Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of MovedToGitHub/SlowSpeeds

Timestamp:

Jan 21, 2010, 2:15:18 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

kim

Comment:

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MovedToGitHub/SlowSpeeds

@@ -59 +59 @@
  between you and other peers in another torrent.
 
-'''6. Is it your ISP?'''
+'''6. Are you uploading too fast?'''
+
+ If you try to upload to the limit of your connection bandwidth you may block your own downloads (which also use a little bit of upload bandwidth).
+ It's best to limit uploads to no more than around 80% of nominal upload bandwidth.
+ Remember many network connections are asymmetric - which in practice means that upload speeds may only be a fraction of download speeds. If your upload bandwidth is say 25KBytes/sec then a good value for torrent upload limits might be 20KBytes/sec.
+
+'''7. Is it your ISP?'''
 
  If your ISP is one of those that manipulates Bittorrent packets -- and even
@@ -69 +75 @@
  go down to the "Start testing" button.
 
-'''7. Is it an old version of Transmission?'''
+'''8. Is it an old version of Transmission?'''
 
  Many users have reported that 1.50 is much faster than the previous
  1.3x and 1.4x releases.  If you're using an old version, consider upgrading.
 
-'''8. Is it your router or firewall making your "port closed"?'''
+'''9. Is it your router or firewall making your "port closed"?'''
 
  Connecting to a peer is like telephone calls: either you call up the peer,
@@ -96 +102 @@
  at [http://www.canyouseeme.org/ canyouseeme.org].
 
-'''9. Is it a Transmission Bug?'''
+'''10. Is it a Transmission Bug?'''