Why does Torrent Software bog my Internet?

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

One thing I've never figured out is, why does torrent software cripple my internet connection? For example... I was using uTorrent recently to download some stuff, and at no point did the d/l speed ever top 120k. I have my uploads restricted to just 15k. My net connection can sustain about 700k. So with all that extra room... how come my internet crawls worse than dialup even if my torrent program is only using like 15% of my capability??? Is there a way to solve that?

 

[Jahee]

Not many people can upload at 700k..

 

[screwd01]

Check your "Global maximum number of connections" in Preferences>BitTorrent

mines set at about 200.... higher numbers equal slow down.

 

[hdeck]

probably connected to a ton of people

 

[RelaxTheMind]

multiple connections

 

[IceBergSLiM]

packets

 

[JRock]

Originally posted by: Jahee
Not many people can upload at 700k..

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=2023303&enterthread=y

 

[DaWhim]

connecting to mass number of people = ddos attack on your router. in short, the answer is your router can't handle it.

 

[FoBoT]

pirates always get bogged down

 

[Accipiter22]

it's just taking up your upstream. Limit it under preferences.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
it's just taking up your upstream. Limit it under preferences.

...reading OP FTW. He did limit the upstream.

Like others said, it's probably too many connections choking either the router, your NIC, or Windows.

It also doesn't help that a lot of BitTorrent clients are written like crap.