Speeding up uTorrent

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Well, uTorrent is an amazing app.. No Doubt.. Ok, mine is a pathetic 128 kbps connection..
So it takes me a day to download a 700 MB movie.. But earlier, it took me 2 days to download
a 700 MB movie b4 I tweaked all my uTorrent settings...
Ok.. Lets begin...

1) Go to www.speedtest.net and test your broadband speed after closing all running internet
appz.. Note down your UPLOAD SPEED..
2) Speedtest.net gives UPLOAD SPEED in "kb/s" i.e. kilobits per second and uTorrent accepts
values in "kB/s" i.e. kilobytes per second.. There is a difference between the big B and the
small b.. Convert "kb" to "kB" by using the following conversion value:
1 kb = 0.125 kB..
1 MB = 1024 kB
So if your upload speed is 128 kb, calculate your kB as 128 * 0.125 = 16 kB
You can also use Google calculator for this calculation
Type in the Google search, "128 kb to kB"
Note down the value in kB as well..
2) Go to %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\which u run uTorrent to download files>\Application Data\uTorrent\
And now backup or delete the files "settings.dat", "settings.old.dat", "dht.dat",
"dht.old.dat". These are the uTorrent settings files.. I recommend that you backup these
files.. Just incase my settings don't work..
3) Now shoot up uTorrent... And I guess its showing you that "Speed Guide" window.. Fine.. U
can see that combo box with "(Current Settings)".. Change it.. If suppose your upload speed
is 64 kbps NOT kBps, select "xx/64k".. Where xx means unlimited download and 64k means
upload speed is limited to 64 kbps.. Select the closest value to your upload speed.. I.e.
again, say if your upload speed is 100 kbps, select 96k.. And click "Use Selected
Settings"..
4) Now go to "Options -> Preferences" and select "Connection" settings..
i) For "Port used for incoming connections", enter any port between 10000 to 69999..
i) Untick "Enable UPnP port mapping" and "Randomize port each time uTorrent starts"
iii) Tick "Enable NAT-PMP port mapping" and if you are using XP-SP2 tick "Add uTorrent to
Windows Firewall Exceptions (Windows XP SP 2 or later only)"
iv) Now under "Global Bandwidth Limiting", calculate your "Maximum upload rate (kB/s)" as
following:
* 80/100 i.e. 80% of your upload speed IN kBps
Enter the "Maximum download rate (kB/s)" as 0
v) Now select the "Bittorrent" option and under "Protocol Encryption" select "Outgoing:" as
"Forced" and untick "Allow incoming legacy connections"
vi) Now go to "Advanced" option and change the following values:
"net.max_halfopen" as 100
If you have applied lvllord's TCP/IP patch, leave it..
Hope your speed increases...

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