Yeah.
"Recieved incoming this session" is still false: there's something else blocking LW there. Routers, other firewalls (it's not your ISP from what you said earlier)....
Maybe you need to try another port...

how do I do that? just randomly pick a port?? how many ports do I have? LOL can you tell I am l clueless??

Lists of ports you can use can be found here: A Guide To Alternative Port Selection
Port 6346 is what LW normally uses. To change listening port go to LW's menu Tools>Options>Advanced>Firewalls

port issues
 

Any idea why it's doing this??

Arlene

Okay I read your article above...

Did some changes but I am not sure if I have set it perfectly because the Download speed seems about the same so I'll give you the details

I have DSL 512/256 (up/down) respectively as many people do.

Before I use to download files at about 30Kbps max
The upload slider I have was set to 27-35Kbps
The maximum is about 50kbps on Download and upload If i am going wrong somewhere please notify me.

I'll leave your questions for Murasame to answer since Murasame is the specialist in this area. But I think you're getting confused with the definitions.

8 kbps = 1 KB/s

If you were getting 30 KB/s then that's equivalent to 240 kbps. Which is not unusual b/c there's always overhead loss. Yeah about 50 KB/s would be about your maximum possible I'd suggest - perhaps just over.

my speed settings for downloading adn uploading
 

hi

im new to all this i have a broadband connection the speed for uploading is 1024k and uploading is 128k,

what should i have my settings set to in tool-options-downloading adn uploading sections,i would be greatful if someone can do this calculation for me as i cant seem to get it right,i am using a dsl/cable connection.

any help would be great,

pato

pato:
1024kbps=128KBps
128kpbs=16KBps (I really don't see how you couldn't do the conversion: I've provided a link to a page where it does it for you :confused: )

Sabatica: how many simultaneous downloads have you set?

yeh it works ok for the upload speed when i use the slider,but the download speed only goes to 42.44KB/s u said in ur post i need to have it up to 128kb/s.

im using version 4.8.1

thanks for your help and hope you can provide more.

pato.

You don't really need to do it for the dld bandwidth, but if you wanna do it anyway, you have to change your speed settings: go to the Options and click Speed, then set the thing to T1 and click Apply. The slider should go to higher values now (if it doesn't, exit the Options then go there again)

Not sure how to configure the last part
 

Hi murasame,

Firstly, I would really like to commend you and thank you for being such an absolute darling!! You have been soooo helpful to countless computer illiterates and confused like me, and so incredibly patient with everyone who keeps asking repetitive questions (even tho the answers are there if people just take the time and patience to read through all the posts carefully). So i'd like to say a big THANK YOU!! So rare these days to find people with patience and generosity of spirit!! :)

I've managed to work out the maths a little, but still a little uncertain about other aspects, can I ask your advice on this?

My upload speed is 64KB, and download speed is 436KB, ADSL connection. Upload set at 100%, slots - 3 uploads per person, max 10 upload slots. Max download slots - originally set at 8, but i cut it down to 4.

I've tried to follow the last step f which you had recommended, but I'm afraid I do not really understand. Let's say, e.g. I am doing a simultaneous download of 3 files, 2 from Cable/DSL and 1 from T1, how do I know if the combined speed is near my max download bandwith? I presume the total no of files I d/l simultaneously will affect the speed, so I try not to d/l more than 3 or 4 files at the same time.

However, most of my download speeds are really slow - most of the time at 0KB/sec, takes about 1 - 3 hours on average to d/l one file. Is this normal? Is there anyway I can adjust my settings to optimise my speeds? Or could it be that I am located in Asia be one of the key factors for the turtle speed? (I'm assuming that most of the hosts/servers are located far far away in US :))

One last question: under Connection, what do those figures under Bandwidth (I/O) and Dropped (I/O) mean to laymen like me?

What an understatement - you have definitely helped tons of clueless people here like me!! Thank you so very much!!

Cheers,
Aggie.

hi... i'm new to Limewire, just bought it like 2 hrs back. I've been getting very slow download speed (15kB/sec although i have a 2MB ADSL connection) and then, while browsing through this forum, i came onto this post. I tried the stuff on the very first page of this post to try boost my download speed but it didn't quite work.

