Slow download rate and upload rate

[Freedom Kira]

I noticed in the logger screenshot that you have banned an IP, then I looked a little closer and realized that's actually my client you banned. Very strange coincidence. I have to wonder if anyone else has banned my IP address.

[link9us]

lol, and how did i do that?

I don't even know how to ban other people's IP's.

[Duki3003]

Weird coincidence that he spotted it, but no, you didn't do anything that would ban his IP.
Your client automatically bans IPs that have a poor connection and/or send bad data (usually due to a poor connection).

I recall Vuze having an option to ban IPs manually, but uT does not have that option.

[Freedom Kira]

Yeah, sorry. I meant clients when I said "you" or "people." I tend to do that.

That I have a crappy connection is true, though. And lately, I've been receiving calls from my ISP about going over my bandwidth limit (my upload bandwidth alone approximately doubles my total allowed bandwidth per month). That means I have to throttle even more.

[link9us]

Yeah, sorry. I meant clients when I said "you" or "people." I tend to do that.

That I have a crappy connection is true, though. And lately, I've been receiving calls from my ISP about going over my bandwidth limit (my upload bandwidth alone approximately doubles my total allowed bandwidth per month). That means I have to throttle even more.

Oh wow, i wonder if i am going to have that same problem when we upgrade ours to 12 Mb's at the end of the month. We plan on also upgrading our upload limit. Its like 600 kb's right now. But we want to get like 3 Mb or even 5 Mb.

Upload increases your streaming capabilities right? We want to do alot of streaming, like streaming crunchyroll on the ps3 mainly or netflix. Right now our streaming capabilities suck horribly with our current net connection. We had our ISP contact us and tell us to throttle down to 150 Gb/month with our current speeds. I like to also stream video game footage from my ps3 to my computer's hard drives but that should not use up any bandwidth. But i plan on uploading alot of video game commentary playthroughs to youtube and that will use up upload certainly.


I am sure my IP has been banned probably just the same because you know i been having major issues trying to keep speeds steady for some reason.


can you guys tell me what this information means, i have it selected on my torrent that is currently reaching faster speeds.



On the bottom it says peers connected 0/12(6 in swarm) and seeds connected 1/1(14 in swarm)

What do they mean by "swarm" could that be any indication why my dl rate is constantly fluctuating up and down or stopping completely.

As i type this, i go back and look at my torrent client for that file, it was 90 kB's now its all the way down to 10 kB's, my god this is a mess.


EDit: Now they both disconnected and another torrent file started, the one at the very top.

Duki3003 edit: Don't double post.

[ConsiderPhlebas]

What do they mean by "swarm" could that be any indication why my dl rate is constantly fluctuating up and down or stopping completely.

"Swarm" means all clients known that are seeding or leeching that torrent, provided by the tracker(s), which can include distributed tracking if that is allowed for the torrent (BakaBT does not allow that). You should normally be able to connect to a significant amount of those, not just one or two; how many at the same time is limited by the number "Connections" that you can set in you client, both globally for your entire client session and per torrent.

Connections can be prohibited by failing to "Port forward" correctly if you have a router, meaning that no one else can initiate a connection with you if they can't reach your PC to ask for it to open one. Two clients behind routers and without Port forwarding can never exchange a single bit of info, as none of them can initiate a connection.

[link9us]

Yeah this is pathetic, i can't torrent worth a crap. What does it mean when the torrent files turn Red?

I tried using alpha version 3.4 and it doesn't really change anything.

[megido-rev.M]

Have you given v2.x.x a shot? It could give some clues if anything behaves differently.

[link9us]

Have you given v2.x.x a shot? It could give some clues if anything behaves differently.

