51 lines
2.3 KiB
HTML
51 lines
2.3 KiB
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
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<link media="all" rel="stylesheet" href="../styles/TransBody.css" />
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<title>Maximizing your download speed</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<div id="mainbox">
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<div id="banner">
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<a name="menus"></a>
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<div id="machelp">
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<a class="bread" href="../index.html">Transmission Help</a>
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</div>
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<div id="index">
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<a class="leftborder" href="../html/Index2.html">Index</a></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="pagetitle">
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<h1>How do I maximize my download speed?</h1>
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</div>
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<ol>
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<li>Make sure Transmission's <a href="portforward.html">port is forwarded</a>. Port forwarding makes it easier for others to connect to you, which therefore increases your speed.
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<div summary="To do this" class="taskbox">
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<p>If your router supports NAT-PMP, UPnP, or you have Apple AirPort, Transmission can do this automatically; just tick the checkbox in Preferences -> Network.
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</div>
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</li>
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<li>Make sure you cap your upload speed, so that it isn't flooded. A good rule of thumb is about 60-70% of your maximum upload bandwidth. This can be adjusted in Preferences -> Bandwidth, or in real time using the Action menu.
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<div summary="To do this" class="taskbox">
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<p>eg. If your upload connection is 256 Kilobits/sec, then you should cap it at 21 KB/sec ((<strong>256</strong> / 8) * 0.66 = <strong>21</strong>).
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</div>
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</li>
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<li><a href="gettingstarted.html#queue">Queue</a> your transfers. Transmission's queue preferences are located in Transfers -> Management.
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<p>Remember, your download speed is proportional to how fast you upload. If there are many transfers running, then each transfer will only receive a small proportion of your upload bandwidth, reducing their respective download speeds.
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To avoid spreading your upload too thinly, a good rule of thumb is to have at least 128 KBit/sec of upload bandwidth for every torrent you wish to run simultaneously.
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<div summary="To do this" class="taskbox">
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<p>eg. If your upload bandwidth is 256 KBit/sec, then you should only have two (<strong>256</strong>/128 = <strong>2</strong>) downloading transfers in the queue.
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</div>
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</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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</div>
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</body>
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</html>
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