Thread: need tips about using uTorrent efficiently

i have read many & i do mean many guides about optimizing uTorrent.however i get speeds ranging from 110-190KBps with torrents having large no. of seeders & leachers.i only uses public torrents & many persons claimed here of speeds of ~240KBps with upload rate of only 10-20KBps.

if anyone is able to download >190KBps for good seeded public torrents please post your settings here like no. of connections,upload rate,dl rate limits etc.

U need to open the ports in your router,
u need to assign a static ip to ur system,
if ur router support log files u have to disable it,

i have opend the port in my router is 11555,

well i use private trackers only
the best public tracker was demonoid but it has been brought down
rest public trackers failed for me

well for efficient (in utorrent) :

1. set download limit to max downld limit provided by ur plan and upload speed to 80% of ur max d/l speed

2. open the ports in router.. this link will help u Port Forwarding for the UTStarcom UT-300R2U

i uses bridge mode so no port forwarding hassles for me.however i use port 8080.could this be the problem.also how many connections you use for each torrent & max.upload/dl limit for each torrent.

may be ur doubt is correct, change the port number to other randomly selected ports

use a port rangin between 20000 to 66000
8080 i think is default port for some other service

here are two screenshots taken at a difference of 5 minutes






are these speeds i am getting ok or there is something wrong.my max average download speed using flashget is around 215KBps.

up to my knowledge I think you are getting good speed ......

im using 900 unlimited home plan.

that means they give me dynamic ip.

but i have opened up a port and using static ip as per the guide in this site.

now can they charge me for that or as the plan is unltd i dont get charged???

but i have opened up a port and using static ip as per the guide in this site

your plan is unlimited & it doesn't matter what you do with ports.also when you said static IP you mean an IP something like this 192.168.x.x which modem assigns to your computer lan.your actual IP is dynamic as BSNL gives only dynamic IP to home customers.this IP will be something like 117.x.x.x if you are a new customer.if you try to download multiple files from rapidshare you can see your actual IP.this is the dynamic IP which BSNL gives to your modem & modem gives someting like 192.x.x.x to your computer.

yes bsnl has assigned 192.168.xx.xx to my modem.

and i have converted it to static ip 192.168.x.x to open up a port.

so r u telling it doesnt make any difference and i can use it for torrent. becoz since i opened the port my torrent speed has tripled.

192.168.x.x IP range is not the actual ip of your computer which is visible to others(sites/computers) over internet.click on this link to see your actual IP
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usually you should get speeds in range of 30-32 KBps for a 256kbps unlimited plan.what speeds are you getting now?

Originally Posted by ckadiwar

yes bsnl has assigned 192.168.xx.xx to my modem.

and i have converted it to static ip 192.168.x.x to open up a port.

so r u telling it doesnt make any difference and i can use it for torrent. becoz since i opened the port my torrent speed has tripled.

They will not charge you, i told u to assign satic ip to ur computer, that's all, u done the same, u r correct enjoy downloading........

before opening a port i was getting between 10 - 20 kbps in torrent.

after opening up a port im getting between 25 - 35 kbps in torrent.