Anyways, i didn't really bother to read the following 8 pages of replies, so i just want to ask this question: does enabling uploads help me in getting a better download speed? This prolly might have been discussed over and over in other posts but i just want a quick reply so i won't have to go through all the forum. Any help on this will be most appreciated :)

Thanks

Upload faster than download
 

I'm new to Limewire and have read this thread (and some others) – it's great and has already helped me. I think I've put in all the numbers correctly but there seems to be a problem somewhere.

When I try the Bug report it says “Received incoming this session: false“ but I can download and there are also uploads.

Downloads: 2–4 KB/s, sometimes 8–10 KB/s and I even noticed 40 KB/s for about two seconds, the numbers are jumping all over the place, going up and down all the time (usually staying below 5 KB/s)

Uploads: 8–12 KB/s

Shouldn't it be the other way around?

I used www.pitstop.com. According to that site my download speed is 1400 kb/s (175 KB/s), upload speed is 400 kb/s (50 KB/s).

What exactly is T1 and T3? I've never seen that anywhere and I haven't found an explanation.


Mac OS X 10.4.1
Limewire 4.8.1
DSL 2.048


Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Jeanny

aggiech, if you want generosity of spirit check LOTR's posts... He spends so much time helping people around here that I'm starting to think that he works for some kind of good-will organisation or something :)

Anyway, first what I say in step f) is to take a single file that would seem reeeeaaaal popular (dunno, some hip-hop song or something) and download that. If you did the bits-to-bytes conversion well enough, then that file (with enough sources) should be able to get you somewhere around that number. (actually, you may have to try with 2 simultaneous dlds, as your download bandwidth seems quite large).
Have you done a Bug Report test?
As for knowing if the combined speed is nearing your max bandwidth, AFAIK adding them up is fine. You have to know that the more files you dld, the less available bandwidth you will have, because aside from bandwidth used to actually dld the file, some is also used to send messages between the downloading user and the uploading user.

Help any?

Ze_Saint, yes enabling uploads will get you better results. (besides, it's P-2-P and you should share, but oh well... I won't get into that right know. Just know that not uploading doesn't make you any less liable to get caught...)

Jeanny, a T1 and T3 are satellite connections with huuuuuge bandwidths. What you should also know though is that your regular Joe can't afford a T3, so those that have them are prolly people sharing from work or organisations who deliberately go with the tempting T3 and spread fake files and whatnot.
Do you have the OS X firewall enabled?

Thanks for that info.

No, not anymore.

It doesn't matter, if I enable or disable the firewall, the upload (16 KB/s) is still faster than the download (3 KB/s) – numbers from just a minute ago. If I’m really lucky I have a download speed of 15 KB/s for a few seconds before it's back down to under 5 KB/s.

Does anybody have any ideas?

murasame, my hero
 

murasame, if I knew how to pronounce that I would name my second born child after you. It is amazing what you have done for us. I had pretty much given up until I stumbled upon your thread and READ ALL THE POSTS. Honestly, that is the only way to understand this fix. The folks looking for quick answers and fixes will not get it. So here is my set-up based on what I've taken from this thread...


Upload speed - 214 Kb equalling 26.75 KB
Download speed - 1903 Kb equalling 237.8 KB

I am on a Cable modem through Charter Communications

Max DLs set at 11
DL bandwidth set at Unlimited
UL bandwidth set at 21 KB
3 UL per person
Max UL slots set at 8
Configured my firewall to accept LW (getting "true" on bug report)

Having done this, I have seen my DLs go from 4 KB to 30-50 KB almost instantly.

Is this where I should be? Thank you so much for all of this. I'm sure it took quite a bit of your time.

first of all, thank you so much for helping so many people with this post. i too, am AMAZED at how patient you have been answering so many questions, many the same question over and over again. you are truly a zen master.

now...if you have any patience left, i humbly seek some some of your sage advice. i have been up all night intensely studying this entire thread, and i have taken all the steps herein, but i have not gotten any improvement. limewire was working wonderfully for several months (50-80kB/s dwnlds) until last month when my comp crashed, i bought this new compaq last week (256ddr ram, AMD3000, comcast cable connection), connection bandwidth test: avg dwnld 1729kb/s= 216kB/s, avg upld 47kb/s= 6kB/s. i have norton firewall turned OFF, I'm assuming the low upld rate is because of comcast (from what i read earlier) i guess.

