Vuze download speed greater than torrents downloading

So, it is quite possible that torrent remains active with "downloading" status, but is not actively downloading anything as there is nobody to download from. Before thinking that your configuration is slow, test it with a "known speedy" torrent. You don't have to download the MB torrent completely, but you can use it as a test case for measuring maximum speeds of genuine torrents. Another reason for uploading is simply to help fill everyone up.

By doing this you prevent someone, who is seeding, trying to upload a part you already have and which is useless for you. The chance that he then uploads a piece you need becomes greater. This will not result directly in increasing speed but it will optimize the uploader's upload which results in you getting your piece sooner since you no longer need to wait for a piece.

Think of it as a reverse Zero Sum game. Requests made to the tracker, browser requests to load web pages, and sending email all utilise your upstream capacity. So you may experience the following difficulties when running Azureus.

If you find yourself having problems with the Internet while Azureus is running, try further lowering your max upload. This logic applies in both directions. So Azureus DL max would be:. Reduce this somewhat to allow other Internet protocols better response on the same connection. Buffered data is obsolete data and causes serious problems in the responsiveness of the protocol to changes in the peer state.

Since data and requests share the same TCP socket, buffering lots of data means that your request for a block may have to wait 10's of seconds before it even gets transmitted, by which time the peer you are talking to may have decided that you aren't interested in his data after all, or your own client may decide that the peer you are talking to is snubbing you. Either of these is disastrous to download rates.

Trackers get uncountable numbers of requests made on them every day. I have seen that some people think that clicking on the "Manual Update" button will somehow increase their speeds or make an offline tracker come back online quicker.

It Will Not. There are no secret tricks , just the real basics of proper set up of a bittorrent program. Following these simple steps should result in increased download speed. These are the basic principles of optimizing a bittorrent client, like Vuze , for speed:. There are some programs that claim to optimize speed in Vuze. Such programs are a scam and generally contain adware or spyware.

I have seen it said, by the developers of all bittorrent programs, that nothing will increase your download speed in a bittorrent client more than the basic steps set forth herein. To avoid messing up a network connection that is already cleared, first check and see if your communications are blocked or are already clear.

Have Vuze running when you go to test your port. Error - follow all steps. Depending on your Mode setting, you may only see one number:. If you failed the port test above, then you should first set your port to a proper one. The most important choice here is to avoid using a port within the range. If your port was in this range, change and re-test. The safest choice is a port in the range as this will avoid ISP blocks and possible conflicts with other applications.

A router will block incoming communications unless an exception is made. All software firewalls will block incoming communications and most will also block outgoing communications, unless an exception is made. If you are " firewalled ", then other people will NOT be able to initiate connections with you.

As there are many firewalls and routers, this guide can not give explanations as to each. However, there are guides available, on the internet for most firewalls and routers and this guide will link you to them. Generally, you will have a choice to set permission for the Vuze port or for the Vuze program. Setting permission for the port is the safer choice. You can check these options for guides:.

Router - There are two choices here. However, this has a possible security issue. The other choice is to manually forward the port through the router.

This does not have that security issue, but involves going through several steps to accomplish. Using the guides linked herein, this should not be that difficult and is the preferred method. Automatically refresh mappings when NAT status is "firewalled" should also be enabled. Manual Forwarding-The Preferred Way. Error - re-do steps. Setting upload in Vuze is a fine line. The more upload you give, the more download you will get from other peers.

However, if upload is set too high , or to unlimited , then download speeds will suffer as outgoing communications acknowledgment signals, resend requests etc will be interfered with. Other adjustments are made here to distribute your upload so that you receive back the most download from other peers. Speed Test : Speedtest.