If you would like to see your files download
faster, make sure your hardware or software
is not getting in their way Your router or
software firewall may be slowing downloads
by not accepting the full range of ports
used by P2P clients.
But there are a few simple ways to increase your
speed not just for downloads but your overall speed as well If
you have Windows, then you probably have Windows Firewall even
if you are using another firewall such as Zone Alarm.
Disabling Windows Firewall or setting it to accept ports in the
range that Bit Torrent clients use (68816889) may help solve the
problem.
If your router is doing the portblocking, login to your admin
page and set it up for “Port Range Forwarding” using the
range 68816889.
If your router is doing the portblocking, login
to your admin page and set it up for “Port Range Forwarding”
using the range 68816889.
This site has a stepbystep tutorial on how to do
this. One word of caution, though: if Bit Torrent or other
client software accepts more connections than your router can
handle, the router may crash If this is a problem, set your
clients maximum number of connections to 40, 30, 20 or 10 (most
routers have a maximum of 50).
Once youve tried these steps, you may have faster
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