is there any recommendation for one of the better bittorrent client you all used?
seems like i'm missing out something somewhere....
or a list of recommended bittorrent software i.e. in terms of stability & speed?
thx..
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| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 12:39 PM |
| Since we have a successful Bit Torrent Section here at IDWF I thought it was time to make a guide to show everyone how to use Bit Torrent Properly. Some of you have complained that there isnt enough seeds or your download isnt fast enough. That isnt neccessarily true. There is enough seeds and your download should be going faster but you havent configured everything correctly yet. The problem lies in your router. For those of you who use "switches" or "hubs" wont have any problems. For those of you who have a router, you people need to open your ports for Bit Torrent. How to Open Ports 1) Type in 192.168.1.1 in the address bar on your internet browser. 2) To access that page you need a name and password. The name and password is in the manual for the router that you have purchased. For those of you that use that have the Linksys router, the name and password is both admin. 3) When you have access to the page click "Application & Gaming. For those of you who have older routers, you have to click "Advanced Setup" first. If you arent already there, click "Port Forwarding" or "Port Range Forwarding". 4) Now to open the ports type the following. Under "Applications" type "BT". Under "start" type 6881, under "end" type 6999. Under "Protocol " Make sure you have chosen both protocol types. 5) Now under IP address you must type in your IP address. For those of you that dont know it, Click Run... in the start menu. The type in "cmd" a window will then pop up. In that window type in "ipconfig" after you type that in it will tell you your IP Address. 6) After you put in everything on that page make sure you click enabled and after that just click "Save Settings" Here is a picture for any of you who have trouble. This is the page that you open the ports on. Remember people, Each router is different and there is always some slight variations in each one. But just make sure you get to that page and type the correct things in. For any more help PM me. EDIT:Make Sure you are using Bit Tornado or this guide wont work correctly. The ports that I have named are for the bit Tornado program. Not any of the other Bit Torrent Clients ports |
| Posted by: Evolution Aug 26 2004, 12:56 PM |
| Nice guide, but dont assume everyone is using a linksy's router Edit: Also you only need to open ports 6881 - 6889 |
| Posted by: Horiyoshi Aug 26 2004, 12:57 PM |
| If I remember correctly, not all routers use 192.168.1.1 |
| Posted by: rageguy Aug 26 2004, 12:59 PM |
| in bittornado, the default ports are randomized, it is under the pref button. they use 10000 to 30000 i think and its randomized so i think 6881-6889 isnt for everyone if that is the case, u have to enable upnp. universal plug and play go to your add/remove programs in control panel, click on windows component. go to networking and check the box where it says universal plug and play. click ok. then go to your router and find where UPnP is. for linksys, its under the password tab. then restart your computer. then in bitornado, go to pref and make sure upnp setting is at "fast (1)" once both steps are done, bit tornado will have a green light. |
| Posted by: blazin_drift Aug 26 2004, 01:01 PM |
| You can always uncheck randomize ports. |
| Posted by: rageguy Aug 26 2004, 01:02 PM |
| the reason why u wanna randomize is that a few isp are beginning to throttle down the speeds on the ports bt uses. i have heard from some users that ports 6881-6900 is throttled down, while the other ports remain fine. therefore it is a good idea to use randomize |
| Posted by: Gabriel Aug 26 2004, 01:43 PM |
| If you're not using a Lynksis router go here http://www.xbchelp.com/router/ Find your router and it will tell you need to type into the URL bar because not all routers use 192.168.1.1 For example DLink routers use 192.168.0.1 Also Takumi, step 3 is just for your router. On my Lynksis I have to click, Advanced Setup, Forwarding, View Port Range Forwarding, and then type in the ports. If anyone is still having trouble just give me an IM or PM, i'm sure I can help you. |
| Posted by: BiBi Aug 26 2004, 02:16 PM |
| nice guide. I usually just enable DMZ mode on the router for one of my computers for BT or hosting online games. |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 03:00 PM | ||
That is incorrect. Also it depends on what Bit Torrent Program you are using. The ports I listed are fro Bit Tornado. |
| Posted by: rageguy Aug 26 2004, 03:06 PM |
| actually u dont have to setup port forwarding manually use upnp and it will work fine and bittornado will give u a green light |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 26 2004, 05:44 PM |
| hey all, is there any recommendation for one of the better bittorrent client you all used? seems like i'm missing out something somewhere.... or a list of recommended bittorrent software i.e. in terms of stability & speed? thx.. |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 05:48 PM |
| Bit Tornado. Easy enough. |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 26 2004, 05:58 PM |
I've dled that last nite, it installed correctly but it doesn't run.  is it because i have the official bittorrent in my comp that's why it can't run? thx for the advice anyway...  |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 06:00 PM |
| Use Bit Tornado. Just get it. Its the best and easiest to use. |
| Posted by: Gabriel Aug 26 2004, 06:02 PM | ||
When you click on a torrent does it open in the original BitTorrent instead of Bit Tornado? If so then you should probably un-install the original BitTorrent. |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 26 2004, 06:23 PM |
ya.. guess i will after i've finish dling the extra stage first.....!  thx for that i assume most of u all support this software than the official one?  |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 06:29 PM |
