well my torrent downloads are pretty slow and i am using bit torrent (i don't know of anything better) and the downloads are slow it going to TAKE 2 days to download 5gb's and right now the speed is average 35kb's and i am running 4.6mbs cable

i was looking around at ways to speed it up and i read about port-forwarding(it says it will speed it up) and so i read how to do it and there's a part where u got to access your router and i don't know how to do that so i looked it up on the linksys website and they tell me that i need to change to a static ip address

#1 should i change my ip address to a static one?

then when i finally log into my router i see a menu that says "application and gaming" and when i click on it it has port forwarding so i fill in the info and the category's are start, end, type, ip address(here's another problem do i have to fill it in) anyway i hit change settings and it pop's up "change successful"i say OK and it logs me back in then i got back to where i just filled in the info and it blank so i reed on the linksys website that i need to restart my computer so i did.

and

i log back in and nothing in the "application and gaming" section did anything

*things i noticed*

1, the log in is for a 192. 168. ... and my ip address is a 68 . ...

2, when i go to set my ip address something goes wrong and it not work(so i set it back)

it's hard to EXPLAIN and i hope i did a good job need any more info let me know and I'll be happy to post it

PLZ HELP ME

p.s.

i had gotten much faster speeds before but then i got an update from Microsoft which SLOWED it down

i installed this patch which helpedthats_not_ME.......Before you push the panic button ......go to ........
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/  
and do a download and upload test .....  This will let you know if there is any sort of problem with your configuration ........
The slow download you are experiencing may be the RESULT of the site you are D/L from .......... they are not all fast ...... It sounds like you are trying to D/L a movie ...

Let us know what you real D/L speed is based on the test .


dl65  ok i got 3.1 megabits per second

Communications 3.1 megabits per second
Storage 375.8 kilobytes per second
1MB file download 2.7 seconds
Subjective rating Awesome

i got comcast cable which is 4.8 mbs normally and i didn't see a upload test

and i am still wonderin about the my other questionsscan for trojans/malware/scumware/worms......try pest control/spsysweeper..i did that with norton, spybot, ad-aware, spy doctor,thats_not_ME....  Well based on the speed test , I would say that the problem isnt with your configuration .

Are you using a download manager of some sort ?  It may not be configured correctly . Or it could be the site your D/L from ....some are bad .

dl65  There is nothing wrong with your connection. Bit Torrent has never been very fast.

The more upload you give Bit Torrent, the more download speed you will be given in return. Also routing the Bit Torrent ports through both Firewall and Router will have a positive effect.

If you are connected through a router, you do not need to change your IP ADRESS as it is most likely assigned to your computer by the DHCP service that often comes with the Router.

If you are not connected through a router, changing your IP adress will have little effect as it is most likely assigned to you by your ISP.

I suggest you go to http://www.howstuffworks.com and read the articles on Networking.

You have no problems with your network, you need to understand how it all works.