Help me

[alh]

Whenever I download anime through BT it always goes so slow. I think my firewall is the cause of this. The download goes from 0-15 KiB/sec. Help/comments are greatly appreciated.

[Mut]

i doubt that anyone is still on dial up... but maybe you are? don't expect much from dial up. anyway, i've never heard of a firewall slowing down connections. last night i was downloading something and i was only getting about 35kb/sec on 3mb dl speed cable with about 4 people seeding it (usually 400kb/sec constant on regular direct dl). oh yeah, try messing around with your download settings on BT too.

[alh]

I have DSL.

What wuld i do to change the settings

[stos289]

Ok, your'e probably going to have to do something called "Port Forwarding." You see, a firewall consists of many ports that protect your computer from outside intruders. Bittorrent however, uses a set of ports (6881-6999 to be exact) to obtain its download/upload information. You are going to need to "open" those ports to create a faster upload/download process. If you tell me what kind of firewall you have (Windows XP, Zonealarm), I can give you a step by step guide on how to forward the ports for bittorrent. Also, if you have a router, please give me the type of router (Linksys, D-link, etc.) and the model number and I'll tell you how to port forward the ports for Bittorrent there too. Hope I could help.

[alh]

I have zonealarm. I am not good with computers so i wouldn't know if i have a router. Sorry I don't know what a router is. If you explain it though i could try and figure it out though.

[Mut]

Originally posted by: alh
I have zonealarm. I am not good with computers so i wouldn't know if i have a router. Sorry I don't know what a router is. If you explain it though i could try and figure it out though.

does your household use more than one computer? if yes, is more than one computer connected to the internet? if yes, you have a router.