bittorrent sucks ass

Broadsword · Post by **Broadsword** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:37 pm

I updated my bittorrent because it wouldn't allow me to use the old version. With the new one i'm not allowed to control bandwith, so when I go to play an online game my ping jumps from 10 to 350ms. Is there anyway to control the new one, or get the old one working again? I don't know what kind of idiot thought that this would be a good idea, most people I know that use it usually have to cap it for games or even just surfing the web.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:53 pm

Use this client.. you can cap the ups at 3k
http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:09 pm

i use this and it works fine for my needs.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:36 pm

Mark wrote:i use this and it works fine for my needs.

What kind of d/l speeds do you get? Is it client dependant?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:46 pm

CableDude wrote:What kind of d/l speeds do you get? Is it client dependant?

i can max out my roadrunner internet with it if i choose to, both up and down if there are enough seeds.

not sure what you mean by " Is it client dependant?" ??

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:59 pm

Mark wrote:not sure what you mean by " Is it client dependant?" ??

Does one client download stuff faster than another?

Downloading is seed dependent right? More seeds equal faster downloads?

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:01 pm

CableDude wrote:............Downloading is seed dependent right? More seeds equal faster downloads?

as far as i can tell, yes and it depends on how much bandwidth they give or have.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:03 pm

Mark wrote:as far as i can tell, yes and it depends on how much bandwidth they give or have.

Thank you for the clarification.

Evilone · Post by **Evilone** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 9:40 pm

I use torrent storm, http://www.torrentstorm.com, if you decide to get it download 1.2.2 it has 3 different clients you can use by going into settings and then downloads. I use shadow's for most of my stuff but sometimes I get where I need to use a newer client. The you can switch it to tornado(but cant control upload

). Its got a nice interface, where you can have lots of torrents going at the same time in one window. It also saves your torrent file inside the program, so you can get rid of the one you downloaded.

mmione · Post by **mmione** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 12:14 am

bit torrent does not "suck ass." Its an amazing program. I use azureus, and I have gotten by download cap on numerous occasions (600-620KB/s.)

Broadsword · Post by **Broadsword** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:53 pm

mmione wrote:bit torrent does not "suck ass." Its an amazing program. I use azureus, and I have gotten by download cap on numerous occasions (600-620KB/s.)

The default bittorrent does suck ass. I'm very generous with my OOL, I always upload 2-3x what I download.

thanks for the replies, I think i'm goin with tornado

HowlingPhoenix · Post by **HowlingPhoenix** » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:52 pm

I use BitComet and it works pretty well for me. Well at least than any other Bittorrent program i've used..any one else have experience with this one?

serahlis · Post by **serahlis** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:41 am

HowlingPhoenix wrote:I use BitComet and it works pretty well for me. Well at least than any other Bittorrent program i've used..any one else have experience with this one?

yeah man, I've also been using Bitcomet for a short time, but I think I have some problem with uploading! I check my share ratio in the main page and it shows 0.182

(just like a ****)..and if you are using bitcomet, that means your upload ratio must be higher than your downloading ratio so that you can get a high downloading speed

! Does anyone knows how to increase the share ratio??? Thanks for your helps...

serahlis · Post by **serahlis** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:46 am

HowlingPhoenix wrote:I use BitComet and it works pretty well for me. Well at least than any other Bittorrent program i've used..any one else have experience with this one?

in addition, I tested my IP state and it showed that the 80. IP port is closed. is there a possibility that it may effect my downloading and uploading speed?

mmione · Post by **mmione** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:16 pm

if you are on a router, you need to forward ports 6881-6889. Also, the only way to get a high share ratio is leave it open, eventually you will upload it to 1:1 share ratio. Just because you don't know how to use BitTorrent doesn't mean it sucks, it is the best sharing program.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:27 pm

If you don't configure it right it will suck. Also consider that allot of ISP's block the standard BT port range. You can circumvent this by using another port which is'nt already used. Most clients follow the basic rule of you give you get. Those who limit their upload too much in turn hurt their DL speed. This is not true of multi-network clients and certain other ones. A good example of this is Shareaza. Clients like this tend to have tracker reporting errors.
Here are a few links which may make it not "suck" for you there.
http://www.bittorrentguide.co.uk/
http://btfaq.com/cgi-bin/fom?file=25&sh ... ified=show
http://www.monduna.com/bt/faq.html
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~hamilton/btclientconfig.html

Also look for wiki's on the client you use too. Personaly I use Azureus for the most part and Shareza in conjuction with protowall.

mmione · Post by **mmione** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:50 pm

Cypher_138 wrote:Personaly I use Azureus for the most part and Shareza in conjuction with protowall.

me too

sito · Post by **sito** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:32 pm

My friend just introduced me to eXeem. It uses torrent in a Kazaa like interface. Seems pretty cool so far.

http://www.exeem.com/

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 5:58 pm

mmione wrote:bit torrent does not "suck ass." Its an amazing program. I use azureus, and I have gotten by download cap on numerous occasions (600-620KB/s.)

yup

cazman · Post by **cazman** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:22 am

Broadsword wrote:I updated my bittorrent because it wouldn't allow me to use the old version. With the new one i'm not allowed to control bandwith, so when I go to play an online game my ping jumps from 10 to 350ms. Is there anyway to control the new one, or get the old one working again? I don't know what kind of idiot thought that this would be a good idea, most people I know that use it usually have to cap it for games or even just surfing the web.

Is there a file sharing program out there that doesn't suck ass?? I mean one that doesnt comprise security on the iNternet?

crazyjw1971 · Post by **crazyjw1971** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:24 am

sito wrote:My friend just introduced me to eXeem. It uses torrent in a Kazaa like interface. Seems pretty cool so far.

http://www.exeem.com/

Exeem is OK except for the fact that it is slow at times. Not downloading, but searching can take a long time.

Besides that, its cool!

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bittorrent sucks ass

bittorrent sucks ass

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