Transmission

Why is Transmission so slow?

Asked by bp

Transmission never seems to be able to download more than 10 kb/s, with correct NAT settings, even though it keeps on happily and promptly uploading data mantaining a constant 50 kb/s upload rate. Azureus, on the same computer with the same connection under the same settings*, regularly peaked at 150 kb/s.

Yes, uploading helps keep a torrent alive, but at some point in the near future I'd also like to be able to download the damn files. :)

*or at least, the same, small subset of settings the two programs have in common.

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danielgd (danielgd) said : 		#1

High upload speeds take some bandwith out of download bandwith.
Limit your per torrent or global upload speed from Transmission Preferences.

You may have to experiment a bit to get optimal values or use Azureus wizard ones.

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Charles Kerr (charlesk) said : 		#2

There are a lot of reasons for BitTorrent transfers to go slowly.

http://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/SlowSpeeds has a checklist of items to look at to diagnose the problem.

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bp (badpazzword) said : 		#3

Thanks.