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AMule is slow

2005-10-26T16:31:44Z

200.61.159.172:

<center>'''English''' | [[AMule_is_slow-it|Italiano]] | [[AMule_is_slow-nl|Nederlands]] | [[AMule_is_slow-es|Español]] | [[AMule_is_slow-hu|Magyar]] | [[AMule_is_slow-de|Deutsche]]</center>

== [[aMule]] is slow ==

So [[aMule]] is slow? This can be:

*[[#Your fault|Your fault]]
*[[#The network's fault|The network's fault]]

== Your fault ==

This is a list of issues which can be the reason for slow download speeds:

*A low value in "Preferences"->"Download limit".
*A low value in "Preferences"->"Upload limit". Upload limits under 4 kbps limit your download speed to 3 times your upload speed. Upload limits under 10 kbps limit your download speed to 4 times your upload speed. Upload limits above or equal to 10 kbps give you unlimited download speed, limited only by the "Download limit" preference value (read [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#Are_there_any_limitations_on_the_ED2K_network?|this link]] to know more about it).
*A too high value in "Preferences"->"Upload limit". Your line may get congested! (depends on your line-speed)
*A too low value in "Preferences"->"Max Connections". There are not enough connections available.
*A too high value in "Preferences"->"Max Connections". Too many connections are congesting your line.
*A too low value in "Core Tweaks"->"Max New Connections". It takes very long to aquire sources.
*A too high value in "Core Tweaks"->"Max New Connections". Your line gets congested, many new connections produce much overhead-bandwidth.
*Having a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_LowID_and_HighID?|Low ID]].
*Some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP ISPs] block or limit connections to the standard [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#Which_ports_do_I_have_to_configure_in_a_firewall_or_router_to_run_aMule?|ports]]. Try changing the port in "Preferences"->"Connections" to some other values.
*Your firewall may be blocking some ports/protocols used by [[aMule]] and/or you did not forward these ports in your router (again, see [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_LowID_and_HighID?|Low ID]]).

== The network's fault ==

We hate to break this to you, but slow speeds aren't always due to bad [[aMule]] code or bad configuration. Some factors may include, but not limited to:

*[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] is a slow network; The [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] network is one of the largest [[P2P]] networks in existance but its primary goal is archive availability. While you do get faster downloads with other popular networks you'll quickly find out that the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] network is home to millions of files you'll be unable to find on any other network.
*[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]]; If you are running [[aMule]] for the first time or if you deleted files in ''~/.aMule'' directory, you'll have no [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]]. [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]] grant faster downloads. If you don't know what they are, read [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|this]]
*File Availablity; Rare files, old files, extremly new files... these kinds of files have very few [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]], so it takes more time for [[aMule]] to establish a connection with the few [[client|clients]] sharing it.
*Large [[queue|queues]]; [[eMule]], as well as most of its offspring use large [[queue|queues]]. [[aMule]] defaults to a queue size of 5,000. This ensures that users cannot cut in front of other [[client|clients]] by continuously re-asking the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|source]] (an inherent problem in the days before [[eMule]]). One must be willing to wait in line and that can, for a new [[client]] with no [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]], take a long time. You might have to wait 2 weeks before a file is completed if, for example, there is only one [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|source]].
*Check the [[FAQ network|network FAQ]].

AMule is slow

2005-10-26T16:30:09Z

200.61.159.172:

<center>'''English''' | [[AMule_is_slow-it|Italiano]] | [[AMule_is_slow-nl|Nederlands]] | [[AMule_is_slow-es|Español]] | [[AMule_is_slow-hu|Magyar]] | [[AMule_is_slow-de|Deutsche]]</center>

== [[aMule]] is slow ==

So [[aMule]] is slow? This can be:

*[[#Your fault|Your fault]]
*[[#The network's fault|The network's fault]]

== Your fault ==

This is a list of issues which can be the reason for slow download speeds:

*A low value in "Preferencess"->"Download limit".
*A low value in "Preferences"->"Upload limit". Upload limits under 4 kbps limit your download speed to 3 times your upload speed. Upload limits under 10 kbps limit your download speed to 4 times your upload speed. Upload limits above or equal to 10 kbps give you unlimited download speed, limited only by the "Download limit" preference value (read [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#Are_there_any_limitations_on_the_ED2K_network?|this link]] to know more about it).
*A too high value in "Preferences"->"Upload limit". Your line may get congested! (depends on your line-speed)
*A too low value in "Preferences"->"Max Connections". There are not enough connections available.
*A too high value in "Preferences"->"Max Connections". Too many connections are congesting your line.
*A too low value in "Core Tweaks"->"Max New Connections". It takes very long to aquire sources.
*A too high value in "Core Tweaks"->"Max New Connections". Your line gets congested, many new connections produce much overhead-bandwidth.
*Having a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_LowID_and_HighID?|Low ID]].
*Some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP ISPs] block or limit connections to the standard [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#Which_ports_do_I_have_to_configure_in_a_firewall_or_router_to_run_aMule?|ports]]. Try changing the port in "Preferences"->"Connections" to some other values.
*Your firewall may be blocking some ports/protocols used by [[aMule]] and/or you did not forward these ports in your router (again, see [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_LowID_and_HighID?|Low ID]]).

