Note: Some of the settings mentioned below are optimized for 256k connection. If you want to calculate the optimal settings for your connection, check at the end of this tutorial. But I suggest you to read the entire tutorial for guidance on other settings.

First go to Options>Preferences>Network

1.Under ‘Port used for incomming connections‘ enter any port number. It is best to use a port number above 10000. I use 45682.

2.Randomize port each time ?torrent starts: UNCHECKED

leave this unchecked because if u have router. If you do not have a router or a firewall, and want extra security,check this option.

3.Enable UPnP port mapping (Windows Xp or later only): UNCHECKED

leave this unchecked because I have experienced it slowing down speeds. It is not needed if you manually port forward.

4.Add ?torrent to Windows Firewall exceptions (Windows XP SP2 or later only): UNCHECKED (do this only if you have windows firewall disabled)

5.Global Maximum upload rate (kb/s): [0: unlimited]: 22 (for 256k connection)

6.Protocol Encryption: ENABLED

I would recommend everyone to enable this. This can help increase speeds with many ISPs.

7.Allow incoming Legacy Connections: Off



Options>Preferences>Torrents

1.Global Maximum Number of Connections: 130 (for 256k connection)

This number should not be set too low or the number of connections made to your torrents will be limited. Setting it too high may cause too much bandwidth to be used and can cause slowdowns.
2.Maximum Number of connected peers per torrent: 70 (for 256k connection)

If you see that the peers connected to a specific torrent are exactly this number, or very close, increase this number to improve speeds.
3.Number of upload slots per torrent: 3 (for 256k connection)

This depends on how much you want to upload to other users. Do not set too low or it may affect download speeds.


4.Use additional upload slots if upload speed <90%:>Maximum number of active torrents: 2 (for 256k connection)
6.Maximum number of active downloads: 1 (for 256k connection)
7.Enable DHT Network: off

This is recommended to be checked to improve speeds. More people will be available for sharing if this is checked.

8.Enable DHT for new torrents: Off
9.Enable Peer Exchange: CHECKED
10.Enable scrapping: CHECKED
11.Pre-allocate all files: CHECKED
12.Append .!ut to incomplete files: UNCHECKED


Options>Preferences>Advanced

If you use Windows XP SP2, patch tcpip.sys with LvlLord’s Event ID 4226 Patcher to get better performance.

net.max_halfopen: 50

DO NOT CHANGE THIS OPTION unless you have Windows XP SP2 and have patched tcpip.sys.

You can also patch tcpip.sys with xp-Antispy

If you have a firewall…

Open up the options/preferences/settings for the firewall - usually your firewall will have an icon to click in the taskbar
Look for the keywords “allow list” or “programs”
Add the application you want to give access to the internet
Make sure to save your settings when you are done

If you have a router…

Go to start>run>type cmd, press enter>type ipconfig, press enter

Remember both your ip address and your default gateway

Type in your default gateway into your default browser, a password prompt may come up. The default username and password are admin for my router
Under ‘Applications’ fill out one line for each p2p client you use
You need to use your ip address, the correct port range and set either tcp or udp
You can find and change the ports in the actual p2p client’s settings, just make sure they are the same in the router
Most p2p apps need both tcp and udp checked, if you are not sure check your p2p client’s FAQ
Save your settings

Check PortForward.com to forward ports for uTorrent.

Starting with v 3.0 DvdReMake can be used to combine 2 full dvds (DvdReMake Pro - 4 dvds) together so that they can be burned on one dvd disk. This means FULL - keeping original menus, languages, everything.

Procedure is completely automated, you simply import disks you would like to merge, go to "Tools\Merge DVD..." menu and select projects to be merged. As a result you will get a new project. Export it and you have two disks merged to one DVD.

When played this disk will show a start up menu asking what disk you would like to go to; after that selected disk will play as if it is the only one on the DVD. At any time during playback pushing "title menu" on the remote will take you to this start up menu.


Why?


Why would one want to put two (and more) full DVDs on one disk? Well, there could be plenty of reasons. This guide is based on one of them.

There were two DVDs made out of footage shot during vacations. Those were different trips with more then a year interval between them, so quite naturally they ended up on different DVDs. Another year latter, during one of the family "get-togethers", relatives found these disks and decided that they must have it as well. Why not?

But original disks were quite small, about 2Gb, and they both would fit nicely to one DVD. There was no point in wasting blanks so DvdReMake Pro was used to merge them.


Step-by-step description of the procedure


Disks are ripped to the hard drive and imported into DvdReMake (Pro). Importing dialog title "Select directory for DVD import" can be somewhat confusing. It is necessary to get into folder with files you want to import and then push "Select".



Once disks are imported go to "Tools/Merge DVDs?" ?

? and select projects you want to merge:


Hit "Merge" and in few seconds project with merged disk is ready:


That is it, you can export now.

Whole thing took less than 30 seconds to import and merge disks and about 15 minutes to export merged project. You can burn it now with your favorite DVD burning application.