i have downloaded a file that has hundreds of hosts. i usually get about 6 hosts for the file at about 3,4,or,5kB/s. i have tinkered with the # of simutaneous downlds (from 3-40), i've adjusted the dwnld meter all the way up and down the spectrum. with the uploads, i have never had anyone upload from me, but i have adjusted that every way i can also.

right now i have it set as follows
#of simu dwnlds = 20 dwnld bandwdth = unlimited
max uplds per person= 3 upld slots= 8 upld bandwth=10.94 lowest it will go

i notice in bug report it says received incoming this session: false (i don't know if this affects my downloads or not.....i'm not concerned with uploads at all right now, i only have 10 files....i just want to get downloads right)....

i wanted to copy my bug report and paste but it won't let me but it says connection speed= 350

is there anything that i can do.....certainly there is some way i can get better download speed than 4kB/s...limewire is the only reason i pay for cable intrnt connection

i apologize for the long post but i wanted to give all the factors... i really need help here....i have been struggling with this all week

anyone who can help me get this working right i will send you $20

PLEASE HELP......thank you

I'm not a greedy, I just want max 25 KB/S Download speed
 

Hi Guys,

First of all I would like to thanx muesures for his great post and recommendation on how to configure the LW right.

Actually, I'm in a company LAN with more than 5 P.C connected. Internet speed is Upstream: 512 DownStream: 256. I've configured the same as what mesures stated in the first post, before I was getting MAX 0 - 2 KB/s. After the recommendation by Meesure I got MAX 11 KB/s and time-to-time drooping to 5 KB/s.

I'm not a greedy, I just want max 25 KB/S Download speed
 

Hi Guys, murasame


First of all I would like to thanx murasame for his great post and recommendation on how to configure the LW right.

Actually, I'm in a company LAN with more than 5 P.C connected. Internet speed is Upstream: 512 DownStream: 256. I've configured the same as what murasame stated in the first post, before I was getting MAX 0 - 2 KB/s. After the recommendation by murasame I got MAX 11 KB/s and time-to-time drooping to 5 KB/s.

Upload Bandwidth Slider is: 32.81
Upload Per Person: 3
MAX-Upload Slots: 8
Download Bandwidth: Unlimited

Bug Report
ANy Recommendation to increase the Download Speed ??

Many thanks inadvance.

Now, download has been decreased to 0 - 1 Kb/s :(

Wow, I am old sod, and you just blew my socks of with that technology bit! Thanks. Isn't this fun?
Thanks
John

Well, it's fun fun, but what u mean by that ???

We are here bagging for help from others and the experts people over here. But, unfortuanelty till now no one has replied something benefitial.

Habibalby

I was just maling a light hearted comment, on the technicality of the post and the information it contained........quite impressive and I don'nt understand most ot bit, but do admire the enthusiasm for the subject.
john

Someone says, It might be Torjan Hourses or Virus that the P.C is infected by, but I'm sure it is not. Beucuase I've installed the Latest Verison of Symentac Antivirus plus MS AntiSpyware. IN addtion, the NoteBook new and recently has been opened. ANd I've never downlaoded a file is less than 355 or 765 KB of size. The files which I have downloaded and it took three weeks to finished are Aerobics Movies with more that 600 MB of size.



Any help ?

Habibalby

Hmm. Seems my nick has mutated.
Anyway.

Sorry for not replying to you people but a man's gotta study for exams. In less that a week I'll be done with those annoyances and come back to help you guys a lot more often.

padraic. It seems that comcast is your problem. I suggest switching although it has been said that there is a way to get around this hindrance without taking such drastic measures.
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...hlight=comcast

habilbaby... uh my (nick)name is murasame (thatk God you got it right the 2nd time :)).
It seems that you have a firewall blocking your connection. And if itsn't that, then it must be a router (you said you're on a LAN right?). Check with the one responsible (if you are allowed to do so) to see if it's possible to configure them.

john, are you saying that my initial post is too technical? I tried to make it as less technical as possible (I'm not much of a technology geek myself so I prolly couldn't make it more technical even if I tried...), but if you trully think it's difficult to understand then I will try to make an extra effort in making it even simpler. After all, I want it to be understandable by people who have little or no experience with computers (without it being insulting to their intelligence). Any suggestions are welcome.

Hi murasame:D ,

Yes, I'm in a LAN and Behind a ADSL Modem functing as a Router and I'm the Administrator of the Network. IN the network the Forwarding ports are from 1 ~ 65535 and the LW uses 6346 which is can LW functioning Properly without any problem. IN the Work LAN too.

