Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Best utorrent Configuration (Newbie guide)

Firstly uTorrent is my current fav torrent download software. Its the best software in smallest package.



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After trying out many different settings I am just sharing my best configuration for utorrent. Obviously your best config may be different because of your network and hardware etc.

You can check your speed from http://www.speedtest.net/ and make settings accordingly.
Options>Preferences:

Global maximum upload rate (kB/s) = 10
√ Allow incoming legacy connections
Global maximum number of connections = 128 (If you don't have bandwidth then more connections dont mean more speed)
Maximum number of connected peers per torrent = 16
Number of upload slots per torrent = 2
√ Use additional upload slots if upload speed < 90% √ Enable DHT Network √ Enable DHT for new torrents √ Enable Peer Exchange √ Enable scraping √ Pre-allocate all files Advanced Settings: peer.lazy_bitfield = *true net.max_halfopen = *40 peer.disconnect_inactive_interval = *600 diskio.write_queue_size = *2560 diskio.read_cache_size = *2560 I have doubled my speed after these settings. And please note that there is a 8fold difference in kilobit and kilobyte.(1kilobyte = 8 kilobits).It took me a while to understand the best settings so I am sharing with you. A well seeded torrent will download at speed of 18. SHORT NOTE: Seeders are people who have already downloaded the file and peers are number of people who are currently downloading the file. You should have more seeders for good speed.
Reduce Upload Limit


Options> Preferences>Connections> Global Bandwidth Limiting> Maximum Upload Rate (kB/s) (set it to whatever you want)

Update

Some people experience speed increase after making peerlazybitfield = false in advanced options.

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