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Problem With ABC (BitTorrent) Freezing


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I have used ABC for over 3 months now, and ever since the beginning, it randomly freezes my PC (including mouse/sound/keyboard etc.) for 5/10 seconds at a time, then everything is back to normal for 5/10 seconds then it freezes again. Only when you close all open programs (Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, MSN Messenger, ABC etc.) does it stop freezing, but then the Internet stops working (i.e. after the first freeze occurs, then no program can access the Internet). Only a restart works. My system/software specifications are below:

ABC v2.6.1 (using the Shad0w's Bittorrent experimental S-5.8.7 core)

Windows XP Professional (SP1)

Asus A7N8X Deluxe (nForce 2)

AMD Athlon XP 2700+

512 MB PC2700 DDR-RAM (DDR333)

Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro (128 MB)

Western Digital 80 GB 7,200 RPMS Special Edition (8 MB Cache) (x2)

Any ideas?

PS. It used to happen when I used to run Shad0w's Bittorrent (before I started to use ABC), so I assume it has something to do with the core (that Shad0w created).

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try azureus client

it doesn't use shadow's core and it has option "slowly connect to new peers" to stop some routers from crashing..might fix your problem

or try offical client.

I uninstalled ABC and installed Azureus_2.0.6.0_setup.exe

When I click on a .torrent file, it downloads the link which should then open the client (Azureus in this case) but it doesn't. Nothing happens. So I went to C:\Program Files\Azureus and double-clicked on Azureus.exe but again, nothing opened/happened. Any ideas?

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Yeah, if you've had problems with shadow's core in the past then I guess the only solution is to change clients.

But I have tried a different client lol. Azureus is even worse (i.e. it won't even load lol)

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have you tried the default client? it's at version 3.3 at the moment.

I get really bad speeds with the default client, never above 20 KBs download, even though my connection is a 1MB cable connection (1024/256 : 128 KBs/32 KBs). Something to do with the light in the corner always being yellow, meaning the connection is having problems, probably due to the router. I get no problems (apart from the annoying freezing) with Shad0ws core

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I managed to get Azureus v2.0.6.0 to work (by installing J2SE 1.4.2) but it started doing the freezing thing! Oh, and Eike's version of the BitTorrent Client can never connect to any tracker. Argh! Am I jinxed?

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Sounds exactly like the problem I had, random freezing.

My Bit Torrent would D/L for a short bit then the entire PC would freeze, only a reboot would get me back up & running & this happened very frequently.

Do you have a NetGear FA311 Adapter, cause if so then that is exactly your problem (Well, it was mine).

The one that XP installs as default works fine with everything else but it was found that the driver had problems with Bit Torrent.

I currently use Driver FA311 v130, but I believe this was a Beta (Solved my problem anyway), Netgear have now updated their offical driver to version 1.8 (not tested by myself).

Netgear Driver Page

If you wish to try the Beta Driver (Released by Netgear) then give me a shout & I will send it over to you as it fixed my problem. :)

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I uninstalled ABC and installed Azureus_2.0.6.0_setup.exe

When I click on a .torrent file, it downloads the link which should then open the client (Azureus in this case) but it doesn't. Nothing happens. So I went to C:\Program Files\Azureus and double-clicked on Azureus.exe but again, nothing opened/happened. Any ideas?

Azureus is a java client.

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Sounds exactly like the problem I had, random freezing.

My Bit Torrent would D/L for a short bit then the entire PC would freeze, only a reboot would get me back up & running & this happened very frequently.

Do you have a NetGear FA311 Adapter, cause if so then that is exactly your problem (Well, it was mine).

The one that XP installs as default works fine with everything else but it was found that the driver had problems with Bit Torrent.

I currently use Driver FA311 v130, but I believe this was a Beta (Solved my problem anyway), Netgear have now updated their offical driver to version 1.8 (not tested by myself).

Netgear Driver Page

If you wish to try the Beta Driver (Released by Netgear) then give me a shout & I will send it over to you as it fixed my problem. :)

Yeah, that's my network card. God I love Neowin lol

Could you send me the working drivers please? Maybe PM me your MSN Messenger address or something?

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I would advise you to try out the official released drivers from Netgear first.

The ones that I gave a link to.

If they don't fix your problem then Email me via this board an Email address where I could send the Beta drivers to as I do not use Messenger. :)

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They appear to be working now, although ABC seems to take a lot longer to connect, and the download speeds seem lower too. Oh well

Its lower becasue you have firewall on, just open the ports that you use. ABC and Azureus are both fast and reliable BitTorrent Clients.

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Its lower becasue you have firewall on, just open the ports that you use. ABC and Azureus are both fast and reliable BitTorrent Clients.

I don't know how. I don't use a software firewall, and I am using a SURFboard SB4100 cable modem with a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router with 4port 10/100 Switch router

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