--- Rick Kunath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > "Can you share with us what BitTorrent application you are using?" RR> BitTorrent T-0.3.7 (Bit Tornado) "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 :)" RR> Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing. None of my service are symetrical and yes, I checked kbps to make no mistake on metrics. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
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