Any recommendations >

I suppose you must have checked the "It's them damn ISPs again..." lead, huh?

I'm also guessing that you know how to properly port-forward (just in case: http://portforward.com/).

You can try doing the following: go to Limewire, click Tools, Options and then click Advanced. The click the Firewall option and change the port there (here is a list of ports by ursula: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=24523)

After reading all the useful advices, here goes my case:

Speed: Cable/DSL
Max. Downloads: 5
Download bandwidth: 16.19 KB/s
Upload bandwidth: 10.94 KB/s
Uploads per person: 3
Max upload slots: 3
Bug report:
LimeWire version 4.8.1 Pro
Java version 1.4.2_05 from Apple Computer, Inc.
Mac OS X v. 10.3.9 on ppc
Free/total memory: 12536024/27172864

java.lang.Exception: Example Bug
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.options.panes.BugsPaneI tem$1.actionPerformed(BugsPaneItem.java:91)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Abs tractButton.java:1819)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.act ionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1872)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed (DefaultButtonModel.java:420)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultB uttonModel.java:258)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseRe leased(BasicButtonListener.java:247)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.jav a:5166)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:496 3)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:161 3)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.jav a:3681)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:1671)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:35 43)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent( Container.java:3527)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(C ontainer.java:3242)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Conta iner.java:3172)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.jav a:1657)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606 )
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:35 43)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java: 456)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierar chy(EventDispatchThread.java:234)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch y(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:178)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa tchThread.java:170)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre ad.java:100)


Detail: Example

-- listing session information --
Current thread: AWT-EventQueue-0
Active Threads: 46
Uptime: 1:53:13
Is Connected: true
Number of Ultrapeer -> Ultrapeer Connections: 0
Number of Ultrapeer -> Leaf Connections: 0
Number of Leaf -> Ultrapeer Connections: 5
Number of Old Connections: 0
Acting as Ultrapeer: false
Acting as Shielded Leaf: true
Number of Active Uploads: 0
Number of Queued Uploads: 0
Number of Active Managed Downloads: 1
Number of Active HTTP Downloaders: 6
Number of Waiting Downloads: 1
Received incoming this session: false
Number of Shared Files: 21
Guess Capable: false
Received Solicited UDP: true
SIMPP version: 7
Port Stable: true
FWT Capable: true
Last Reported Port: 65535
External Port: 65535
IP Pongs Received: 74

-- listing threads --
HttpClient-ReferenceQueueThread: 1
ConnectionWatchdog: 1
UDPScheduler: 1
DownloadWorker: 9
UDPService-Receiver: 1
Acceptor: 1
MulticastService: 1
AWT-AppKit: 1
AWT-EventQueue-0: 1
AWT-Shutdown: 1
Timeout guard: 1
OutputRunner: 5
DestroyJavaVM: 1
JmDNS.RecordReaper: 1
QueryDispatcher: 1
Thread-3: 1
ManualGC: 1
UDPUpdateThread: 1
Thread-17: 1
QueryUnicaster: 1
UDPService-Sender: 1
ManagedDownload: 1
TimerQueue: 1
HttpClient-IdleConnectionThread: 1
MessageLoopingThread: 5
QRPPropagator: 1
FWIncoming: 1
HTTPAcceptor: 1
DaapServerThread: 1
JmDNS.SocketListener: 1


-- listing properties --
FREELOADER_FILES=5
PORT=65535
ALLOW_PARTIAL_SHARING=false
DOWNLOAD_SPEED=37
HARD_MAX_UPLOADS=3
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=5
TOTAL_UPTIME=3054
MINIMUM_SEARCH_QUALITY=3
AVERAGE_UPTIME=3054
MINIMUM_SEARCH_SPEED=350
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
DISABLE_SUPERNODE_MODE=true
UPLOAD_SPEED=25

Listening to port: 65535 (I changed it)
System preferences/file sharing/firewall off
System preferences/file sharing/personal file sharing on

According to my ISP (Cablevisión, México City) my download speed is 128K (that is how they advertise it), I just called them and they tell me my upload speed is 64K.

Tipically my DL speed goes from 0-1 KB/s. Today, after tweaking a little from the advice in here I am reaching 4-10 KB/s, and I think I could get a little more.

