Author Topic: Can't seed over 180kb/s (Read 4198 times)

miroku7109 · « **on:** August 07, 2009, 02:40:00 AM »

When ever i try to seed, no matter how many torrents I'm seeding, the rate is always stuck under 180 kb/s, usually just a few kbs under. I don't know if this is my ISP's fault, or if I don't have my setting correct, I am using Utorrent

psyren · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:41:16 AM »

Do you even know your max line speed?

miroku7109 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:42:23 AM »

I'm not even sure what that is

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psyren · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:45:07 AM »

Then why are you complaining?

miroku7109 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:47:29 AM »

Because I want to be able to seed more than 180kb/s. It's only capped when I'm seeding torrents from BakaBt.

Scudworth · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2009, 02:49:34 AM »

there could be a lot of things going on. Unfortunately you're going to have to know more about your own stuff in order for people to help you.

Arveene · « **Reply #6 on:** August 07, 2009, 03:03:51 AM »

Stop all of your torrents, turn off anything using network bandwidth.

Go to http://speedtest.net/ and post your results here.

Who is your ISP, and figure out your line speed while you're at it.

fohfoh · « **Reply #7 on:** August 07, 2009, 04:52:04 AM »

Its hard to say sometimes. Sometimes it's an issue with an ISP, sometimes it's the router/modem being finicky and other factors.

Oh, and even if your provider says they have 512MB upload doesn't mean you can get 512 MB/s. I get 65kb/s MAX on that much.

psyren · « **Reply #8 on:** August 07, 2009, 06:30:39 AM »

Can we please stop mixing up B and b (and M and k while we're at it) before I shoot someone?

Path · « **Reply #9 on:** August 07, 2009, 07:03:37 AM »

Quote from: fohfoh on August 07, 2009, 04:52:04 AM

Its hard to say sometimes. Sometimes it's an issue with an ISP, sometimes it's the router/modem being finicky and other factors.

Oh, and even if your provider says they have 512MB upload doesn't mean you can get 512 MB/s.

I want that ISP. I mean, I thought being able to peak at ~11 MB/s on a good day was solid, but 512... damn :'(

On a more serious note, I fully support psyren

Southrop · « **Reply #10 on:** August 08, 2009, 07:01:39 AM »

Holy fuck. 512 MB/s? Shit. That would take you less than a second to download anime episodes! I want that internet connection too!

vuzedome · « **Reply #11 on:** August 08, 2009, 07:34:35 AM »

Quote from: Southrop on August 08, 2009, 07:01:39 AM

Holy fuck. 512 MB/s? Shit. That would take you less than a second to download anime episodes! I want that internet connection too!

WOW~~~!

Who doesn't want this?!

Takeshi · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2009, 12:12:00 AM »

Quote from: miroku7109 on August 07, 2009, 02:47:29 AM

Because I want to be able to seed more than 180kb/s. It's only capped when I'm seeding torrents from BakaBt.

How high can you get on other uploading services? Such as Megaupload or Rapidshare? Where have you seen your upload speed being better than what your uTorrent can perform? Are you sure you don't have your upload speed capped IN the program itself?

Try this, at the bottom of uTorrent to the right you can see your speeds DL/UL. Right click on the one uploading and choose "Unlimited".

Ion't know if it really says that, I use a Danish uTorrent so mine says "Ubegrænset".

Damaar · « **Reply #13 on:** August 12, 2009, 01:00:17 PM »

A lot of basic isp's give you a high download and low upload cap. mines 16mbps/2mbps (speed boost can make it a bit higher sometimes) with comcast and I have the same 180kb/s upload cap for torrents.

1 KB/s = 8 kbps
1 MB/s = 8 mbps
one uses bytes the other uses bits

Your never going to get quite what they advertise but you should be somewhere in the area. I get 3+mb/s down 180kb/s up which is 24mbps / 1.4mbps which is pretty much what they say i'll get. Now if only they could get their pos stable i'd be happy.

anyways the point is your most likely around the low 2 mbps upload cap like me and will be stuck at 180kb/s no matter what you do, unless your supposed to be getting higher then that in which case their may be more involved.

Quote from: psyren on August 07, 2009, 06:30:39 AM

Can we please stop mixing up B and b (and M and k while we're at it) before I shoot someone?

it's a common mistake

kyanwan · « **Reply #14 on:** August 13, 2009, 05:50:37 AM »

Quote from: Arveene on August 07, 2009, 03:03:51 AM

Stop all of your torrents, turn off anything using network bandwidth.