| Yes I use and I really recomend Bit Tornado. |
| Posted by: blazin_drift Aug 26 2004, 06:50 PM | ||
well, since bittorrent supports ports 6881-6999 I guess that leaves you with 99 ports? That'll allow you 99 downloads at once, way more than enough right? |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 06:55 PM |
| Yes it is more then enough but still keep them all open. It helps. |
| Posted by: Gabriel Aug 26 2004, 07:14 PM | ||
Well I like it because you can set your UL and DL rate, you have more controle than the official BT. No one uses the Official BT. If you don't like BitTornado you can try other programs like Azuras and ABC. |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 26 2004, 07:22 PM | ||
yikes........sounds like i'm antique enough to use that!!!!!!! faintz........ it's dling halfway at home (and i'm in office..damn..) .. can i stop downloading halfway, den install that tornado, and dl from where i stopped?????????????  *freaking out now & i can't reach home !! faint * |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 26 2004, 07:26 PM |
| Yes you can resume. Just make sure you save in the same place and dont change the file name. Or folder name and contents in it. |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 26 2004, 07:30 PM | ||
alrite thx for that, both of you. just realise you two are real young!  (or guess i'm getting older.......faint) guess i'll have to wait for 7 more hours before i reaches home.......gheez........  |
| Posted by: exfacior Aug 29 2004, 02:37 PM |
| okay here's another tip for you DSL users. Often times, DSL modems (like 2wire homeportal when using SBC) have a built in router and firewall. find out how to access the modem (for the 2wire its http://homeportal/) and set up the firewall to allow those port ranges even if you have a linksys router hooked up after it. i did this on my girlfriends network and her bt speeds went through the roof, and the firewall light turned completely off. good luck. |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 29 2004, 08:51 PM |
| just wondering , i went to https://go2id.net and checked on status of one of the torrent... 2 seeders, 14 leechers.. those 14 leechers if they allow uploading on their comp, are they considered as seeder status concurrently? if not, den this is a crazy thing! 2 seeders to leech 14 bloodsuckers! faint!  |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Aug 29 2004, 09:08 PM |
| Thats impossible that you only saw 2 seeds. I am seeding at least 5 torents 24/7. You must have read wrong. But ya there is always more leechers unfortunatly. Not many seeds lately. Edit: Sorry I thought you meant seeders in all. Your right only 2 seeds. One of them is me. More people need to help seed. Not just leech. |
| Posted by: Gabriel Aug 29 2004, 09:10 PM | ||
They are not considered seeders because they don't have a full copy of the file. They can still up load what parts of the file they have though. Oh and Takumi, he's talking about "Initial D Extra Stage (dvd-rip)" Look for yourself http://bt.go2id.net/ |
| Posted by: spinnee Aug 29 2004, 09:36 PM | ||||
i c...thx for the clarification both of u two.. that bittorent (official) upload equally i've dl.. my hubby has off the comp to take a break .. when we watch it tonite i'll on it to seed too.. or else it's really CRAZY! it's like 1-2 seeder per file..faint! edit: takumi.. no prob! i wasn't clear in my msg earlier too |
| Posted by: EvilTaxi Sep 11 2004, 08:24 AM |
| BitTornado is good and all for limiting uploads and such, but I need to find an earlier version (3.3 or something). The bug that makes it eat up memory still hasn't been fixed yet. |
| Posted by: spinnee Oct 21 2004, 06:54 PM |
| i also have a problem recently. I've been dl-ing ep7-8 (chinese sub) yesterday, not sure if because i've set the bittornado wrongly, after 1/2 hour or so, my comp will reset on it own. to think i've left my comp the whole night and i've download just 1/2 hour worth of stuff. Takumi Trueno: Can you advise ?? I didn't touch any settings except to switch to dsl fast, 100 max kibs for upload and 30 uploads. port settings 1000-65535. will this reset the comp? or there may be a possibility of bad ram??? thnks.. |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Oct 21 2004, 07:01 PM |
| Well, If your computer keeps restarting, that can be caused from a virus. Its happened to me before. Bit Tornado never causes a computer to restart. It doesnt have any bugs like that. If you have enough Ramn to watch videos on the computer then its not from not enough Ram. Im not too sure about your problem. |
| Posted by: spinnee Oct 21 2004, 07:10 PM | ||
i c. thanks a lot. it only happens when i start BitTornardo. There was a situation I've met before by setting the ports wrongly, and my comp keep resetting. in any case, THANKS!  |
| Posted by: homme Nov 3 2004, 05:30 AM |
| I have tried the methods mentioned in the above posts regarding port forwarding and Upnp. However, I still unable to get higher speed when dling the initial D first stage even though there are only roughly 2 seeds ard... my speed always cap at 3kb/s.. Is there some more steps to take to increase the speed or is this just a normal speed for bittornado? |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Nov 3 2004, 03:49 PM |
| It says on Bit Tornado, "Tip: your download rate is proportional to your upload rate". meaning the faster you upload, the faster you download. |
| Posted by: Gabriel Nov 3 2004, 05:08 PM | ||
Well look at the Speeds for first stage. http://www.bt.go2id.net/ Ep. 1-4 is at 8.04 KB/sec with 4 peers DL it, so your speed is not going to be fast. |
| Posted by: homme Nov 4 2004, 07:02 AM |
| i see. anyway, i dled bitcomet and i find it a better program than bittornado. Guess I have to live with the slow speed then,. |
| Posted by: Stan Nov 4 2004, 04:42 PM |
| Where you find Application and Gaming? couldnt find it...I got Linksys.. |
| Posted by: Gabriel Nov 4 2004, 09:49 PM | ||||
BItComent? Can you send me a link to there site, i've never heard of it.
