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**Hellgate** · 10-28-2009, 04:42 PM

Am I a retard or what? On second thought never mind...

WTF with Bit Torrent??? Is it typical that once you find a file to download, MotoGP races in this case, that the download doesn't start, or it will take 13 hours to download 1GB? I'm not expecting lightening but I wold like to watch a race tonight.

What the heck am I missing???

sxty8goats · 10-28-2009, 04:50 PM

Depends on a lot. what program are you using? On Utorrent you get at indicator at the botom to show your connection status. If it isn't green you will not get a good connection to the swarms. Typically your down load rates will be down @ 11.kps or so.

Or you may be on a torrent that only has a couple people seeding/leaching. The more people on the torrent, the faster it runs. The S/L numbers represent the seeders and leechers. A seeder is just uploading, a leacher is downloading but also uploading at a slower rate.

Look through the options to see if there is a 'test connection' test and run that. Also look for torrents with multiple seeders.

Denver_FZ6 · 10-28-2009, 07:42 PM

Many torrent applications allow you to limit the download (and upload) rate, so might check to see if your torrent app is throttling it, althought I think the default is to run wide open.
For me, poor performance is typically due to limited peers as previously mentioned.
And last, I will occasionally attempt to download a torrent, only to find the peer requires sign-up or password or something. Even in these cases, I've found that I may eventually get the file, but it takes days due to very low xfer rate.

mackbolan · 10-28-2009, 10:28 PM

and if you are running through a router you want to make sure you have the ports fowarded correctly hence the connection status. it will cause a big drop in speed. 11k mabe if you are on dsl. more for faster connections. and you do want to throttle your upload speed. if you are uploading to fast it will limit how fast you can recieve and acknowledge the incomming packets.
if it's a good site post and we may want some of it too

shuckle · 10-29-2009, 06:30 AM

You'll want to look at the number of Seeds and Leechers of what you are downloading. In uTorrent, you'll see the numbers in brackets with the number you are connected in front. for example: 5(100) where 5 is how many you are connected to and 100 is how many are available.

If it's a low number of seeds or leechers you will find it is slow. most of the time the people seeding and leeching are also on something like DSL or Cable. Typically, DSL and Cable have pretty fast downloads but slow uploads. So, if their upload is only 1.5Kb/s and you have 5 connections -- you're maxed out at 7.5KB/s.

The tips above by others, regarding port forwarding etc. are excellent and worth checking out as well.

There's a few tips on uTorrent's website

HTH

tweak89 · 10-29-2009, 06:47 AM

Hey! Using torrents is wrong!

I'll get back to this topic after I finish watching Zombieland and Up on my home theater.

Another tip. Use isohunt or piratebay. They display comments with their torrent listings that really help weed out fakes and bad copies of whatever you might be looking for.

**Hellgate** · 10-29-2009, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tweak89

Hey! Using torrents is wrong!

I'll get back to this topic after I finish watching Zombieland and Up on my home theater.

Another tip. Use isohunt or piratebay. They display comments with their torrent listings that really help weed out fakes and bad copies of whatever you might be looking for.

Thanks for the tip. I've found more often than not sites want my email, etc. Its seems I waste a lot if time trying to find a good place to download.

I will admit I've only been using it for a few weeks and don't have a good feel for the process yet.

madmanmaigret · 10-29-2009, 09:25 AM

Pete, i second Tweak's suggestion on Piratebay.org find the most peers

I would never use torrents.............

Wavex · 10-29-2009, 10:07 AM

hmmm yall know this is totally illegal and shouldn't be discussed on a public forum right?

**YamahaMAXdRPMs** · 10-29-2009, 10:34 AM

not all torrents are illegal, just copywritten ones... hehe...

and i ONLY download torrents legally!!

and the way i do it is through Mini Nova, once i find the torrent i want to download, i click to sort the seeders so that i get the most amount of seeds... yeah... legal'ness is sweeeeeeeeet

