Low uTorrent Speed Solved/Closed

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Hello everyone!

After trying to manage on my own, I must admit that the problem is beyond me, so I acknowledge that I need help. I have gone through all the forums discussing this issue, without finding a single one that can solve my concern. What concern? This one:

I have a small (big?) problem with my download speed using uTorrent. Let me explain:

A few months ago, I was downloading at 120-140 kB/s. Today, I'm barely exceeding 20 kB/s (if I’m lucky).

After thinking about it, I believe the problem started after one of my friends unsuccessfully tried to set up a network connection between our two computers.

I have the Freebox 24M, antivirus Avira (free version without the firewall), and the Windows firewall is disabled (but uTorrent is placed in the exceptions, along with its ports).

In uTorrent, the small yellow triangle indicates that my port does not seem to be open (a classic problem from what I've seen)
“Error! Port 54484 does not appear to be open.”

Yet in the Free router management interface, I have opened the TCP and UDP ports for uTorrent. I have changed ports several times, with no results. (the "random port" box is indeed unchecked)

I have set my maximum upload and download rates to 3000 (I read that this could affect the performance), but nothing changes.

I think I've covered everything. Oh yes, I do not know the brand of my router (just in case you plan to ask me that).

There you go, my download speed is in your hands.Configuration: Windows XP
Firefox 2.0.0.2

trankil33 · Accepted Answer

It should be noted that the yellow triangle doesn't always mean much! It is true that opening ports when you have a router is essential for the proper functioning of uTorrent, but that doesn't mean it will go faster! To be able to download at high speed, you need to return to the source, meaning the chosen file. The more seeders there are, the more likely your file will finish quickly and well. For my part, I download (for all files) with an average of over 150 KB/s and spikes exceeding 2000 KB/s (several recent proofs to support this). I couldn't leave you without giving you my settings with the hope that they will be of great use to you..

Connections = Port used -> 26950
= Enable UPnP port mapping as well as NAT-PMP port mapping
= Max upload rate -> It’s up to you.. mine is 100 KB/s
= Max download rate -> It’s up to you as well.. mine is 5000 KB/s

BitTorrent = Max global connections -> 200
= Max clients per torrent -> (if your PC is patched) 55 otherwise limited to 10
= Max upload slots per torrent -> 4
= Additional BitTorrent features -> Check everything except limit bandwidth
= Encryption protocol -> Enabled and check allow inherited incoming connections

ruzakruzak · Answer

You need to open a port on your router and that port number must be the one declared in µtorrent. The same goes for your Freebox if the routing function is enabled. And of course, the files you share (Linux distributions, of course!) must be sufficiently well tracked so that the speed is interesting!!
--
I have proof!

Kraël · Answer

"Do you need to open a port on your router?" Is it different from opening a port in the management interface of the Freebox, in the "router functions" category? Because if that's the case, I've already done it.

But since I'm totally new to this, I'm not ruling out the possibility of there being a separate router from the Freebox.

If so, where is it? How do I find it? :$

ruzakruzak · Answer

Oh yes, I don't know the brand of my router (in case you plan to ask me that).  This router isn't going to appear by itself: either you have one and in that case you know it because you bought and installed it, or you don't have one.  However, in the management interface of the Free router, I opened the TCP and UDP ports for uTorrent. I have changed the port several times, without result.  Choose a single port number for TCP and UDP, and it's that same port number that you need to enter in the uTorrent configuration. And also, enable the UPNP protocol that allows you to be connected even if your connection port is misconfigured.  -- I have proof!

Kraël · Answer

Problem solved thanks to external help.
The help in question got me to enter the MAC address (which I still don't quite understand) as well as a specific port number in my Free router's configuration.

I'm running at 180KB/s, pure bliss.

Thanks anyway for your advice Ruzakruzak :)

Mortibus · Answer

Hello, same issue, before I was subscribed to Numéricable it was great, and after moving and changing my ISP (Club Internet) I'm maxing out at 40 kb/s despite opening ports in the Club Internet box. After 3 days of testing, researching, and even getting help from CI's technical support, nothing works. The number of clients is definitely there, yet it only downloads at night because during the day uTorrent tells me that the tracker is offline? I'm losing my mind, help!

joris · Answer

voila c'était juste pour dire que je te l'ai à 600ko/s en moyenne. bonne journée à tous

vince · Answer

Hello, I think you are really knowledgeable on the subject. Me, I don't know anything about it at all but it's nice to see that there will always be big geeks to help me in case of need. Hi, light bulbs!

emma · Answer

Hello, I downloaded uTorrent from how it works but the version is in English. Can you tell me how to change it and how to use uTorrent? I'm with Club Internet and Vista. That would be really nice!

alpha69 · Answer

Bonjour, j'ai la Livebox et j'utilise uTorrent pour le P2P. Pourriez-vous m'aider à configurer uTorrent correctement car je tourne à 6 kB/s alors que mes amis tournent à 120 kB/s ? Mon uTorrent est en anglais. S'il vous plaît, répondez vite, j'ai vraiment besoin d'aide.