Don't worry, I don't have Application and Gaming in my router settings. Just click the, "Advanced Setup" tab on the top right of the page. You can then continue the steps from there. If you need any help just IM me. |
| Posted by: homme Nov 5 2004, 04:00 AM |
| The website for bitcomet is www.bitcomet.com rgds.. |
| Posted by: lil_firzen Nov 15 2004, 11:50 PM | ||
err, i dont get really get this...i have been sharing more than most people and yet im getting a dl speed of 1kb/s...i have no idea why...this guy only shared .6mib and his getting 200kb/s |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Nov 16 2004, 12:00 AM |
| It all depends on your connection, Bit Torrent Program, you router and if the ports are open. Not having the ports open can drastically change your spped. |
| Posted by: lil_firzen Nov 16 2004, 12:35 AM |
| i had my ports opened to 6881 and 6999, with randomize not selected...dont know if thats right... i use cable, the 512 speed or something like that...and i use bittornado |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Nov 16 2004, 05:04 PM |
| Well for defaulit, randomize is selected. That is what I use. I am also on Cable(Comcast), and I can get speeds of around 300+kb/s. |
| Posted by: xupux Dec 15 2004, 02:41 PM |
| admin for name and pword dont work for me are u talkin about people on the router or with the other thing that connects to it and is diff room? |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Dec 15 2004, 03:55 PM |
| You must know the difference between a router and a switch/hub. If you are on a switch/hub then you dont have to worry about this. People who are on Cable connections must have a router. While a DSL connection you can have a router or a switch/hub. |
| Posted by: xupux Dec 18 2004, 09:37 PM |
| well my other computer has the cable connection and this one is ran off ot it with same internet so dont gotta pay for internetr twice thats what i mean |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 19 2004, 06:25 AM |
| whenever i try to download something is says... 'ERROR (time) Problem Connecting to Tracker - < urlopen error (10060, 'operation timed out')> i have opened ports for bitTornado from 6881-6890, also even change the port in the torrent prefs; from 6881 to 6900. so what acould be the problem? |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Dec 19 2004, 11:53 AM |
| in the torrent prefs, it supposed to be from 6881-6999(randomized). Change ports to be opened from 6881-6999. |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 19 2004, 11:59 AM |
| To know if your ports are correctly opened and everything is working fine. The light on the top right corner of BITTORNADO is green. If its yellow then you are not getting the full potential of speed that you can be getting. As for me I opened the ports 6881-6999 and it didnt help a long time ago. Then just a few months ago I opened the ports from 5000-7000 and now it goes literally 5x faster than normal. I used to go around 30kbs with 6881-6999. But now with 5000-7000 going around 80kbs - 140kbs is normal.  |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 19 2004, 01:37 PM |
| hmmm.. that is interesting. but how can u set up to 2000 ports in your firewall setting??? is there a quicker way... coz i have to do one at a time which take ages. so what ports should i open in firewall internet connections and what the port range for my bittorrent? |
| Posted by: lil_firzen Dec 19 2004, 06:21 PM | ||
It also got to do with other people connections aswell doesn't it? Oh and did u have randomize on aswell? |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 20 2004, 05:22 AM |
| im on 512 adsl... so what should my download speed be in bittorrent? im using d-link dsl 302g modem. i have open ports for bittorrent from 6881-6890 in my windows xp-2 firewall settings... any other ports i should open? if so how can i open all ports the same time instead of one at a time. gonna take ages if i open 100+ ports that way. should i uncheck randomize in bit Tornado? and i really need to know the port range. plz msg asap. |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 20 2004, 08:07 AM | ||
Since when does routers needed to have ports opened one by one? I have never heard of such a thing. Or unless your router is shit. First goto your router settings and you should find an option called "Port Forwarding" or someting similar to that. Then under "Port Forwarding" you can add port RANGES not individuals. Why dont you take a screenshot for us to see what you are dealing with. I want to see why you are adding individual ports. [To take screenshot: Press "Print Screen" on your keyboard and paste it onto paint and save it.] |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 20 2004, 09:10 AM |
| i only have one com that uses the net, im not sharing. i recently read a guide which just told me to go to the firewall settings, open the ports for bittorrent and make it an exception. by doing so i increased my speed from 1kb/s to 30kb/s, yet with other clients (irc) i could reach up to 60kb/s which is why im asking what the d/l speed for a 512 should be. im just asking what sort of settings should i use for bittorrent and a faster way to open ports using the method the guide provide. since you says you opened 5000-7000... thats seems alot to open to me using the method i currently been informed. |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 20 2004, 07:42 PM | ||
Mang, from the looks of it you are using Window's Firewall Configs. Dont you have a router that you can access? I have a NetGear Wi-Fi Router and you have a special address to it. In order to access your rounter (assuming that you have one) type in the address bar 192.168.0.0 OR 192.168.0.1 OR 192.163.0.2 As of what I know, there are three different address of all the routers out there. So only one of them may work for your router. After accessing your router, goto "PORT FORWARDING" or something like that. Here Ill show you how I did MY configs and maybe you could somehow follow along on yours. First type in 192.168.0.0 OR 192.168.0.1 OR 192.163.0.2    |
