What Are Torrents and How Do You Make Them Faster?

BitTorrent is one of the most popular and widely used P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing programs. BitTorrent uses torrents to distribute large files within an enormous network of Internet users. Shared files include music, games, movies, television shows, digital books etc. Why are torrents so popular? They are an effective and fast method of downloading big media files. Some torrents or torrent providers are slower than others. Outlined below are ways that you can make your torrent downloads more efficient:

Solution 1:

Select a BitTorrent client, for example BitTorrent, Vuze or uTorrent.

Solution 2:

Select the appropriate "seeds" and "peers." The more seeders, the quicker the downloads. Select torrents with minimal "lechers."

Solution 3:

You'll want to make sure that your upload time is approximately 80 per cent of your ultimate upload speed (which you can confirm by checking any website that does torrent speed tests).

Solution 4:

Your firewall has the ability to block torrents that you're downloading but you can adjust this. If you're in Windows XP, open your Windows Firewall. On the list of permissible connections, select your torrent client. Open the "Options" menu and then select "Preferences" and then "Connection." You'll want select "Add (name of torrent client) to Windows Firewall." Do not turn your firewall off – this will only leave you vulnerable to viruses. You do, however, want to check your client's "Windows Firewall Exception" option if it is turned on.

If you utilize a router, make sure to adjust the configurations in the "Port Range Forwarding" function. This will let torrent traffic on to your computer.

Solution 5:

The standard BitTorrent port is approximately 6881-6999. Make sure that you're using a port that is above 10,000. This will help you to avoid issues with other programs and it will also help you to circumvent ISPs (Internet Service Providers).

Make sure that the "Randomize port" configuration is disabled in your torrent clients settings.

Solution 6:

Optimize the "Max Half Open TCP Connections." What is the "Max Half Open TCP Connections"? It determines the number of links that can be created at a given time. There must be a balance between too many and too few. Too few connections will cripple your downloading speed, but it will prevent against viruses. You have to find a happy medium. You can use a patch that will let you have a large number of connections but won't compromise your computer. With the patch (which you can download online) you can have anywhere from 50 to 100 connections.

Solution 7:

Try activating "Outgoing Protocol Encryption" and "Allow Incoming Legacy Connections." This will make it harder for your ISP to identify torrent downloading.

Solution 8:

constantly check for torrent updates.

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