Go to http://speedtest.net/ and post your results here.

Who is your ISP, and figure out your line speed while you're at it.

180's a respectable speed. Now, I imagine you've got at least a 10mb NIC - this is an ancient technology - so - you must have it. This allows for 5/5 throughput. Full duplex, 10/10.

Things to consider:

A- know your max line speed - find that out. Turn off ALL connections when you measure. Call your ISP if you need to.
B- What is the throughput of your DSL router/Cable router? ( This can be a bottleneck. Say it sucks = and ask your ISP to swap it for you, if it's leased. )
C- Do you have a hardware firewall? Consumer-grade firewalls usually have VERY POOR capacity (Anyone - just try and prove me wrong. You already failed. If you can buy it at Staples/Officemax/BestBuy/etc - I don't care how much you paid for it - it's consumer grade. It sucks.) Very often, they are bottlenecks. The more connections going through your firewall, the slower it is. A good way to solve this issue - is to get an old enterprise grade router used. Like a snapgear (my personal fave), sonicwall, juniper, watchguard, etc. You can get one for a decent price. Even a 5 year old unit - is often BETTER than the shit you can pick up at the store.
D - Your network is as good as your hardware. Are you using wireless? If so, get wired. Are you using cheap hubs? Get a good switch. Don't skimp.

I got good hardware here - and I can seed at 100% of my upstream speed - AND - download fast as hell on top of it. I'm dealing with a 20/6 connection here too.

So - that's a shitload of data moving. My internal network - It's damn close to as fast as drive access. It's killer.

Quote from: Damaar on August 12, 2009, 01:00:17 PM

A lot of basic isp's give you a high download and low upload cap. mines 16mbps/2mbps (speed boost can make it a bit higher sometimes) with comcast and I have the same 180kb/s upload cap for torrents.

Also - make sure your client is set up to randomize the download ports and/or encrypt your data so the ISP can't detect torrent traffic. If you're using an out of date client, get a new one that supports it.

Xiong Chiamiov · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2009, 03:36:03 AM »

Quote from: kyanwan on August 13, 2009, 05:50:37 AM

C- Do you have a hardware firewall? Consumer-grade firewalls usually have VERY POOR capacity (Anyone - just try and prove me wrong. You already failed. If you can buy it at Staples/Officemax/BestBuy/etc - I don't care how much you paid for it - it's consumer grade. It sucks.)

My Linksys WRT-54GL was crap until I installed DD-WRT and tweaked a few settings. Now it's a champ, although I'm sure not as good as an enterprise-quality one.

sdedalus83 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2009, 11:28:28 AM »

The top tier cox residential service is advertised with 1.5Mbps upload speeds. 180KBps is 1.44Mbps. You consistently upload at the speed your ISP promises. If you want higher speeds, look into their business fios service.

Freedom Kira · « **Reply #17 on:** August 29, 2009, 09:36:50 PM »

Quote from: fohfoh on August 07, 2009, 04:52:04 AM

Its hard to say sometimes. Sometimes it's an issue with an ISP, sometimes it's the router/modem being finicky and other factors.

Oh, and even if your provider says they have 512MB upload doesn't mean you can get 512 MB/s. I get 65kb/s MAX on that much.

I shook my head when I saw this.

Your provider isn't telling you you have 512 MB/s up. That's a 4 gigabit connection, which you can get with an OC-96 connection, which is absolutely ridiculous for a residential line, and still overkill for a business line, even one relying heavily on the Internet (and still pretty big even for a seedbox). You most likely have 512 kbps up, because that translates to 64 KB/s, and a 512 kbps upload makes a lot more sense for a residential line. I'm paying $33 CAD a month for that. A 4 gbit connection probably costs several thousand USD per month.

Rhino · « **Reply #18 on:** September 03, 2009, 04:25:46 PM »

wow it could be worse heres mine

but yeah it looks like its capped by your isp

gsilver · « **Reply #19 on:** September 03, 2009, 05:57:31 PM »

Oh man, I'm remembering my university connection now.

I could get 5.5MB / second per torrent, and I could have multiple torrents going at the same time (up to 5.5MB each). Also, 1.2MB / second uploads were possible. I didn't push it too hard, though, since I didn't want to get kicked off.

Because of a recent move, I'm stuck at a place with only DSL. Hello, 150K/ second max, and 30K/second uploads!