(This may not be the trick, but it seemed to be the change that speed things up for me.BitComet is a p2p file-sharing freeware fully compatible with BitTorrent.īitTorrent is one of the most popular p2p protocols designed for high-speed distribution of 100MB or GB sized files. The program just needs to be set to automatically seed when the download is complete. You can still delete tasks from BitComet’s queue as soon as they’re finished. I guess the idea is… if you’re set up to seed later, it will let you download faster now. Hmmm, I’ve learned that all you have to do is turn on the long-time seeding option (I forget what option that’s under). » Protocol Encryption (avoid BT protocol blocked) - Auto Detect » Use NAT Traversal via UDP - Auto Detect » Max simultaneous half-open TCP connections - Auto

» Protect against ARP cheating attack from LAN - CHECKED » Server mode, support more connections but can’t set practise rate - UNCHECKED » Remove Port on NAT/Firewall (XP or later only) - CHECKED

» Enable UPnP Port Mapping (XP or later only) - UNCHECKED » Enable NAT/Firewall Configuration ICS/ICF (XP or later only) - CHECKED » Auto start new task if download rate less than: - No Limit » Max Simultaneous Download Tasks: - This is the result of your Global Max Upload Rate / 8 (giving 8 KB/s of upload bandwidth for each task).So 168 / 8 = 21.

» Global Max Upload Rate: - This has to be set to 80% of your upload speed. » Global Max Download Rate: - No Limit (If your maxing out, only use 80% of your download speed. Lets start this guide, first off I will indicate that I am only worried improving your speed, if I don’t mention a settings that means you should leave it as default or change it as you see fit.Also in this tutorial we will need to know how much your download/upload speeds are to modify accordingly, please take a speed test at and also open up windows calculator from the accessories since we will be using it for some math. There are many users who prefer BitComet over any other torrent client, it may not be as fast as others but it’s more reliable and will almost always finish it’s download with no problems.BitComet is not that complex in settings, compared to clients like azureus it has basic settings that can be optimized and improve your speed quite a bit with just little changes. This post is part of the Ultimate beginners guide for torrents article, please read the full guide.

How to make bitcomet downloads faster