-plop- · Answer

Problem solved thanks to external help. The help in question made me enter the MAC address (which I still don't quite understand what it is) as well as a specific port number into the configuration of my Free router.  I'm getting 180kb/s, pure bliss.   It's nice, but it doesn't explain much. Same problem as you at the beginning, even though the download rate was more than correct with another provider... now nothing works ("between 10 and 30K). I'm using FlashGet, but the problem is the same with µTorrent.  If you could elaborate a bit more...  Thanks in advance.

Stevie Voodoo · Answer

Hello everyone!

So I have µtorrent and the live box... and for the past 2 or 3 days the download hasn't been working anymore... and I have that famous yellow triangle at the bottom..

So I don't know how to sort out this port issue, could anyone please help me?

Thanks in advance!

See you soon!

nirro · Answer

I am looking to know how to use uTorrent, thank you for helping me.

mike · Answer

Hi everyone, I have a similar problem to yours, I can't find the ideal port for µtorrent  thanks for helping me, see you later

zebu · Answer

I went to www.portforward.com, I chose my router model and goodbye to configuration problems. Really, this site is worth a visit.

Igor · Answer

zr According to you, is it dangerous to operate between 400 and 500 kb/s?

charon3 · Answer

Here, I've been using Utorrent for a while, and my download speed varied between 900 and 700 Kb/s.  To my surprise, since I let my friend use my PC, he tried to configure the program his way because I have a speed of 2 Mb/s. He told me that 900 is low and that it needs to be configured to increase. Unfortunately, it didn't hold, and my connection really dropped, and as I'm speaking to you now, my speed is barely 20 kb/s, which is unacceptable.  Please can someone help me increase my speed???  Please!!!

dmx512 · Answer

Salut à tous, alors j'ai résolu un de mes problèmes.
C'est-à-dire
j'ai la Freebox et le souci 7 qu'après 24 heures de téléchargement, mon débit chute.
La solution est que le problème vient de chez Free. Vu qu'ils louent les lignes à France Télécom, ils blacklisent les clients de P2P.
La solution est de débrancher la box pour que son IP change et donc repartir à 0.
En plus, l'heure où ça débite le mieux est entre minuit et midi, après tu peux débrancher.
Mieux pour les Freenautes, il vaut mieux utiliser les newsgroups pour télécharger et vu que c'est gratuit pour les Freenautes.
Pour plus d'infos, laissez-moi un message.

charon3 · Answer

My MSN is molodi_richard@hotmail.com   Please explain to me  I have tried hard but nothing.

poun · Answer

Hello everyone! So I downloaded uTorrent and installed it. But here’s the problem. When I download, my speed does not exceed 6kb/s. My router is a Livebox. So if someone could help me?

bobo · Answer

Well, you just have to check with your buddy the computer whiz... the one who sets up your connection to make it slower! Hahaha

rameur · Answer

I'm struggling here, guys, I need help with uTorrent. I have Vista and a Neuf Box with 20 Mbps, but the uTorrent reception doesn't exceed 10 kB/s. How can I optimize this mess and open the ports? Thanks in advance.

reddevil · Answer

Hey guys, do you know of any ports we can use in µTorrent to increase the download rate because I've heard about things like that, thanks :)
--
we're only useful to the extent that we are useful to others
SW team(c) enjoy surfing :)

mike · Answer

Hello

bacem · Answer

I also have this issue with very slow downloads with uTorrent!
My download speed never exceeds 150 kB/sec even if the number of seeders is very high...
Please, how can I fix this problem? I'm fed up!!!
Thanks in advance, here is my MSN for solutions: Bacem-mars@hotmail.fr

reddevil · Answer

The problem is solved for me actually if you want to download with µtorrent you just need to disable the firewall of our antivirus for me it's Avira's firewall then activate the Windows firewall finally start our µtorrent and everything will be fine and that's all :) http://shortwaves.o-n.fr/ -- we are only useful to the extent that we are useful to others SW team(c) enjoy surfing :)

alexandre · Answer

Hello everyone, I also have a problem with uTorrent.
I'm with Orange and I have a Livebox.
I have 1 meg which is 1000 ko.
I have a new Acer laptop 7720g.
And yet, on uTorrent, I'm only getting 20 ko/s, never more.
How can I fix this problem? Please, thank you.

