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| 5 | <link media="all" rel="stylesheet" href="../styles/TransBody.css" /> |
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| 6 | <title>Maximizing your download speed</title> |
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| 9 | <div id="mainbox"> |
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| 10 | <div id="banner"> |
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| 11 | <a name="menus"></a> |
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| 12 | <div id="machelp"><a class="bread" href="../index.html">Transmission Help</a> |
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| 14 | </div> |
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| 15 | <div id="pagetitle"> |
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| 16 | <h1>How do I maximize my download speed?</h1> |
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| 19 | <li>Make sure Transmission's <a href="portforward.html">port is forwarded</a>. Port forwarding makes it easier for others to connect to you, which therefore increases your speed. |
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| 20 | <div summary="To do this" id="taskbox"> |
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| 21 | <p>If your router supports UPnP or you have Apple Airport, Transmission can do this automatically; just tick the checkbox in Preferences >> Network. |
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| 23 | </li> |
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| 25 | <li>Make sure you cap your upload speed, so that it isn't flooded. A good rule of thumb is about 60-70% of your maximum upload bandwidth. This can be adjusted in Preferences >> Bandwidth, or in real time using the Action menu. |
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| 26 | <div summary="To do this" id="taskbox"> |
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| 27 | <p>eg. If your upload connection is 256 Kilobits/sec, then you should cap it at 21 KB/sec ((<b>256</b> / 8) * 0.66 = <b>21</b>). |
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| 28 | </div> |
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| 31 | <li><a href="gettingstarted.html">Queue</a> your transfers. Transmission's queue preferences are located in Transfers >> Management. |
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| 32 | <p>Remember, your download speed is proportional to how fast you upload. If there are many transfers running, then each transfer will only receive a small proportion of your upload bandwidth, reducing their respective download speeds. |
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| 33 | To avoid spreading your upload too thinly, a good rule of thumb is to have at least 128 KBit/sec of upload bandwidth for every torrent you wish to run simultaneously. |
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| 36 | <p>eg. If your upload bandwidth is 256 KBit/sec, then you should only have two (<b>256</b>/128 = <b>2</b>) downloading transfers in the queue. |
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