You can test your bandwidth over here (stop all download activity while testing). In order to apply these tips you need to know your maximum up- and download speed. Or you’re infected with some nasty spyware… If there are a lot of daily occurences it’s likely that the max amount of half-open tcp connections was set back to 10. You can check this by going to (in windows xp) Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > System… Look for event 4226 (sort by event).įor more details about Windows XP SP2 and Event ID 4226 read David Kaspar’s excellent post So it’s wise to check this every now and then.

UTorrent: Options > Preferences > Advanced options > net.max_halfopenīitcomet: Options > Preferences > Connection > max half-open TCPĪ third point of interest is that some “windows updates” revert your tweaked tcp connections back to 10. Next you need to configure your torrent client to allow 50-100 max half-open TCP connections Any number between 50 and 100 is ok (more is NOT always better). The patch allows you to set the maximum allowed connections to any number you want. Note: Some people report that their antivir reports the patch to be a Virus, This is not the case. It is supposed to slow down viruses because their spreading strategy is to connect to a high amount of ip numbers, but it could cripple your torrent downloads.Ī nice way to fix this is to download this patch.

This might hurt your downloading speed because it wont let you connect to as much peers as you want. If you’re on XP sp2, your TCP connections are limited to a maximum of 10. Tired of slow torrent speeds ? Here is guide to make it a faster and better experience.

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