Any help would be super appreciated!!

:D

Mac G4
384 Mb RAM
MacOSX 10.3.9

If 64kb is all you got for dld, then 10KB is all that you can get (maybe even more. I think your speed is closer to 128 than what they told you)

Actually, my dld speed is supposed to be 128 and my ul speed 64...

Yesterday I was reaching up to 14KBps dld speed, something entirely new to me...

Also I got the dreaded "Received incoming this session: false" line... Anyway to resolve this? (if its even hurting my speed..)

Thanks!

Regards from México!

Your post was very informative. thanks. My speeds are still slow on some things. And others just sit there taking up space. :)


off topic question: how do you get a pic to show under your name? :confused:

well after searching the site, I figured it out (how to get a pic under my name). Now if getting download speeds was as easy.. :D

Wow, I just got speeds of up to 47kb's on one download while the other might get 3. I have found that if I am looking for a certain file and have no luck, I try again another time and sometimes, I get what I want. I'm fairly new to LW, so I don't know all the ins and outs of it yet but I have become a downloading fool. lol :D

don't ask me how, but I just got a 104kb download... shock!! lol :D

Well, purplkoala that's good to hear.

Ahriman, I (obviously) read your post wrong... Anyway, 128K... If it's KB then your speeds are way off (remember, 128KB = 1024kb). If it's 128kb, then you should be seeing speeds of about 16KB (which isn't far off).
If you don't get it, read the initial post carefully.

Hi Murasame,

We got a new connection as below
How much percentage should I put the download slider and how much upload percentage slider??

The max speed I'm getting is 6 kb/s:mad: :mad: :mad: Is that joke ??

Thanks,

Habibalby

Nice!
 

Well, as of today my purchased speed is (according to the ISP) 512K download/256K upload.

I adjusted LW Pro as follows:

Max DL: 3
DL bandwidth: 60KB/s
UP bandwidth: 38.75KB/s
UL per person: 3
Max slots: 3


I also configured the OS X Firewall so it will allow LW to use the default port. (I still get the "FALSE" line...)

To my joy, I got to a blazing 22KB/s for a moment there... It seems to be holding around the 10-15KB/s

Thanks for the help Murasame!

Finally found 1 issue
 

OK. Double and triple checking. I found that one of my lime wire ports were not on the right number. Now it's right and I have tried to pu 127.0.0.1 in but each time I save it, it comes back as "Mom" as a name... Is that right? I thought getting the "incoming" to say a # was going to be the major factor and suddenly would be getting higher download speeds. I don't really see a difference in the speeds. So where do I go next? Any ideas? It seems like I have done everything else that was recommended before I finally found the hidding port issue.

do you want a copy of the bug report again??


Arlene

hi guys,
 

Somebody says that Port Forwarding is an Issue of our bad speed, does that make an issue ?

Thanks,

Habibalby

Port Forewarding
 

I am not sure if it is or not. I am not even sure how to find out if I need to set up a port forewarding of it I am capable of following the instructions to do such a thing. LOL

Arlene

i kinda got a questions
where do i check my download and upload speed ( i need to find it out to find what speed i need to set)
i dun even kno the difference between an upload and download
plz help becuz my downlaods are taking so long (like 1-5kb most of time) if i'm all wrong in what this post told me to do plz correct me >.<

my speed are 1.5M download and 256k upload

i know that means 187kBs and 32kBs but i cant use the slider bar to fit both download and upload bandwidth in a same speed!!

eg. dsl's bandwidth range are between 2kBs and 43kBs.
T3's bandwidth range are between 94kBs and 371kBS.

ok, i have around 1200 dl bandwith adn around 320 upload bandwith.

what do i set my bandwith of download for limewire.

what do i set my bandwith of upload for limewire.



thanks

down vs up (now that i'm in the right location)
 

:D i finally got around to this (tutorial) and i think it's great! -as long as you can read, and do basic math. lol- i have adjusted accordingly. thanks.:D

i am completely new at this and am learning bits and pieces as i read. When i did my speed test for my uploads/ downloads it read ( i have ADSL):DOWLOAD 61.34KB
UPLOADS:12.22KB
Does this sound right? and is that the numbers i should set that bandwith thingy at????????????

Im sorry if i sound completly stupid!
Any help would be greatly appreciated

Set download at max and upload at around 8.5 to 9

thanks :-)