Bittorrent problems

L5

Im new to this torrent thing, i downloaded a client for it, clicked on a torrent and it started, im getting very slow speeds though between 1-5 kb/s on broadband, this goes on for about 10 mb until i cancel the download as its taking so long. I tried a few different torrents but its always the same. Am i doing anything wrong?


Thanks

aphex™

you either have -


a) a router to connected to the internet- azureus is the best torrent client. go to its help pages and look up what ports to forward to your pc from your router. your router is blocking the ports

or b) you're running some software firewall like Zone alarm. This will probably slow things down by a factor of 10. Delete it and find an alternative.

L5

Originally posted by aphex™
you either have -


a) a router to connected to the internet- azureus is the best torrent client. go to its help pages and look up what ports to forward to your pc from your router. your router is blocking the ports

or b) you're running some software firewall like Zone alarm. This will probably slow things down by a factor of 10. Delete it and find an alternative.

I dont have a firewall installed so thats not it. Can anyone help with port forwarding? I dont have a clue what it is or how to do it on my router (ZyXEL prestige 600) theres guides for other routers but i dont really know what im doing.

Thanks

dogz

theres ur problem I have a prestige 623r t1 same as urs almost.

To setup port forwarding do the following

go to the main menu click on nas
then sua only (edit details)
Then putin the ports u want to forward and the computers own ip address usu 192.168.1.33 apply
and ur done

L5

Originally posted by dogz
theres ur problem I have a prestige 623r t1 same as urs almost.

To setup port forwarding do the following

go to the main menu click on nas
then sua only (edit details)
Then putin the ports u want to forward and the computers own ip address usu 192.168.1.33 apply
and ur done

ok thanks, i can get to the port forwarding page now. Say i want to forward ports 6881-6889 or ports 21-30, i put them in on that page right? and then i put those same ports in in my bittorrent client? and change my ip in my bittorrent client to my own ip address?

sorry if that makes no sense but i dont have a clue!

Thanks

dogz

no leave the torrent clients settings as default, put in 6881-6999 and ur pc's ip address in the nat menu on ur router and thats it ur done:)

theciscokid

torrents always start off slow, your best using a p2p like 'ares' - brilliant..

theres too many people leeching and not enough seeds - which is understandable, because your cap goes so quickly with the amount you upload!

so when ppl get the the file they're after they quit

Batbat

yeah give yourself a static ip and have your router port forward the bittorrent ports to your client ip