Speed Up BitTorrent Download

The latest file sharing protocol BitTorrent has changed everything when it comes to sharing files. It is a good platform for downloading large files. The exchange of files include movies, ISO images and songs in MP3 format. BitTorrent is best known for illegal file sharing.

Bittorrent system can be slow at times because of heavy traffic. So let us refine the sharing program BitTorrent in a bit.

There are many different BitTorrent client, which you can download. I think the best is BitComet and uTorrent.

Here are some tips to speed up uTorrent Client. Similar can be implemented on any other torrent client you are using.
Step 1: Add a TCP-connections

You must increase the number of TCP connections that are allowed on max.Windows XP Service Pack 2 came with the permitted number of open connections to 10 This is to stop every piece of spyware (in our case even bittorrent client) from take all of your Internet connection. TCP can be connected must be 50 for optimal performance. The best way to increase the maximum number of connections is to apply the patch that is available on this site, www.lvllord.de. A great way to solve this problem is to download this patch.

The trick to the torrent client works very well at times. If you use uTorrent and go to Options menu then Preferences. In preferences go to advanced options. In the advanced options to change the connections net.max_halfopen 80. In the same section change the max half-open TCP connections to 80. Once your done click OK and you're all set. This sets the maximum TCP client for BitTorrent. Now start the download, there is a small difference in download speed. Port forwarding technique is more effective than that.

A third point of interest is that some "Windows Update" turn your refined TCP connections back to 10, it is wise to check it every now and then. You can check this by going (in Windows XP) Start- Control Panel-Administrative Tools> Event Viewer> System ... Look for event 4226 (sort by event).

If there are many daily events, it is likely that the maximum half-open TCP connections is set back to 10. Or you're infected with a nasty spyware .

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