Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of UserGuide/BandwidthTweaking


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    13== Bandwidth Tweaking == 
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    79So, as a subsidiary rule, there's this: ''More is not always better.''  It rarely works to just crank everything to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7rWiY5obI#t=1m18 11].  So, while the settings suggested below may seem low, they should give better results over time. 
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    9 === Determine Internet connection speed === 
     11=== Determine Internet Connection Speed === 
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    1113Go to [http://speedtest.net/ SpeedTest.net] to test your connection.  It's best to do this with all other applications, including Deluge, closed.  You also should run the test a few times, hours or days apart, to make sure your initial results were accurate. 
     
    2729Most users have no need for a setting that high, and Microsoft has removed the original limit in later releases/patches--or at least made it user-adjustable.  Half-open connections should--rapidly--resolve to fully-opened connections or be timed-out.  So, you really don't need to allow that many of them to be hanging around. 
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    29 || Maximum Connection Attempts per Second || '''20''' || (When you set your per-torrent connections and such to a reasonable number, you will fairly quickly establish reliable connections with plenty of peers.  You shouldn't need to be banging around for thousands of new connections every minute.) || 
     31|| Maximum Connection Attempts[[BR]]per Second || '''20''' || (When you set your per-torrent connections and such to a reasonable number,[[BR]]you will fairly quickly establish reliable connections with plenty of peers.[[BR]]You shouldn't need to be banging around for thousands of new connections every minute.) || 
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    7072|| Maximum total upload slots       || 12  || 25  || 70  || 120 || 
    7173|| Worst-case KiB/s per upload slot || 2.1 || 2.0 || 2.1 || 2.1 || 
    72 || Worst-case KiB/s per torrent     || 8.3 || 10  || 15  || 17  ||  
     74|| Worst-case KiB/s per torrent     || 8.3 || 10  || 15  || 17  ||