| Posted by: lance Dec 21 2004, 03:05 AM |
| mine doesnt have any of that =/ |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 21 2004, 05:02 AM |
| i dont have a router just an adsl modem. maybe i should contact my isp provider? |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 21 2004, 05:36 AM | ||
... I think its impossible that you dont have a router when you have DSL connection. There is no other way that you can have a DSL connection without a network. You need a network to share your connection with your computer and others. Unless you are using a hub. Anyways, if you strongly believe that you dont have a router then wtf are you waiting for? Of course, go call your ISP. |
| Posted by: TRD-hachi-roku Dec 21 2004, 12:00 PM |
| eh...i use bit-comet, and a linsys router, kind of an older one as well...mind helping me out on how to set up the ports? i have several scrn shots of the router set up page |
| Posted by: TRD-hachi-roku Dec 21 2004, 12:18 PM |
| and the next |
| Posted by: TRD-hachi-roku Dec 21 2004, 12:40 PM |
| and the last one |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 22 2004, 10:53 AM |
| Alright, give me a day or two, I have to reinstall my old Linksys router and look up the configs. I have setted my ports on the Linksys before so it shouldnt take that long once I installed it. |
| Posted by: nightkid08 Dec 24 2004, 07:22 AM |
| Hmm i seem to be having trouble with Bit Tornado because when i leave my compter on over night to download anime or other things Bit Tornado always seems to freeze, but my computer doesnt reestart though. This situation is pissing me off cuz i cant complete my downloads. can any one help me out? |
| Posted by: lance Dec 24 2004, 02:40 PM |
| hmm, on my bt, only on certain ports il get a green light, normally its jst yellow ... |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 24 2004, 02:53 PM |
| why dont you range it from the ports that are open in bittorrent. does anyone know an address for a d-lin 302g adsl modem??? my isp says they dont support opening ports... bloody BAKAS. |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 25 2004, 02:10 AM | ||
Do you have a error report on the BT telling you to restart BT? Or it looks perfectly fine and it just freezes on you? @ TRD-hachi-roku Here ya go... Hope this helps, if it doesnt then tell me.  |
| Posted by: nightkid08 Dec 25 2004, 04:47 AM |
| The Download hust freezes for some reason but my computer dont........ And i dont really get that thingy lol. |
| Posted by: lance Dec 25 2004, 06:28 AM |
| in my router set up page i dont have any of these port forwarding ive only got this virtual server thingy, and ive gotta open all the ports manually |
| Posted by: EDWIN Dec 25 2004, 11:39 AM | ||
Same... my download speed rarely goes above 30kb/sec. Currently I'm using a Belkin router, and O/S is Windows 2000 Professional. I'm still not sure on how to open my ports. Help please. |
| Posted by: TRD-hachi-roku Dec 27 2004, 02:20 AM |
| oops...missed a spot...LOLZ!!!!!!! jk jk...thanx for the help man |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 27 2004, 10:08 AM | ||||||
So how is it? Is it working properly? (i.e. some downloads go averagely from 20kbs - 100kbs) Give me some feedback, because I may use the same settings for my other friends. And what ports did you decide to use?
Do like the rest did, make screenshots of your router and post them here so I can see. (Make sure that you "black out" things that you dont want us to see, like your IP address, username, the ******* in the password, etc.) I better get DPs for this.  |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 27 2004, 10:11 AM |
| *Oops double post* Didnt noticed until now, I thought that someone already posted before me. |
| Posted by: InitialDRulz Dec 28 2004, 06:06 AM |
| I'm gonna seed intial D Fourth Stage Sound Files right now With Bit Tornado |
| Posted by: InitialDRulz Dec 28 2004, 06:45 PM | ||
| If ur using a network connection, its easier to know ur IP. Just right click on Local Area connection and goto Status Goto Support and u see your IP
OMG (oh my god) how much is Firewall Blocking? |
| Posted by: InitialDRulz Dec 28 2004, 06:47 PM |
| Forgot to use the Edit Button |
| Posted by: Taiki Dec 28 2004, 06:54 PM |
| hmmm i think i asked this before... but noone answered, so ill ask again what would my download speed using bittorrent at: 256k broadband ADSL 512k broadband ADSL 1.5mb droanband ADSL |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Dec 29 2004, 12:11 AM | ||||
Why are you saying this here? 
Go look at my posts and youll know. I didnt answer your question directly but there are hints throughout the way. It all depends. Its not a definite speed. If you have dsl/cable it AVERAGES from 30kbs - 120kbs. Sometimes torrents even go as low as 10kbs - 20kbs for me. It really all depends. But normal speed for a "hot" torrent is 30kbs - 120kbs. |
| Posted by: lance Dec 29 2004, 12:24 AM |
| my '512k broadband ADSL' is maxed at 59kb/s |
| Posted by: inlinesix Dec 31 2004, 01:54 PM |
| I have a D-link router and I'm kinda lost on how to forward my ports because it doesn't say forward ports anywhere when i go the configuration page. If anyone that has a a D-link router and would like to help me please PM me. My router is DL-614+. |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jan 1 2005, 09:37 AM | ||
-____- Why cant you just post a pic of your config screen here like the rest of the people. Its not really going to help us help you if you just blandly say that. |
| Posted by: inlinesix Jan 1 2005, 10:59 AM |
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| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jan 1 2005, 02:22 PM |
| Ok, this is what I want to see. The tabs for Home, Tools, Status, Applications, Filters, Firewall, and DMZ. Be sure to "black out" or "white out" any confidential stuff you dont want to show us before posting the pic. (Like, IP address, username, password, etc.) |
| Posted by: inlinesix Jan 1 2005, 08:43 PM |
TOOLS STATUS  HOME  APPLICATIONS  FIREWALL  DMZ  |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jan 2 2005, 02:56 AM |
