Steve Lamb wrote: > [ CCing OP since Wouter changed lists ] > > >>On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 11:01:00AM -0400, jimmckenzie wrote: > > >>>I'm trying to Download the 301r0a ISO's for the DVD's of Debian Linux for >>>x86. It seems to downloading at dial up speed and I have a Cable Modem >>>that can do better 768. It's no T1 but it's pretty dang fast. Why is the >>>download taking so long? I'd rather D/L 2 DVD ISO's as opposed to 14 CD-R >>>ISO's. Bit Torrent is estimating that it will take about 5 days to >>>download the First ISO, I shudder to think about the Second one. > > >>>What can I do to speed up the Download Stream? > > > Ensure that the port that Bittorent is on (7000-7010 is the common range) > is connectable by the outside world through any firewalls you have. > Bittorrent is a tit-for-tat network. IE, your speeds go up for a particular > torrent the more you send data out for that torrent. If you're not > connectable it makes it extremely hard to make enough connections to keep data > flowing in both directions. > > Along the same vein make sure you're not limiting your upload bandwidth > too much or leaving it wide open. If you can, setting about 80% the maximum > of your outbound bandwidth would yield excellent results. >
I second that. Make sure the ports your bittorrent client is using are open(enable port forwarding too if you are behind a router). Check your config or clients documentation to see which ports it uses. I downloaded 3.01r0a DVD ISOs about a month ago, and was getting speeds or the order of 250kBps. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