It fixed some issues i guess. The moment i installed that client, the speeds just jumped to peek DL rate in a matter of a few seconds and i have no issues with connected to peers now. It says 2 (9) peers connected for this one torrent i am downloading. [Gaiking] (anyone who has a 1.5 speed connection can test it their self's and see) My dl rate is maintaining a rate of like 70-80 for this single torrent file, not the best but thats probably because the torrent file it self does not have alot of seeds. On another torrent file that has more seeds, it stays at like 150-160 KB's. that one is for [Sugar Sugar Rune] So the problem was not the torrents but the client version it self. Damn.

I will keep an eye on it though and see if anything changes. Its a shame you can't see all the bars showing you how much you have completed for each torrent file in the interface, you have to click on an individual file in order to see that information. Anyways i remember this client, its an old one, 2.2.1 but its working and i guess thats all that matters.

The speeds are still fluctuating up and down a bit, but not to the point to where it do decreased all the way down to 0 or stops completely. It just goes from like 130 to like 70 and sometimes down to like 60 and then back up again. I used to have speeds remain consistent at all times but its better then what it used to be at least.

[ConsiderPhlebas]

I ran Azureus 2.5.0.4 without any kind of problems for over five years, but had to upgrade this summer when I switched OS from XP to W7; there were some glitches. Automatic updates or "latest version" aren't always the way to go 

[Freedom Kira]

Upload increases your streaming capabilities right? We want to do alot of streaming, like streaming crunchyroll on the ps3 mainly or netflix. Right now our streaming capabilities suck horribly with our current net connection. We had our ISP contact us and tell us to throttle down to 150 Gb/month with our current speeds. I like to also stream video game footage from my ps3 to my computer's hard drives but that should not use up any bandwidth. But i plan on uploading alot of video game commentary playthroughs to youtube and that will use up upload certainly.

Uh, if you mean you are streaming videos, then no, it's download that improves that. If you mean you have a server at home and are streaming stuff from it, then yes.

[NekoVan]

Hello everyone,

I've been a member for almost 8 years. Anniversary in December (yay!). I'm having the same issues with downloads but I'm not getting any connections at all.

This is the first time that this has ever happened to me with bakabt. As far as I can tell my account is in good standing. I just noticed that my ratio could be better so I fired up some torrents (new and old). When they wouldn't connect I read through the Wiki but couldn't find much on there to help my issues. I then saw this thread so I guess it isn't just myself.

Here's a link to a screenshot of my torrent client.

[link removed because it is showing your torrent pass.]

They just sit there... mocking me. Laughing! I can't think of any reason why torrents from this site won't download. ; ;

edit: bad link!
Duki3003 edit: Removed link entirely.

[Duki3003]

The screenshot didn't show much apart from your torrentpass, I advise that you change it now from your settings.

From what I saw from it is that it's updating and I assume forever and eventually timing out?
Could be a network setting or a firewall/antivirus issue.

Which client are you using, OS, firewall and a/v?

[NekoVan]

It isn't timing out, but it only ever say updating. I've changed my torrent pass, thanks for that. I did buy a new router recently and I can't remember if I've downloaded anything from the site since setting it up... I'll poke around in the settings and see what I can find out. I'll disable all firewall settings and report back. Thanks for the quick reply! <3<3

The screenshot didn't show much apart from your torrentpass, I advise that you change it now from your settings.

From what I saw from it is that it's updating and I assume forever and eventually timing out?
Could be a network setting or a firewall/antivirus issue.

Which client are you using, OS, firewall and a/v?

Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2
No Firewall that I can think of. I haven't set one up.
uTorrent for Mac 1.7.13
No Antivirus either. >_>

---------Edit---------
Forwarded the uTorrent port, no firewall or antivirus that I can find and it's still updating. ; ;

Maybe it'll fix itself. This is what I get for having hentai nostalgia...


I've completely closed uTorrent and restarted the PC and the client. It's working and going as fast as my ISP will allow downloads. I hope this helps with anyone else issues with speeds.

Always remember: "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" --The IT Crowd.

Thanks again Duki for fixing my newbie mistake of showing the world my torrent key.

Back to seeding!

Duki3003 edit: Don't double/triple post.