== The network's fault ==

We hate to break this to you, but slow speeds aren't always due to bad [[aMule]] code or bad configuration. Some factors may include, but not limited to:

*[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] is a slow network; The [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] network is one of the largest [[P2P]] networks in existance but its primary goal is archive availability. While you do get faster downloads with other popular networks you'll quickly find out that the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] network is home to millions of files you'll be unable to find on any other network.
*[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]]; If you are running [[aMule]] for the first time or if you deleted files in ''~/.aMule'' directory, you'll have no [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]]. [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]] grant faster downloads. If you don't know what they are, read [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|this]]
*File Availablity; Rare files, old files, extremly new files... these kinds of files have very few [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]], so it takes more time for [[aMule]] to establish a connection with the few [[client|clients]] sharing it.
*Large [[queue|queues]]; [[eMule]], as well as most of its offspring use large [[queue|queues]]. [[aMule]] defaults to a queue size of 5,000. This ensures that users cannot cut in front of other [[client|clients]] by continuously re-asking the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|source]] (an inherent problem in the days before [[eMule]]). One must be willing to wait in line and that can, for a new [[client]] with no [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]], take a long time. You might have to wait 2 weeks before a file is completed if, for example, there is only one [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|source]].
*Check the [[FAQ network|network FAQ]].

AMule is slow

2005-10-26T16:29:43Z

200.61.159.172:

AMule is slow

2005-10-26T16:29:29Z

200.61.159.172:

<center>'''English''' | [[AMule_is_slow-it|Italiano]] | [[AMule_is_slow-nl|Nederlands]] | [[AMule_is_slow-es|Español]] | [[AMule_is_slow-hu|Magyar]] | [[AMule_is_slow-de|Deutsche]]</center>

== [[aMule]] is slow ==

So [[aMule]] is slow? This can be:

*[[#Your fault|Your fault]]
*[[#The network's fault|The network's fault]]

== Your fault ==

This is a list of issues which can be the reason for slow download speeds:

*A low value in "Preferencess"->"Download limit".
*A low value in "Preferences"->"Upload limit". Upload limits under 4 kbps limit your download speed to 3 times your upload speed. Upload limits under 10 kbps limit your download speed to 4 times your upload speed. Upload limits above or equal to 10 kbps give you unlimited download speed, limited only by the "Download limit" preference value (read [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#Are_there_any_limitations_on_the_ED2K_network?|this link]] to know more about it).
*A too high value in "Preferences"->"Upload limit". Your line may get congested! (depends on your line-speed)
*A too low value in "Preferences"->"Max Connections". There are not enough connections available.
*A too high value in "Preferences"->"Max Connections". Too many connections are congesting your line.
*A too low value in "Core Tweaks"->"Max New Connections". It takes very long to aquire sources.
*A too high value in "Core Tweaks"->"Max New Connections". Your line gets congested, many new connections produce much overhead-bandwidth.
*Having a [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_LowID_and_HighID?|Low ID]].
*Some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP ISPs] block or limit connections to the standard [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#Which_ports_do_I_have_to_configure_in_a_firewall_or_router_to_run_aMule?|ports]]. Try changing the port in "Preferences"->"Connections" to some other values.
*Your firewall may be blocking some ports/protocols used by [[aMule]] and/or you did not forward these ports in your router (again, see [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_LowID_and_HighID?|Low ID]]).

== The network's fault ==

We hate to break this to you, but slow speeds aren't always due to bad [[aMule]] code or bad configuration. Some factors may include, but not limited to:

*[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] is a slow network; The [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] network is one of the largest [[P2P]] networks in existance but its primary goal is archive availability. While you do get faster downloads with other popular networks you'll quickly find out that the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] network is home to millions of files you'll be unable to find on any other network.
*[[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]]; If you are running [[aMule]] for the first time or if you deleted files in ''~/.aMule'' directory, you'll have no [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]]. [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credits]] grant faster downloads. If you don't know what they are, read [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|this]]
*File Availablity; Rare files, old files, extremly new files... these kinds of files have very few [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]], so it takes more time for [[aMule]] to establish a connection with the few [[client|clients]] sharing it.
*Large [[queue|queues]]; [[eMule]], as well as most of its offspring use large [[queue|queues]]. [[aMule]] defaults to a queue size of 5,000. This ensures that users cannot cut in front of other [[client|clients]] by continuously re-asking the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|source]] (an inherent problem in the days before [[eMule]]). One must be willing to wait in line and that can, for a new [[client]] with no [[FAQ_ed2k#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|credits]], take a long time. You might have to wait 2 weeks before a file is completed if, for example, there is only one [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|source]].
*Check the [[FAQ network|network FAQ]].