Torrent Transfer Balancing

For some reason, my torrent client (KTorrent) has crappy download speeds but very high upload speeds. I have set a share ratio limit and an upload speed limit, both of which don't appear to be working. Is there some way I can configure the client to be more fair or something at the network level I can do?

Don't bother with comments like "Use a different client" because they'll be ignored.

Use a different client

Use a different client

Our advice is being ignored, does this pass the filter?:
"Employ some other software"

No, seriously.  Just for experiment's sake, put on another torrent client and see if it behaves the same way.  This way you can pin down the problem and see if it's your client's fault, or if something is screwing with your connection on a hardware (or ISP) level.

Tried a different client. Didn't work.

too bad

try setting the upload limit via command line

I'm really not sure how you're setting your upload limits - as that is handled on the software level and as long as you properly set a limit the software _should_ not upload more than your set limit.  I've never had this issue but then I've never used ktorrent.  A lot of clients have per-task options, are you setting it for a specific task or in general?

As for crappy download speeds, there's not much on the client side you can do.  Either upload more (at least in theory sharing more causes the bt network to give you more) or open more ports.

ten bux says it's your firewall or a firewall somewhere between you and the tracker. High up, slow down is a common symptom of a blocked port or the actions of some shit like norton.

>>1
>>10 sounds good. I use ktorrent and it works perfectly. The problem could also be the swarm, they could possibly be not sharing enough.

>>10
I thought that too, but it only improves a few KB/s.

If you're behind a router or firewall make sure you have your port forwarding set up properly.  The reason why switching clients will normally work is because the default ports used are limited by most ISPs because they are known to be used for downloading.  Try to change the port, then forward it. Chose a port in the 40000+range. If you're behind a router, plug in direct to your modem. 

>>13
I use NAT and I have 6881/tcp and 6881/udp both open. It seemed to work ok before. Wouldn't an ISP outright block those ports rather than slow them down?

>>14
if an ISP blocks these ports, customers will end the contract due to the ISP's failure to fulfill the conditions (providing an internet connection); however, if they just slow down the default ports, most customers don't notice and a bunch of expert users run these services on different ports anyway, so there's no problem with that.

>>14
I don't think you're supposed to use those ports anymore, my bt client (utorrent) recommends something kind of arbitrary like 50k

Different port, still nothing. :(

Time to start listening to posts about using a different client app then isn't it, faggot.

>>18
he did that fag
>>17
probably isp or your seeders suck

Ok, it's sped up a bit on one torrent. Not sure what happened. Maybe I just had crappy seeders. Azureus is bitching about my UDP port not being open, which is open all the way.