Whats the difference between torrents

Please try to disable ipv6 open a terminal and type:

sudo kate /etc/modprobe.d/aliases

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Search and change the ipv6 row as below:
alias net-pf-10 off # ipv6
then add this row:
alias ipv6 off

To force not load ipv6 kernel module:

sudo kate /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

add this row:
blacklist ipv6

Reboot your pc.

HTH

also if you're using a router have you tried enabling upnp

install the upnp plugin - then go to the upnp tab and forward ports

ps

if you're not using kubuntu change sudo kate to

gksudo gedit in ubuntu, gksudo mousepad in xubuntu

Thanks for answer.

But I still have the download speed problem, what's more, now the average is 15kb/s [the upload average is higher].
One thing I have just noticed, in the down left corner there's a sign that says ´no incoming connection (possibly firewalled)´ but I disable the firestarter and nothing changed.

I also downloaded the upnp plugin, but nothing appeared in the detected devices, so when i clicked foward port nothing happened.

I was wondering is there's a way to configured kTorrent to maximize my connection. [I remember I do something similiar in uTorrent].

One more thing: in pretty new in ubuntu. I use ubunyu 7.10

thanks

May i suggest you to try deluge (to compare speed)

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install deluge-torrent

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

You will find deluge under Applications->Internet

Hope this helps

Thanks for the answer marcobra, but deluge downloaded as slow as kTorrent.

1. I have in the lower left corner the yellow triangle icon [I review a question about that but didn't help] that says: no incoming connections (possibly firewalled).

2. The upnp plugin do not show me anything, so i guess I'm unable to foward ports.

3. Things haven't changed at all, I thing with 22 seeders and more than 100 leechers, the down speed should be higher than my current 20 kb/s average. [has never gone over 30kb/s].

note: the ipv6 stuff didn't change anything too.

Thanks.

you need to find out which ports ktorrent is using

install firestarter

sudo apt-get install firestarter

then configure the ports to be open

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4472230&postcount=19

Hope that helps

I have the same problem. my os is debian. forwarded ports in router. used firestarter. tried different torrent clients. the result is the same - slow speeds. 15k instead of 180. any more suggestions?

I post the problem when I was using ubuntu 7.10 and ktorrent.

But when I update to ubuntu 8.04, I started to use deluge. And my problems disapeared.

I'm currently using ktorrent, and I never figure how to improve de download speed. I hope someone here can hellp you Ragnar.

I close as "Problem Solved" this question.

Sorry a mistake typing in the last post.

line 3:

"I'm currently NOT using ktorrent.."