48 pm

A little late. Hopefully you'll see this.

An interesting Rogers cable BT Ports work around over on BBR.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15046721

HTH

dazzaf · Post by **dazzaf** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:43 am

god you have got to love uncapped service lol..

i hope you sort your problem soon..