  Yours has been the weirdest to solve. If this doesnt solve your problem then tell me. I think its your trigger for the BT client. I actually think that you dont need to add anything under applications. Its just your firewall that is killing your connection with BT. You know the drill, if your torrent doesnt show a green light at the top right hand corner (assuming that you are using BitTornado) and at least 1/4 of your downloads dont go at least a bit faster than usual then tell me. |
| Posted by: Taiki Jan 2 2005, 03:10 AM |
| anyone know how to work D-Link Dsl - 302G modem. i have its address but its no-where near the one above. and my address is 10.1.1.2/ well... that what it says in my d-link box. or is there another address... since i didnt read the booklet -.- |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jan 2 2005, 03:14 AM | ||
... Thats not gonna help. Go do your homework on you D-Link router and comeback after you know how to at least get access to it. For those who wonder: Many people ask why the ports 3000-7000? Why? I think that BT uses the Ports 3724, 6112, and 6881-6999. Thats why some people who forward their ports from 6881 - 6999 and still have slow download problems. Well, the ports 3000 - 7000 completely covers the port ranges for BT. Why is 3724 and 6112 included. I think, since the new version of BitTorrent came out, they expanded the ports. At first it was 6881 - 6889. Then later it became 6881 - 6999. And who knows now? 3724 and 6112 came from Blizzard. Some of you may recognize 6112, as the use of B.Net. Blizzard, (for those who have experienced the patch downloader for World of Warcraft) now uses BitTorrent to help distribute their patch faster than using up their bandwidth to send it to you through FTP So they use the ports 3724, 6112, and 6881-6999. Thus I came to the conclusion of using 3724, 6112, and 6881-6999 as BT ports becuase Blizzard uses them for THEIR Bittorrent client. And hey, it works right? Logical? |
| Posted by: liquidityzero Jan 16 2005, 07:50 AM |
| has anyone else tested the settings for 3000-7000 and had a speed increase?? I tried it and it remained the same as before when i changed it to 6881-6999...... |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jan 16 2005, 11:07 AM | ||
Make sure that your IP is also added to the service. Or you are behind a Friewall apart from your router like programs such as Zone Alarm. For Zone Alarm, you will also have to add your IP that your computer is using too. *And if your router is crappier than the other then why dont you just switch back? And go use BitTornado. Im only use to BitTornado, and not that familiar with BitComet if you want any further help. * = To people who wont understand: you wont understand what I am saying unless you read his thread that he made. |
| Posted by: loser_635 Jan 16 2005, 02:33 PM |
| How do i do it if i dont have a router? |
| Posted by: loser_635 Jan 16 2005, 03:49 PM |
| OH right this is awesome i thought this Torrent was going to be hard but man this stuff is easy except it takes forever . Can any one tell me how to speed this up a bit? |
| Posted by: liquidityzero Jan 16 2005, 05:48 PM | ||||
Nah I'm not using ZOne Alarm and I added my IP as well. Did all the things I did for normal port forwarding. Port forwarding did increase my speed.....from 5kbps to a very stable 50kbps on my 512/128 DSL connection. So actually I have no major problems on BT.  I just thought by trying the Blizzard settings u gave, will speed it up a bit more. But strangely, the difference for me is not much, in fact it's pretty much the same. I was just wondering if anyone else tried this and had a significant speed increase from their setting of 6881 to 6999? |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jan 16 2005, 05:54 PM | ||
What? Are you seriously asking this? Go and read this thread from the beginning to end before you ask anymore questions. |
| Posted by: 4WD Feb 23 2005, 02:26 PM |
| I installed new Bit torrent beta . Older version downloaded like shit but new one is downloading faster than old one EVER . I really don`t know much about these port-things . Does somebody have any idea why it`s working now ? |
| Posted by: PhantomaZero Feb 23 2005, 04:23 PM |
| Maybe whatever you are downloading has more seeders. |
| Posted by: 4WD Feb 24 2005, 12:37 AM |
| No , its not it . At first it was 0-1 kb/s now download is about 8 kb/s and upload too . |
| Posted by: Blizzars Mar 23 2005, 08:24 PM |
I know I'm very noobish and this has been answered but.. I can't find apps and gaming eithier.. lol if someone could help out I'd be very thankful  |
| Posted by: KeisukeR Mar 23 2005, 08:57 PM |
| BitComet has UPNP function. It forwards ports automatically |
| Posted by: Blizzars Mar 24 2005, 05:26 AM |
| Well.. I don't use Bit Comet I use Bit Tornado Edit - Oh yea and when I use something with Bit Tornado the light is yellow... |
| Posted by: Nappy Hared Azn Mar 24 2005, 11:28 PM |
| umm, i know this is uber noobish, but how do i find the ip of my router? i went to that site that gabriel sent me but it was confusing and full of xbox crap |
| Posted by: dmhc69 Mar 24 2005, 11:37 PM | ||
http://www.whatismyip.com/ this shows your IP (however i know shit all about routers/networks/whatever else so i dont know if it'll work -- works for direct connections though) |
| Posted by: Blizzars Mar 25 2005, 11:49 AM |
| lol this is VERY noobish question but how do you take a pic of what's on your screen? lol |
| Posted by: logan510 Mar 25 2005, 01:49 PM |
| Are you trying to take a screen shot of your desktop or take a picture of a video playing on Windows media player or something? Casey |
| Posted by: Blizzars Mar 25 2005, 02:33 PM |
| Take a screenshot of what's on the desktop example - a pic of the website page Edit - OK got the ports forwarding.. but I don't think they open yet.. when they are open is the status light for Bit Tornado blue when downloading and kind of dark green when there are seeders? |
| Posted by: Blizzars Mar 25 2005, 03:39 PM |
