ctorrent upload limit?

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Lajasha · Post by **Lajasha** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:39 pm

First, I see that ctorrent allows you to limit the bandwidth but is that a unpload and download cap or just one or the other?

Second, How the hell do ya read that status line?

/ 15,[10/1062/1062],2016,3600 | 0,16384 E:0

Any answers are appreciated.

texas1emt · Post by **texas1emt** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 7:38 am

First, with torrents, if you cap your uploads, then your downloads get capped as well.

As for the status bar, it goes:

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/ 15,[10/1062/1062],2016,3600 | 0,16384 E:0
/ seeds,[parts downloaded/total for torrent/total available from seeders],avg speed in,avg speed out | current speed in, current speed out

The E:0 area will display error codes/explanations, if there are any.

Qubax · Post by **Qubax** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:50 pm

not really correct

when i use:

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btlaunchmanycurses to_my_torrent_files/ --max_upload_rate 1

each torrent then roughly has a maximum upload of 1, but i have for the same torrent file downloads like 20 and more, once even >60.

Lajasha · Post by **Lajasha** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 2:54 pm

Yea torrent does do the tic for tac bit but if you are on long enough even if you only up at 5K, which i what I normaly set it at, your speed will increase to the maximum the connection/torrent can provide.

I really like ctorrent except for the fact that you cant limit the upload and since it try to eat my connection alive my download speed suffers and when I try to do anything else with the box network wise it suffers as ctorrents upload is filling the connection.

texas1emt · Post by **texas1emt** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:35 pm

Yes ctorrent will manhandle the bandwidth if you're not careful. I've even been knocked off GAIM several times because the bandwidth was all being used by my other box.