µtorrent recommended setting

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[Last update on 28/01/2010, Thu]

What is BitTorrent?

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol used for distributing large amounts of data.

Basically µtorrent is another version of BitTorrent client.

µtorrent(summary):

Pros

Light on resource and very easy to use compared to others BitTorrent client.

Does not contains malware or adware.

Does not includes any advertisement like Bitcomet,Xunlei(Thunder) etc

Cons:

No matter what BitTorrent client you use, your speed of your internet will be greatly affected when your files are being download at a very high speed.

µtorrent recommended setting:

Options => Preferences

Connection

Port used for incoming connections [ set one from 20000 - 65000 ]

Uncheck Enable UPnP Port Mapping

Check Add uTorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions

Bittorrent

Global maxim number of connections [ 500 ]

Maximum number of connected peers per torrent [ 200 ]

Number of upload slots per torrent [ 200 ]

Uncheck Enable DHT Network

Uncheck Enable DHT for new torrents

Uncheck Enable Peer Exchange

Outgoing: select Enabled

Check Allow incoming legacy connections

Queueing

Maximum number of active torrents [ 100 ]

Maximum number of active downloads [ 100 ]

Advanced

net.low_cpu = false

net.max_halfopen = 43

peer.disconnect_inactive_intervall = 500

diskio.sparse_files = true

peer.lazy_bitfield=true

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)

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