reddevil · Answer

If you have a firewall from an antivirus (like Avira, for example), you need to disable it, then open the Windows firewall and add the port you have in µtorrent to the exceptions of the firewall in µtorrent of course, and normally everything should go well. Note that 1 megabyte means a download of 100 kB/s and not 1000. See you soon :) http://shortwaves.o-n.fr/ -- we are only useful to the extent that we are useful to others SW team(c)  enjoy surfing :)

alexandre · Answer

Re, I have the Avira antivirus, but I don't see what you mean by the firewall (to disable it), but uTorrent is checked in the exceptions of my Windows firewall.

Célia · Answer

Hello!!
I have a problem when I download with torrent, my speed is very slow like 11 kB/s. Could you explain in detail how to get a faster speed?? Knowing that my µtorrent is in English.

Please help me, thank you very much.

Célia · Answer

Thanks a lot reddevil, well now I just have to wait for it to work LOL.

cygnus_hakuchou · Answer

Hello,  Here is a complete and clear tutorial explaining with images how to configure utorrent 1.7.7 and 1.8, open the router ports (Freebox, Neufbox, Alicebox...), optimize download speed, and find torrents from more than ten sites easily without opening Internet Explorer:  http://nettoyage-diagnostiquepc.spaces.live.com/ -- Everything has a beginning and an end...

cygnus_hakuchou · Answer

Hello,  Here is a complete and clear tutorial explaining with images how to configure uTorrent 1.7.7 and 1.8, open router ports (Freebox, Neufbox, Alicebox...), optimize download speed, and easily find torrents from over ten sites without opening Internet Explorer:  http://nettoyage-diagnostiquepc.spaces.live.com/ -- Everything has a beginning and an end...

fredlegu · Answer

Hi!  Go to this link and you can improve your uTorrent speed!  http://nettoyage-diagnostiquepc.spaces.live.com/   See you later!

fiilouu · Answer

trankil33, thanks for the good config, thanks to you I've gone from 30-80 kb to 200-300 :) thx ^^

bob · Answer

I have the same problem   I have 2 PCs, one has the audio ports open and the other does not    If you have a solution, could you help me? Thank you in advance.

dlleur · Answer

for those who have the same problem     DOWNLOAD BITTORRENT    since I downloaded it, I download at over 100k whereas before it was less than 40    that's all

matypop · Answer

I will try to be clear. First, you need to open the UDP/TCP ports, but it's nothing complicated; there are tutorials everywhere. What interests you is the download speed, nothing simpler! Go to options, then configuration assistant, and click on define on www.dslreports.com. Run your line test and then report the result under connection types just below www.dslreports, and that's it! An important thing: do not play or download with another P2P while connected to uTorrent, as you would lose 30 to 40% efficiency. And if you live in the city or in a well-served area, set yourself directly to 512.

simsim · Answer

Here is a site to see and respond to me www.moncoindesaffaires.com thank you

ULTIMATEFOUR · Answer

I would like to know the optimal settings for uTorrent. Can someone help me? Thank you.

qami · Answer

Thank you for the messages, especially the one from trankill33 where he mentions that I need to enable UPnP port mapping as well as NAT-PMP port mapping, contrary to what I read on other sites. As soon as I did this in the preferences of uTorrent, my uTorrent turned with the green circle. I have a speed of 200 (which is huge for me).  Personally, I had to change some things on my Belkin router site and the one from Free. 3 hours wasted trying to understand and test and retest, but it was worth it.  Thanks again.

cygnus_hakuchou · Answer

Hello  A tutorial providing clear, illustrated instructions on how to install uTorrent, configure it, switch it to French, optimize downloads, and find torrents in the simplest way possible can be found at this address:  http://gnose.tutoriels.free.fr/?cat=5  Hope this helps you -- Everything has a beginning and an end...

gogo08000 · Answer

I also have the problem that my uTorrent is slow; it runs at 10KB/s and 20KB/s when I'm lucky, whereas not long ago it was running at 100 or even 150KB/s. Could someone help me? Because I don't have the orange triangle at the bottom, but my connection is green, so does anyone know where the problem comes from?

Johnny · Answer

After opening a port, you need to restart your Freebox.

annisou · Answer

It depends on your GB; if you have 1, you download at 128k b/s, and to have more GB, you have to pay (really).

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