download upload big help

[kn5150]

hi everyone. ive started to d/l some torrents and ive noticed that my dl ratio is bigger that my upload. what does the numbers in red mean. i want to follow the site rules and make it fair on everyone. if it helps i use bitlord and i have the ul dl settings both on no limit. i appreciate all help and advice. ps this site absolutely rocks :banger2:

[paddington]

numbers in red are your share ratio. It should be above 1.0 to be fair. that means you have given as much as you have taken, data-wise. Almost everyone's home connection will have a much faster download than upload, so you'll likely need to leave the torrent running after it completes to send back enough data to reach a 1.0 ratio on that torrent.

We do not enforce share ratios here. They are there so you can enforce your own. Give more than you get and ye shall receive peace and happiness ;)

to help on your new habit (I know, but it will be, trust me), see here:

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/faq.php?faq=bittorrent

[kn5150]

hey thanks for the info. im gona change to azureus :thumbsup

[splumer]

hey thanks for the info. im gona change to azureus :thumbsup

That's what I use. I like it, but it's a resource hog.

[U2Lynne]

splumer, since you are on a PC, you may want to try utorrent. A lot of PC users use it and say it doesn't hog resources like azureus does.