Ricardo Rodriguez wrote:
This is my first time taking advantage of this
downloading method and I'm not sure if:
- I'm doing somthing wrong
- I'm using not a good application
Can you share with us what BitTorrent application you are using?
My own favorite is Azureus, and it will work on Linux as well as Windows
if you're needing to grab your first set of Linux iso images :)
Are you using a router, or direct, and what kind of connection and rated
speeds up and down do you have?
Also, I'm wondering if this is the reason why my
internet is Xtremely low?
If you're maxing out your Internet connection (either up or down, or
both), other Internet use will be slow.
I have downloaded BitTorrent, installed it and my
scenarios are:
1. From Home:
-ISP Bandwidth: 100K
-Real Bandwidht speed (tested while downloading
lastnight): 38K
-Estimate time according to BitT software: around 2?
hours so I started downloading lastnight while
sleeping and leave it own today while working.
2. From Office:
-ISP Bandwith: 1MB
-Estimate time according to BitT software: around 7
hours (currenty 3 more to go)
Is it a normal behaivor? Would something similar
should be expected when updating?
When you did your tests, and stated your ISP claimed bandwidth, is it in
the same units? In other words bits vs. bits? Kb = bits per sec KB =
bytes per sec. Mixing units can make you think you're not getting full
speed, when you might actually be.
One thing, at work, you probably have a symmetrical connection. Is your
connection at home symmetrical?
If not, throttle your upload speed down to about 75% of your max upload
speed to stop folks downloading from you from maxing out your upload
bandwidth and not allowing you anything left to acknowledge packets for
your own downloads. If you throttle the upload, you'll have plenty left,
and if you were maxed out on upload, you should see your download speeds
increase. Upload throttling is adjustable in most BitTorrent clients.
Updates to an existing installation later on after you have Mandriva
installed are *lots* faster. (Updates here meaning updates to an
existing release not updating to a new release.)
Rick Kunath
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