Top Tips to increase bittorent download Speed

The latest file sharing protocol bittorrent has modified everything when it comes to file sharing. It is a nice platform for downloading large files. Sharing of files include movies, iso images and MP3 songs. Bittorent is mainly famous for illegal file sharing .

The Bittorrent system can be slow at times due to heavy traffic. so let us tweak bittorrent sharing program a little bit.
There are a lot of different bittorrent clients that you can download. I think the best are BitCommet and uTorrent.

Here is a few tips to speed up uTorrent Client. Similar can be implemented on any other torrent clients ,which you are using.

 

Step 1: Increase TCP connections

You need to increase the number of TCP connections that are allowed at max.Windows XP Service Pack 2 came with the number of allowed open connections to 10. This is to stop any piece of spyware(in our case bittorent client even) from totally taking over your internet connection. TCP connection allowed should be 50 for optimal performance. The best way to increase the maximum number of connections is to apply patch that is available at www.lvllord.de. A nice way to fix this is to download this patch .

The little tweak to the torrent client works great in certain times. If you’re using uTorrent go to Options menu then Preferences. In the Preferences go the Advanced Options. In the advanced options change the net.max_halfopen connections to 80. In the same section change the max half open tcp connections to 80. Once your done click on OK and you are all set. This tweak will let the maximum TCP connection available for the bittorrent client. Now start downloading you’ll realize a little difference in the download speed. Port forwarding technique is more effective than this.

A third point of interest is that some “windows updates” revert your tweaked tcp connections back to 10. So it’s wise to check this every now and then. 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).
If there are a lot of daily occurrences it’s likely that the max amount of half-open tcp connections was set back to 10. Or you’re infected with some nasty spy ware…

Step 2:Torrent Client Configuration
In order to apply these tips you must know your maximum up- and download speed. You can test your bandwidth over here (stop all download activity while testing).

Settings 1-4 can be found in the options, settings or preference tab of most torrent clients.

1. Maximum upload speed 

Probably the most important setting there is. Your connection is (sort of) like a pipeline, if you use you maximum upload speed there’s not enough space left for the files you are downloading. So you have to cap your upload speed.

Use the following formula to determine your optimal upload speed…

80% of your maximum upload speed

so if your maximum upload speed is 40 kB/s, the optimal upload rate is 32kB/s But keep seeding!

Jailbreak iPhone through JailbreakMe

iPhone is a really amazing device to have one, but you might get little disappointed because of the limited number of applications available in Apple Apps store.Good news open source fans. You can still jailbreak iPhone OS, thanks to the iPhone Dev Team.

What is Jailbreaking?

According to Wikipedia “Jailbreaking is a process that allows iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users to run third-party unsigned code on their devices by unlocking the operating system and allowing the user root access.” Once jailbroken, iPhone users are able to download many extensions and themes previously unavailable through the App Store via unofficial installers such as Cydia. It gives you the capability to run applications that are not avilable in Apple Apps Store.

Is jailbreaking legal in US?

It is not against the law, anymore, to jailbreak your iPhone but it will void your iPhone warranty. A new DCMA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) exemption has been approved by the Library of Congress, specifically allowing jailbreaking. If you  ever decide to remove your jailbreak, simply connect your iPhone to your computer,sync and press Restore in iTunes.A jailbroken iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch is still able to use the App Store and iTunes.
There are many ways to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad, but the most easiest one is by visting a site jailbreakme.com. JailbreakMe may or may not work for you depending on your firmware version. Check your version at jailbreakmatrix.com to see whether this method works for you. Make sure to create a backup of your data before doing anything.

1. Go to jailbreakme.com on your iPhone browser and slide to jailbreak.
2. The jailbreak begins downloading on your iPhone. A message Cydia has been added to the home screen will be shown. Click Ok.
3. Go to the menu screen. You will find a Cydia icon. Launch Cydia and select user option. It will take some time to complete the process. You will see the Cydia home page, search the application you want in Cydia store and install it. Enjoy 

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