How to configure uTorrent for maximum upload and download speed.

Step 6 Hack the max half-open TCP connections

If you are on XP sp2, your TCP connections are limited to a maximum of 10. This might hurt your downloading speed because it wont let you connect to as much peers as you want. It is supposed to slow down viruses because their spreading strategy is to connect to a high amount of ip numbers, but it could cripple your torrent downloads. A nice way to fix this is to download a patch from http://torrentfreak.com/evid4226patch223d-enzip/.

Note: Some people report that their antivirus reports the patch to be a Virus, This is not the case. Check out http://www.lvllord.de/ for more details on this.

The patch allows you to set the maximum allowed connections to any number you want. Any number between 50 and 100 is ok (more is NOT always better). Next you need to configure your torrent client to allow 50-100 max half-open TCP connections.

Go to Options > Preferences > Advanced options > net.max_halfopen

Note also that if you regularly download Windows updates, then these changes may get reverted

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Comments

[devenda]

hmm when i download and open the file do i get a error (you are not authoresised) even in admin-mode doesn't it work can you help?

[chibiwind]

i had the same problem i just swapped to bittorrent

[Ali_Athar]

your ISP is probably blocking the traffic, try talking to them. Sometimes, even enabling or forcing protocol encryption doesn't help.