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Default How to optimize LW with these speed results

Just wondering how to best optimize LW with the speeds I obtained from my ISP provider. Latest test results from bellsouth.net show my download speed at 2.7 mbps and my upload at 377.0 kbps. Am using the Cable/DSL speed setting, have not changed any bandwidth settings. Here are the current settings I am using:

Days to keep incomplete files: 7
Share finished downloads: Checked
Speed: Cable/DSL
ISP: Bellsouth Fast Access DSL/Westell Modem
ISP website: AT&T
Disable ultrapeer capabilities: Unchecked
Enable OOB searching: Checked
Maximum downloads: 8
Clear completed downloads: Checked
Download bandwidth: 100 %
Automatically clear completed uploads: Checked
Upload bandwidth: 100 %
Allow partial sharing: Checked
Uploads per person: 3
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Chat: Checked
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Files you must share to not be a freeloader: 1
Allow freeloaders: Always
Listen on port: 36073 (Current setting, it does change from time to time)
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I would adjust your upload bandwidth to around the 40 to 45 KB/s instead of 100%....
I personally have only 5 upload spots open...
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Thanks wondering, have adjusted upload bandwidth. Any more tips would be greatly appreciated.
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The rest looks pretty good to me...Are you experiencing any problems, like slow download speed or stuck behind a firewall ??

If so can you supply these details and I'll have a look at your setup and see if any fine tuning can be doen there...

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Wondering, download speeds fluctuate but they are not a problem. Have seen 8 and above, they only drop when I download three or more files at the same time. Yes, there is a firewall active in Limewire and also in Windows XP. If I knew that it would significantly improve performance to disable it I would.

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I have a 3 Mbit/sec connection, and I can get 30-100 kB/sec downloads with 10 hosts. Plus, multiple downloads don't slow my speeds down. That only happened when I had dial-up. Have you configured your firewall in Windows?

Control Panel...Windows Firewall...Exceptions Tab
Make sure Limewire is checked (or add LW if it's not there)

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As Dano has pointed out you don't have to disable your firewall...
Also you might have a Nat Firewall within your router and may have to open a Port for limewire...
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Limewire is checked in Exceptions tab of Windows Firewall. I've played around with the number of maximum downloads even set it at 50 just to see what would happen. Have even changed speed from cable/DSL to T1 and T3 but don't think T1 or T3 apply to my current setup. I think the port changes from day to day and have read some posts which say it should be set at 50000 and above. Any other tips to help boost LW performance are greatly appreciated.


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You might want to change the "Days to keep incomplete files" to something like 999. That way you won't lose any incomplete files your trying to get d/loaded.
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Sorry all, did not mean to post information which went against the rules of the forum. Am interested though if maybe I should be using T1 instead of cable/DSL for speed setting. Have reduced upload bandwidth to about 40.25 and set 2 for amout of uploads at one time and 3 for max upload slots. As I mentioned before, I had read posts saying that the port setting should be set at 50000 and above; have not tried this, and it may not make any noticeable difference to performance.





Please keep me posted if there are any other ways to optimize performance,
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