Increasing the maximum number of tcp/ip connections in linux

Question

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is an OS, router, or ISP question, but I believe it is an OS question.

Question: How can I increase the number of connections my computer can use?

I'm using ubuntu.

I currently have a lot of connections for bit torrent, but I'm not able to make full use of my entire download bandwidth. My BT client is set up to use an unlimited number of connections, so I assume it's using all the connections it can.

I may not be fully understanding some concepts, so if I am please straighten me out.

Thanks in advance,

jbu

Answer 1

I used Google.com to search for the words bittorrent firewall router, and the first link is http://userpages.umbc.edu/~hamilton/btclientconfig.html

My guess is that you need to configure your firewall/router to properly forward Bittorrent.