10-28-2009, 04:50 PM	#2
sxty8goats Senior Member Bike: 2006 FZ6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 726 Thanks: 103 Thanked 387 Times in 244 Posts Rep Power: 40 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Bit Torrent Depends on a lot. what program are you using? On Utorrent you get at indicator at the botom to show your connection status. If it isn't green you will not get a good connection to the swarms. Typically your down load rates will be down @ 11.kps or so. Or you may be on a torrent that only has a couple people seeding/leaching. The more people on the torrent, the faster it runs. The S/L numbers represent the seeders and leechers. A seeder is just uploading, a leacher is downloading but also uploading at a slower rate. Look through the options to see if there is a 'test connection' test and run that. Also look for torrents with multiple seeders. __________________ Bikes: 2006 FZ6 Red Yamaha,2005 FZ6 Blue Yamaha, Previous Bikes:1980 CB750 Honda, SV650s Suzi, 1993 VT1100 Shadow Honda In love with my UJM

10-28-2009, 07:42 PM	#3
Denver_FZ6 Junior Member Bike: 07 FZ6, 07 FJR Join Date: May 2008 Location: Denver, Co. USA Posts: 368 Thanks: 47 Thanked 104 Times in 70 Posts Rep Power: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Bit Torrent Many torrent applications allow you to limit the download (and upload) rate, so might check to see if your torrent app is throttling it, althought I think the default is to run wide open. For me, poor performance is typically due to limited peers as previously mentioned. And last, I will occasionally attempt to download a torrent, only to find the peer requires sign-up or password or something. Even in these cases, I've found that I may eventually get the file, but it takes days due to very low xfer rate. __________________ Resident FZ6 forum curmudgeon

10-28-2009, 10:28 PM	#4
mackbolan Junior Member Bike: 2005 FZ6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rockford, Mi Posts: 8 Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Bit Torrent and if you are running through a router you want to make sure you have the ports fowarded correctly hence the connection status. it will cause a big drop in speed. 11k mabe if you are on dsl. more for faster connections. and you do want to throttle your upload speed. if you are uploading to fast it will limit how fast you can recieve and acknowledge the incomming packets. if it's a good site post and we may want some of it too

10-29-2009, 06:30 AM	#5
shuckle Junior Member Bike: 2006 FZ6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Goderich, Ontario Posts: 111 Thanks: 113 Thanked 60 Times in 39 Posts Rep Power: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Bit Torrent You'll want to look at the number of Seeds and Leechers of what you are downloading. In uTorrent, you'll see the numbers in brackets with the number you are connected in front. for example: 5(100) where 5 is how many you are connected to and 100 is how many are available. If it's a low number of seeds or leechers you will find it is slow. most of the time the people seeding and leeching are also on something like DSL or Cable. Typically, DSL and Cable have pretty fast downloads but slow uploads. So, if their upload is only 1.5Kb/s and you have 5 connections -- you're maxed out at 7.5KB/s. The tips above by others, regarding port forwarding etc. are excellent and worth checking out as well. There's a few tips on uTorrent's website HTH

10-29-2009, 06:47 AM	#6
tweak89 Junior Member Bike: 2009 FZ6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pearland, Tx Posts: 131 Thanks: 3 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts Rep Power: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Bit Torrent Hey! Using torrents is wrong! I'll get back to this topic after I finish watching Zombieland and Up on my home theater. Another tip. Use isohunt or piratebay. They display comments with their torrent listings that really help weed out fakes and bad copies of whatever you might be looking for. __________________ Ruler of all that I survey...and that ain't much! My toys: 2009 FZ6, 2009 Star 950, 2007 Hyosung GT650

10-29-2009, 09:25 AM	#8
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10-29-2009, 10:07 AM	#9
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10-29-2009, 10:34 AM	#10
YamahaMAXdRPMs Jay- Tshirt Inventor Guy. Bike: 2008 FZ6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MaryLanD Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 147 Thanked 631 Times in 272 Posts Rep Power: 25 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Re: Bit Torrent not all torrents are illegal, just copywritten ones... hehe... and i ONLY download torrents legally!! and the way i do it is through Mini Nova, once i find the torrent i want to download, i click to sort the seeders so that i get the most amount of seeds... yeah... legal'ness is sweeeeeeeeet __________________ Mods: Power: K&N Air Filter - 15T JT Sprocket - Two Brothers Carbon Cans - Power Commander V Looks Yamaha Belly Pan - Custom License Plate Bracket - Integrated Smoked Rear Brake/Turn signals - Integrated LED mirrors - Rizoma Grips + Bar ends - Black Bolt Kit - ASV Shorty Levers - Tons of Powder Coating - Ceramic Coated Headers - FZ1 Handlebars - Painted Windscreen - Comfort Seat Safety Motivation Frame sliders - PIAA Horn - Dual Headlight Mod - Projectors with Angel Eyes

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