| Sorry for double post but here's a website where you it tells you how to port foward.. has a list of routers don't know if it has been said yet tho http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm |
| Posted by: logan510 Mar 25 2005, 03:44 PM |
| What "I" do to take a screenshot is hit " print screen" and then paste it into photoshop, but you can use Paint as well. If you're having a lot of trouble with port forwarding, ever try ABC? I find it much easier to use and haven't had a single problem with it. Casey |
| Posted by: Blizzars Mar 25 2005, 03:55 PM |
| yea ok thanks now what I don't get is how DrEVOIII got like 130 kb/s transfer rate.. lol Edit - Never mind guys going at like 300kb/s plus  |
| Posted by: Nappy Hared Azn Apr 14 2005, 06:31 PM |
| on the bottom of the bittornado window, it says "settings for automatic" should i leave it on auto or change it? if i should change it, what should i change it to? |
| Posted by: PhantomaZero Apr 14 2005, 06:46 PM | ||
Use Bitcomet. |
| Posted by: Blizzars Apr 15 2005, 05:41 AM | ||
just leave everything as it is.. should be fine |
| Posted by: loser_635 Apr 17 2005, 03:51 PM | ||
Ya so i just got the same router and i need to puy something in the Destination-IP Range Start and the end ?its hilighted in purple in the Picture |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Apr 30 2005, 08:28 PM | ||
Because I am l337 like that. |
| Posted by: lance May 9 2005, 08:25 AM |
| hmm, this is strange, i can get green on some torrents, but on some other torrents it only goes yellow even though theres aload of seeders ... why?!?! |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby May 10 2005, 01:02 AM |
| They must be opening on the ports that are open on your router and somtimes it doesn't, (If you know what i mean). Anyway admins add this program as it's the best program to get your ip's ect http://s28.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2N4W8RDJKMMIY2IZX7SZCPOFWJ It has your Lan, Wan ip's. When forwarding your ports pick 50000 and over. i use 55899 55903 even know i only d/l 1 file at a time. when port forwarding in your router add both your Ip's from your Lan and Wan to make things safe (witch you get from that program i posted) Also enabling DMZ can help somtimes (were it say's Ip put your Wan ip) |
| Posted by: Sexy_Knights May 21 2005, 05:06 AM |
| ahhhhh finally got green light to come up but after the torrent got done i lost the green light and now it says yellow any 1 kno y |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby May 30 2005, 04:18 AM |
| Anyoen need help with full speed i have a program that could help just pm me. |
| Posted by: .boink. Jun 20 2005, 09:56 PM |
| I always have the yellow light at the top right corner of the BitTornado, & my downloads are quite slow with download speeds such as 1-10kb/s. Can anyone help mi to allow the speeds to be faster. The upload speeds are quite fast though with speeds such as 20kb/s. I use an Aztech ADSL USB Modem with a 512kbps ADSL connection. I have allowed the windows xp and norton personal firewall to allow bittornado but the speeds still remain the same & it always shows a yellow light. Pls help. Thanks. |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Jun 20 2005, 11:19 PM |
| Try my torrent program, I'll re up load for you. Here's the torrent program http://s36.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=31CV6Y2K6MOYU2QY8HVCI5OH33 go to here how to forward port's, Go to your model as you havn't mention what type of aztech it is. http://www.portforward.com/routers.htm |
| Posted by: .boink. Jun 21 2005, 05:03 AM |
| Umm.. I can't find my model. My model is DSL500U but I didn't find it. |
| Posted by: Joeyfeets Jun 26 2005, 09:17 PM |
| I dl that BitComet & it seems to work well. The interface is very nice & easy. Was able to change listening port, but couldnt find port ranges used for that client. I opened up 1024-5000 (both tcp/udp) on my router & run no firewalls on XP sp2. *edit* just went through BitComet site & found XP sp2 patch to open Max TCP/IP connects... that helped alot. *edit* Limited my Upload speed so my dl would be faster, which it did jump up a bit. anyone know any other tricks to get faster dl speed? |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Jun 26 2005, 09:45 PM |
| Set higher port's I use 55899 55903 |
| Posted by: Joeyfeets Jun 26 2005, 09:48 PM | ||
as in extend the range higher? up to 55000? In Bit Comet, I see where u can chg the listening port to anything you want, but not a whole range of ports that it uses. I can try a higher listening port. I dont wanna go too high, because my Soulseek, XBConnect & other programs are getting in the way of my port ranges. they are taking ports too.... |
| Posted by: vi3tl2ice Jul 1 2005, 09:57 PM |
| Hey guys i need help configuring my BITCOMET program...i mostly get around 15KB/s and from what i hear..thats very weak.. |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Jul 1 2005, 10:39 PM |
| I've used bit comet before, I don't really like it. As i donload slow with it. Tho thats only me i guess. |
| Posted by: vi3tl2ice Jul 1 2005, 11:15 PM |
| i would use bit tornado but i cant get it too work..i done what first post says to do but it still doesnt work..i guess i did it wrong or theres something else i have to do? if you guys can help me out then that would help a lot. if not...can you help me with bit comet? |
| Posted by: KayDat Jul 8 2005, 07:04 AM |
| okay, i just skipped from first page to here. UPnP is installed on the computer, but i got a cheap HK router that doesn't support it. Firmware is the latest one. I suppose i could use DMZ, but id rather not. using Bit Tornado. downloads usually range from 1-20KB/s. any ideas? |
| Posted by: Axl Jul 29 2005, 05:52 PM |
| ok i just tried doing what the page blizzars suggested and i did what it said but it didnt make a difference |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jul 30 2005, 01:11 AM |
