how do i swarm

willrock · #1 (**permalink**) May 27th, 2006

I read where you can swarm or download from multiple hosts but i can only seem to download from 2 hosts at a time at the most and sometimes only one.

any suggestion all help would be apprreciated since i am kinda new at this. THANK YOU

Spunmunky · #2 (**permalink**) May 27th, 2006

Try pinging them outside of LW to see if there still active, you can and there are ways.

Aside from that, "Only A Hob" has said some very good points.

willrock · #3 (**permalink**) May 27th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Only A Hobo

I'm not a techie, but I understand that LW does this automatically. The fact is that many of the sources shown in search results cannot, for some reason, be reached. They may have gone offline since the search, their upload slots may be full, they may have their uploads set at zero (a truly annoying thing that some hosts do) etc. LW will get as many connections as it can, up to a maximum of 14 if you have LW Pro running on a T3 connection. The usual maximum for basic with cable connection is, as I recall 8, but you will not always get it.

I hope this helps.

thanks i guess i have to just live with slow service right now most small towns in kansas are lucky to have dial up. i miss my high speed so two is what i usually get

willrock · #4 (**permalink**) May 27th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Only A Hobo

what speed have you actually got and what are you promised by your isp?

you can run a speed test at http://www.dslreports.com/stest

also what total speeds do you get showing up for your downloads?

i am promised56 and am getting
Your download speed : 38 kbps or 4.8 KB/sec.

Your upload speed : 21 kbps or 2.7 KB/sec when i download a song i am getting 4-5 kbs thanks

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