i have been trying to optimize my limewire pro for several days now without much success. i read the stickys and viewed scores of threads all asking the same thing, and I understand how to do it, but not why its not working. heres specifics. i have comcast high speed internet plus two, supposedly 6mbps down and 2 up. when i test at pc pitstop its averaging about 1500 kilobits down and 500-700 up. i know that this is good because even without top speed i still get awsome connections, on my statistics it says something like 52Kbps down average, ive seen it as fast as 170. But i don't think its 85% of what im supposed to be getting, am i getting throttled? Ive adjusted max dnlds with no consistently obvious results(same with up). I don't act as an ultrapeer or allow oob search results, is this a problem? I am currently sharing about 2000 mp3s and tons of porn, seems thats all anyone downloads from me(lol), and i leave it on constantly. Could my service provider be aware of that and be throttling me? it would be obvious that im sharing. This is what I think it is though, your gonna love this, I actually downloaded limewire pro using the free version. is it possible that I am just using the pro version without actually having pro content and capabilities? it installed fine and everything. originally my connection always said excellent, after i got pro it immediately went to turbo charged and I believe it did get faster, but i still rarely connect with more than 9 hosts per file, even if i have it set to more than 10 and I cant get the top speed.

Anyways, i hope i was specific enough to warrant an answer. i think ive seen murasame answer this same question about 20 times. thanks

Hmmm be more helpfull if your operating system was listed.

In LW tools>options>downloads>maximum downloads ---- try increasing this number. You will need to test the setting as it has both positive and negative effects on different setups, but by increasing the number more hosts will be able to connect also.

Best of luck.

win xp home. i stated already that i have adjusted the max downloads with no consistent results.

Well I'm thinking you have everything optimized then.

There may be a number of variables which may effect your d/l speed.

Some of which are how fast is the u/l host. For example if they are only u/l at 6 KB/s you won't get a very fast d/l speed even with 9 hosts. 9 x 6 = 54.

It may also depend on how much network congestion there is and distance between hosts.

BTW: My LW is fully optimized and I rarely see more than 9 hosts on a d/l. I have even had 9 hosts on a d/l and couldn't get above 20 KB/s d/l speed. That isn't LW's fault or my connections fault. It was the u/l host just couldn't match my d/l speed potential, because they didn't have an equivalent connection speed. As a side note I have reached d/l speeds of 170 KB/s on multiple d/l going at the same. It was the u/l host were capable of matching my d/l speed potential.

You must remember super fast connections are in the minority. I was a dialup user not so long ago, and the vast number of users cannot afford such a connection.

thank you. i guess that was my question. i just phrased it poorly. so im normal then. thats a relief.lol