::SIGH:: After leaving this forums for almost a year and now back I see that there are still poeple who needs my help.  Thats right I cant leave you guys for a bit to handle BT issues. If you read the previous posts of how people got theirs to work, they all have taken screenshots of their router's control panel for me so that I can take a look at it. So if ANY of you still have BT problems I suggest doing what the others did so that I can take a look at it for you.EDIT: Oh yea btw, my highest isnt 130kb/s anymore its been bumped to 167kb/s @ SBC DSL |
| Posted by: InitialDRulz Jul 30 2005, 01:18 AM |
| Whats *SBC* DSL?? I use BT very good, but just forgot how to access my router |
| Posted by: DrEVOIII Jul 30 2005, 01:21 AM | ||
Thats my ISP. |
| Posted by: revalot Jul 31 2005, 07:48 PM |
| does anyone have a link so i can download bit tornado |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Jul 31 2005, 08:44 PM |
| www.google.com Search there. Don't be lazy |
| Posted by: lance Aug 22 2005, 04:18 PM |
| mmm, im using bit comet atm. when i hover my mouse over it, it will say something like, downloading at 60kb/s, but when i click on it, and add it all up, its only around 20, how come ?_? and oh yea, ive done that virtual settings thing on my routers menu, but it onyl shows public ports, and private ports, and i ca only add a port for each one (unless i add like 10 of them, to open 10 ports) and my downloads still seem to be so slow.... |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Aug 22 2005, 06:57 PM |
| thats what i have to do... it's a pain. |
| Posted by: lance Aug 23 2005, 05:01 AM |
| mmm, but even when i do open the ports, it still seems to be proper slow... btw, im using bit comet, are tehre any better bt programs out there ?_? |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Aug 23 2005, 05:31 PM |
| well i use this small program. I couldn't get any good speeds with other's. Try this http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3UC8X85JZGJDS3CHPFE0POSG16 |
| Posted by: driftheory Aug 24 2005, 12:43 AM |
| wow arctic torrent is pretty good but unfortunately it doesnt have a queue option |
| Posted by: lance Aug 24 2005, 05:19 AM |
| ^wts the difference between that and Bit tornado ? |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Aug 24 2005, 02:13 PM |
| not sure, different source code?. works fine with me tho so who complaining. |
| Posted by: chemchemgm Oct 8 2005, 12:06 PM |
| what happens if your rounter doesn't have port forwarding? |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Oct 8 2005, 04:44 PM |
| what type of router do you have? |
| Posted by: blazingluke Oct 8 2005, 07:50 PM |
| http://p2p.weblogsinc.com/entry/0401842428674831/ Setting up your router to work with bittorrent. |
| Posted by: zomg Oct 12 2005, 08:34 PM |
| http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm The port forwarding site. How To's for really many different routers. |
| Posted by: devilzgtr Oct 16 2005, 07:56 AM |
| what ports do i open for bit lord? i dont know anything bout port forwarding and finding it hard to understand when reading those website, basically ive found some router settings where i can type in a trigger port and incoming ports, what do i type in them for bitlord? |
| Posted by: ahlau19 Oct 21 2005, 08:39 AM |
i know this sounds stupid, but this thread is mainly for those ROUTERS users, rt? if i m using cable, i will not have to open my ports?  |
| Posted by: DANnyBoY Oct 25 2005, 10:01 AM |
| Ok...im new and very ignorant as to how bit torrents work....i have a couple of questions... 1. i start a dl but it is very slow...well...actually extremely slow when comparing to some dl speeds i was using Limewire... and sometimes the peer list shows a lot of people but im only dl-ing the file from a couple of them... am i jus unlucky or is there somethin im doing wrong? 2. i have all I.D. converted to divx from stage 1-4 ( w/ exception of extra stage and st4 act 17+)....is there a way i can start a seed since these files are at least 20% smaller the avi and mpeg |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Oct 25 2005, 02:57 PM | ||
Bittorrent is different then a direct p2p program like limewire. Hince the reason you get good speeds in limewire then bittorent. You normally d/l from people on how many ports you got open in your router/modem, so if you have say 8 ports open, you'll d/l it from 8 people. Number 2 in a no, as the file size has to be the same as it is in the torrent file. Best bet is make a new torrent and seed with your files. Sti. |
| Posted by: DANnyBoY Oct 26 2005, 01:16 PM | ||
dats actually wat i was askin....how do i make a seed....it will definately help some ppl....for example...i have some files in avi dat are around 100megs with avi its like 80....so how would i make a new torrent? |
| Posted by: Sti_Brumby Oct 26 2005, 09:04 PM |
| That i don't know how to do. Pm the wird, i'm sure he could help you out a little |
| Posted by: Sexy_Knights Nov 29 2005, 07:57 PM |
| can some tell wat to do for a netgear router to speed up my downloading |
| Posted by: aftermath Nov 30 2005, 12:05 AM |
| Port forward the ports that your torrent client is using OR if your torrent client supports UPnP and so does your router enable "Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client", "Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)", & RIP Listerner (If only your router is using RIP v1. UPnP will automatically port forward the port used by your bittorrent client, which makes it easier that opening all ports & some of them aren't being used. Like BitTornado, its default ports are from 10000 to 30000 i think.. if you open them all, most of them wont used. So yah, go with the UPnP setup. Edit: Oh by the way, you can see the Optional Networking Components, when you open Network Connections then click on Advanced in the menubar and select Optional Networking Components. |
| Posted by: Abunai Dec 24 2005, 09:04 AM |
| hi! i'm using azureus. so is bit tornado better? i'm downloding the latest episodes but it is so slow.my ports are open and everything.i haven't changed anything but the download speed becomes slower and slower.is it because i don't seed enough?i wait till the file was 100% shared. |
