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Why is it such a bitch on bandwidth??


cos its really annoying!!

Because of the way it works.

i know its the way it works, but i don't know how it works....

Zac Naloen wrote:Why is it such a bitch on bandwidth??


cos i'm really annoying!!

http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/FAQ.html

Use google,it's your friend.

It forces you to contribute as you download. The upload can saturate your connection and make things incredibly slow. This can wreak havoc on your LAN.

I think it's worth it, though.

Hamel wrote:It forces you to contribute as you download. The upload can saturate your connection and make things incredibly slow. This can wreak havoc on your LAN.

And some ISPs, like Comcast (what I use, sadly), will boot your IP from the network outright if you saturate upstream for more than a few minutes. Nothing an ipconfig /release + /renew won't fix, but it's damn annoying. Best option is to use something like TheShad0w's Experimental Client to cap your uploads just below saturation to give yourself some breathing room.

The more people that are DLing, the faster it goes.

Which is why it only works really well with either: A) Fast servers or B) Really popular DLs.

Third-party Bittorrent clients like Shadow's let you set caps on your upload rate and how many peers you connect to at any time.

Shinova wrote:Third-party Bittorrent clients like Shadow's let you set caps on your upload rate and how many peers you connect to at any time.

Be aware that reducing your upload will affect your download

Hamel wrote:

Shinova wrote:Third-party Bittorrent clients like Shadow's let you set caps on your upload rate and how many peers you connect to at any time.

Be aware that reducing your upload will affect your download

I keep getting told this but I cap at 4Kb/s up and still pull in 50Kb/s down. Am I doing something wrong? Oh well

Super-Gagme wrote:

Hamel wrote:

Shinova wrote:Third-party Bittorrent clients like Shadow's let you set caps on your upload rate and how many peers you connect to at any time.

Be aware that reducing your upload will affect your download

I keep getting told this but I cap at 4Kb/s up and still pull in 50Kb/s down. Am I doing something wrong? Oh well

Yeah, I just discovered that something's up with that

Just downloaded the experimental client and I'm pulling 120ish down and only 14ish up

Bittorrent, even the experimental ones, do not work on a strict 1:1 ratio. As long as you're uploading a reasonable amount you'll get stuff in return.

For the official client, you can edit the file association for .torrent files, and edit the "open" command and add "--max_upload_rate <value in kbps>" to reduce the amount of upload bandwidth it uses.