BitComet
 
 
BitComet is a free C++ bittorrent client.

More information about BitComet can be found at: http://www.bitcomet.com

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Increase BitComet download speed

Information:
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Operating system used:
Windows XP Home Edition Version 5.1 SP 2

Software prerequisites:
BitComet.

Related information:


Procedure:
  1. To increase your BitComet download speed, you need to apply port forwarding.

  2. Suppose your network is setup as displayed below and on the laptop, the BitComet client is installed as described in the guide "Installing BitComet 0.87".
    The ADSL modem and the wireless router must have port forwarding configured.

    Wireless router port forwarding

  3. To configure port forwarding on the ADSL modem, port 13766 must be assigned to ip address 10.0.0.5.

    ADSL modem port forwarding

  4. To configure port forwarding on the wireless router, port 13766 must be assigned to ip address 192.168.1.100.

    Wireless router port forwarding

  5. If you have installed ZoneAlarm, you need to change the program permission as shown below:

    ZoneAlarm program permission

  6. You should see a significant increase in your BitComet download speed.