Setting it too high may cause too much bandwidth to be used and can cause slowdowns. Global Maximum Number of Connections: 130 (for 256k connection)This number should not be set too low or the number of connections made to your torrents will be limited. Allow incoming Legacy Connections: CHECKED This can help increase speeds with many ISPs. I would recommend everyone to enable this. Global Maximum upload rate (kb/s): : 22 (for 256k connection)

Add utorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions (Windows XP SP2 or later only): UNCHECKED (do this only if you have windows firewall disabled) It is not needed if you manually port forward. I leave this unchecked because I have experienced it slowing down speeds. Enable UPnP port mapping (Windows Xp or later only): UNCHECKED. If you do not have a router or a firewall, and want extra security,check this option. I leave this unchecked because I have a router. Randomize port each time utorrent starts: UNCHECKED.

It is best to use a port number above 10000. Under ‘Port used for incomming connections’, enter any port number. But I suggest you to read the entire tutorial for guidance on other settings. If you want to calculate the optimal settings for your connection, check at the end of this tutorial. Note: Some of the settings mentioned below are optimized for 256k connection. UTorrent was very slow for me until recently I applied a few tweaks. Firstyl you have to download utorrent software.

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