Torrenting does max upload speed affect download

Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Posted November 20, Posted November 24, In my opinion a ratio of should be ok, so try with an upload setting of kbps Cyberian Posted November 29, Posted November 29, This question has been asked numerous times on the web and the given answer almost always is yes.

However, I never saw any support and I suspect that the answer is given purely to give the motivation for people to seed. With a torrent client if you do not set the upload speed to a limit lower than your Maximum -- it will saturate the connection speed trying to upload as much as possible -- The problem with that. I am not aware of any automatic fairness system that takes place over the torrent protocol. It is probably possible for users to block others who they deem to be not generous enough, but does the torrent network already discriminate against people who set low limits for upload?

Some online internet speed measuring websites offer speed tests where you can see your upload and download speed. Or a spyware can affect your upload speed. Make sure that good antivirus software is installed on your computer and is working properly. Especially, these tools help you best while downloading and uploading using a. Mar 16, - If you have a dedicated upload bandwidth that won't affect your download speeds. It is a known fact that when we upload in torrent sites, it can affect your download speed.

If one use an unlimited upload speed it can negatively affect your download speed. What Affects Upload and Download Speeds. A good and easy way to test is by visiting speedtest. That is the full download speed that can be achieved by downloading from the standard HTTP port 80 which is normally not blocked or throttled. The best way to test BitTorrent is obviously to use a BitTorrent client and try downloading a file. However there are some concerns if some anti piracy agencies are able to track and fine users for downloading pirated contents, or installing some spyware that is bundled in the BitTorrent client application.

Visit Ubuntu download page, scroll down to the BitTorrent area and select any version of Ubuntu to download. Run Deluge, drag the Ubuntu. Click the Add button to start downloading Ubuntu using BitTorrent protocol.

Ubuntu is a well seeded and healthy torrent so you should achieve the download speed similar to the results you get from speedtest. Another sign of your ISP not blocking or throttling BitTorrent traffic is when you see that the download speed achieving the maximum speed in just a few seconds instead of having to wait minutes. You can now delete the whole DelugePortable folder. You can now delete the whole DelugePortable folder.

If you prefer to run a BitTorrent download and upload test without downloading or installing any third party BitTorrent client software, there is an online service called Glasnost that has been around since to easily test if your ISP is sharing your Internet traffic.

There are different tests that you can run apart from BitTorrent which is selected by default. You will need to wait seconds for a series of automated download and upload tests to be run to determine if your traffic rate is being limited by your ISP.

Noisy measurement can be caused by unstable Internet connection or even by your ISP as a method to throttle BitTorrent traffic. You can however still run Glasnost tests on other web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera. I only have a problem with upload speed. Just to comment on your article Ref; Download speeds etc, here in the UK download speeds from torrents are quite exceptional for the time being.

We are keeping updated as to the outcomes of some of the legal actions being taken against some distributors by Spain, USA, UK, Germany all are tripling their efforts to shut the Web down if they get their way. Lets hope for some common sense. Is your upload traffic rate limited?