Hi everyone,

I am downloading a season right now because that was the only way to get the first episode. I'm really new to this and I'm wondering if this is taking longer than it should. It's at about 42omplete and it's been downloading for at least 7 hours. I am using utorrent and under the tab files near the bottom I can see that there are two of each episode one text and one avi. Am I able to delete the text one and just do the avi? Is this a usual time frame for this size of file (4.26 GB)? Is there anything I can do to make it go faster? I don't know advanced terminology :) , in fact this is the first I've ever heard of torrents. But I think I have a fair base of computer knowledge. I would appreciate any help I can get on this learning journey of mine :)

Thanks

you can set priority.
rightclick on 1st episode and set Highest - it will download first.
torrent technology is using whole your internet speed.
So you can pay more to your provider :)
7 hours for 2 gb is avarage for most users.

SEE "Spoofing uTorrent: POST UNDER DOWNLOADS.
IT WORKS FOR ME.

ALSO IF YOU ARE USING WIN XP GOTO CONTROL PAGE CLICK FIREWALL UNDER EXCLUSIONS MAKE SURE THAT UPUN PORTS IS CHECKED

are you shure? where did you find this "spoof"?
it is sounds veery strange....

EXPERIMEMTED AND CAME UP WITH IT MYSELF.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT WORKS FOR ME AND I SEEM TO BE DLING A LOT FASTER THAN PREVIOUSLY WITH ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF SEEDERS AND PEERS FOR SAME SIZE SHOWS.

UTORRENT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR CONNECTION IS ONLY WHAT YOU TELL IT. IF YOU TELL IT TO GIVE YOU MORE GLOBAL CONNECTIONS,PEERS PER TORRENT AND SLOTS PEER TORRENT THAT IS WHAT IT HAS TO DO NO MATTER WHAT YOUR ACTUAL SPEED.

@joker- on your second to last comment you say to have the UPUN ports checked. I have a "UPnP Framework". Is that the same thing?

@jsnyderthe2nd,
I think he meant "open",but now the subject of UPnP,Universal Plug and Play.If you enable it in your client you must enable it in XP and your router,and allow it as an exception in your windows firewall.By doing so there is no need to forward ports in your router.I use this protocol and am very happy with the results.If you have any questions about it please leave a message in my guestbook.

You need to do port forwarding to get the highest speeds. Port forwarding means that you unlock a certain internet port on your firewall(s) so that you can remotely connect to a tracker. To do this you on Vista do as follows: Start < Control Panel < Windows Firewall < Allow a Program through windows firewall < exceptions < add port. then add the port(s) you want. Xp is close to the same you just have to watch for small differences. Now If you also have a router it has a firewall also you can either port forward it or turn the firewall off i cant't tell you how this is done because all routers are different. But if you get you routers brand and model # For Example: Brand: Linksys Model:wmp54g you can go to the manufactures support page and show you how to do it step by step.

Hope this helps someone in need of faster speeds
P.S. Works Best with Vuse Torrent Downloader

I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT BUT YEAH!!!!!!!

@courtney89

Please do not shout especially when you have nothing to contribute to the thread.

Using capitals is frowned upon in most forums, doesn't bother me personally unless the words suggest nasty intent. It's probabbly been done by accident, First time i've seen Joker "shout" in a post for example. =)

This is a pretty old thread but for those interested, a nifty little registry hack called "tcp/ip optimiser" will allow you more open connections than xp and vista's defaults (6-8) and help you get the max out of your download speeds.

This must be enabled in Utorrent aswell, under advanced settings change Tnet.max_halfopen fromt he default to somewhere between 40-60.

Upnp port mapping simply keeps a port open for you but it must be supported by your router as bortonudall stated. You can type your IP address (commonly 192.168.0.1 or 1.1) into your web browser to access your router settings and change it but as always google is your friend here.