Torrent Question - expert advise needed.

[bb_matt]

Ok, so I'm downloading a Linux distribution Torrent - SuSe 9.3

My download speed is currently hovering on 9kb/s, my upload on 30kb/s

This is totally topsy turvey, I'd love to reverse this.
Is the ratio dependent on the seeder ?

I don't always get this - sometimes I get no upload at all and a steady 30kb/s + download

In addition, is the upload link on an ADSL connection independent on the download ?

For instance, I think a DSL 384 is a 384 downlink and a 128 uplink - is this simultaneous ? - my knowledge tells me no.

but then, how come my combined upload/download is a steady 40kbs at the same time as listening to streaming radio at 50kbps and surfing the net ?

 

[daffy]

Limit your upload speed to 80% of your total possible upload bandwidth.
Sometimes you upload so fast that the packets you download aren't ACK'd, so restricting your upload to a reasonable value is a good thing.
But dont restrict it too much, because your download speed is proportional to your upload

 

[bb_matt]

Yeah - seems that way.

Trouble is, no matter what I set, there isn't any sweet spot - the upload ratio averages at 4x the download on this one particular torrent.

If I set upload to 1k per second, I never get above that. If I set it to 10k, I get 2 or 3k, if I set it to 20 ... you get the picture.

IOW, it's a badly programmed seed.

 

[killadoob]

as far i know telkom doesnt throttle your upload its full speed i think no matter if you on 192

 

[Azrael]

this can also be caused by the torrent having far more leechers than seeders