| Posted by: aftermath Dec 24 2005, 12:48 PM |
| If you're getting 3-5KBps though you correctly port forwarded/upnp your ports, then its coz noone is seeding a complete file at the moment or there is a low amount of seed/peers. |
| Posted by: Abunai Dec 28 2005, 10:13 AM |
| thanks. i don't think this has something to do with the seeders.there are thousands of them.a few weeks ago i downloaded a video with 100kb/s.i haven't change anything since then.for the other files it was easily 40-50kb/s and i was happy with that.but it suddenly the download speed got slower. i was on the azureus homepage and they said that the 6881 port (which i use)isn't a good one.so i changed the port.i was downloading a video and with the old 6881 port.i had 70kb/s for a short time but then got below 10kb/s.with the new port(downloading the same video) it's pretty stable at 20kb/s.not more. i have a green smiley(with the old 6881 port i also had a green smiley). but then there was an error message saying that i should open the UDP port(or something like that...my sister didn't pay much attention to it and closed the message ,it sounds like it was me but i swear it wasn't me).i looked at the my router configuration settings but i didn't found anything about UDP. does it have something to do with the firwall? i'm below n00b level and i seriously need help. thanks in advance. |
| Posted by: aftermath Dec 28 2005, 01:19 PM |
| I suggest use the UPnP feature of your router for automatic port forwarding for bot TCP & UDP. |
| Posted by: zomg Dec 28 2005, 07:51 PM | ||
or just a bad port... like I might've said earlier, my ISP probably filters large ports or something since I get crap speeds if I use a high port, so I just go for 20 instead also www.portforward.com .net .org .something Has portforwarding guides for really many types of routers, should be n00b-friendly too. |
| Posted by: Abunai Dec 29 2005, 04:42 AM | ||
should i close the port that was open and then enable the UPnP feature? |
| Posted by: aftermath Dec 29 2005, 01:45 PM | ||
Yes. Remove all manually port forwarded ports TCP or UDP, then enable UPnP in your router, also enable UPnP and Internet Gateway Device Discovery and Control Client in Optional Networking Components in Windows XP. |
| Posted by: JaceComix Mar 18 2006, 02:21 PM |
| I use Azureus and I just chose a random port I assumed wouldnt be in use. So right now mine's set to like, 59999. And Ive got it labeled as Azureus in the Port Forwarding menu. TCP and UDP. Make sure the IP is correct. It took me a while on my computer because 'ipconfig' doesnt work for me. o_O |
| Posted by: Takumi Trueno Mar 18 2006, 08:07 PM |
| Well for a while Bit Tornado kept crashing so I went and tried out many different Bit Clients like Azureus, Bit Comet and maybe another. Each one being very slow. Now that Bit Tornado is back working I am back to downloading around 500kb/s and more so if I am downloading more then one torrent. I love bit Tornado. it also allows me to seed at the best rate. |
| Posted by: zomg Mar 19 2006, 04:57 AM | ||
Are you using Windows Me or earlier by any chance? They have something called winipcfg actually I'm not sure if Win Me had it, but 98 and earlier did for sure |
| Posted by: Mopar Apr 30 2006, 06:37 PM |
| Stupid question time from an old geezer... I've installed a bit torrent program called Azureus on my machine using Windows XP. I'm getting 20 to 30 kB/s on the D and 30 to 40 kB/s on the U. I can live with that for now.... My question is... is it faster or should I leave the window open on the webpage I got the link for the torrent from or is it okay to close the window and just leave the torrent window/program running. Keep it simple please... I'm just an old Bunta trying to keep up with you kids. |
| Posted by: Red Suns FC3S Jul 19 2007, 06:36 PM |
| once you have downloaded the .torrent file that you either right clicked and saved as and than double clicked to run in azerus or left clicked and azerus opened the torrent automatically, you absolutely do not need the torrent web page open to download anything. Just keep azerus open and make sure it is downloading. |
| Posted by: thrill3rnit3 Jul 27 2007, 10:05 AM |
| Ok here's another thing you ought to know (XP SP2 users): SP2 limits the half-open connections you have to 10 (they said it's to slow down viruses or w/e). That means when you use bittorent, you can only connect to 10 peers. To correct that, you need to apply this patch http://www.lvllord.de/?lang=en&url=downloads it is NOT a virus. with this patch you can set your half-open connections to 50+. although you have to check once a month since XP SP2 tends to put it back to 10 through updates and stuff. The program tells you how many current half-open connections you have, just to make sure. after doing that, you need to configure you bittorrent client and set the available number of half-open connections. the following guide is for uTorrent but if you're an advanced user, you should be able to adjust equivalent settings for other clients. 1. Go to Options -> Preferences -> Advanced. 2. Scroll down until you see net.max_halfopen 3. Set the value to whatever you did in the patch (if you put 50, then put 50 in here as well) Here's a screenshot   Whew. Hope it helps |
| Posted by: Legend of Speed May 11 2008, 08:12 PM |
| Hmm, sorry to bump a year old thread I have recently switched to Comcast Cable and the download speed is awesome and much faster than my old ISP (SBC/AT&T DSL). The problem is that when I download anime on Bit Tornado it is very slow and it's always under 80 kb/sec and the upload speed is always higher than the download speed. I did a speedtest on Speakeasy.net and here are the results. Download Speed: 8357 kbps (1044.6 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 728 kbps (91 KB/sec transfer rate) I read the guide on portforward.com and read all the post on this thread like using 3000 to 7000 for port forward, but it didn't help. I'm using a NETGEAR WGT624v3 Wireless Router, but I disabled the wireless and bought a CAT6 cable to make it wired. |
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