Now I have not heard about torrents, except that a person very far from computers. Even those who usually manage to watch movies on-line online, when they find a masterpiece (of course, from their point of view), they begin to search on the Internet where to download the desired video file. And here the most interesting begins - there are many links to download, however, there are always unpleasant features. For example, on one site you need to enter your mobile phone number, on the other the file is divided into a dozen parts placed on the deposit (limiting the speed), but the third offers a malicious screen. Is that familiar? At the same time, anyone who knows about how to upload a torrent is in a winning position, since in this way it is possible to find the desired film in high quality in 90% of cases.
The torrent system consists of a content distributing special site-intermediary (torrent tracker) and uploading. In other words, if someone correctly designed the distribution of the film on the tracker, then everyone can download it for himself. The main questions in this case are how to speed up the torrent, and what program to download.
We will not consider copyright protection and the legitimacy of working with such systems, but will focus on pressing issues. Everyone who uploads files this way is usually interested in how to speed up a torrent. It has long been noticed that even if the speed of the Internet channel in the user's computer is, for example, 100 Mbps, the file is never downloaded so quickly. Accordingly, with large volumes, it takes a long time to wait for the download to complete. In general, the Web provides many recommendations on how to speed up torrent, but we will try to indicate the most significant factors affecting speed.
To work with trackers, you need to download a special program called a torrent client. There are quite a lot of them, but the most famous are the mutorrent (uTorrent) and Vuze (former Azureus). Beginners can be recommended to stay on the first option, since uTorrent has simpler settings. But on Vuze it is worth paying attention a little later, when there will be a little experience and a desire to figure out how to speed up the torrent (there is evidence that this program downloads faster). After registering on the tracker, you can download files.
One of the most common mistakes, which often raises the question “how to speed up a torrent”, is the use of automatic configuration of the client program. For example, in uTorrent it is possible to configure it in accordance with the speed of the channel. To do this, press the combination of Ctrl + G and "Run Test". Based on the results, the program will be configured in such a way as to leave the user part of the bandwidth. On the one hand, this will make it possible to use the Internet in parallel with the included download, but will reduce the speed. Therefore, in the assistant window, set the settings to "Unlimited".
Next, go to the general settings (Ctrl + P) and go to “Speed”. Here, all restrictions should be removed, and the speed set in "Unlimited". The number of connections is recommended to be set no more than 256. There was no practical difference between, for example, 800 and 250, but the gurus persistently insist on "no more than 256".
In the "BitTorrent" section, uncheck the speed control and limit local peers. Scrape requests can be disabled, since most trackers do not work with them, and excess service information is sent. Stream encryption is necessary if the provider blocks the operation of the client program. Otherwise, such additional processing only impairs speed.
These settings allow you to increase the download speed by 10 percent, but you should not expect miracles from them. Still, developers will not put "sticks in the wheel" of their own program. The actual download speed depends on the bandwidth of the user's Internet channel, the number of distributing computers and their total speed.