February 03, 2010 by sharky
Improved ‘Setup Guide’
For those who are already familiar with uTorrent’s Speed Guide (uTorrent > Preferences > Speed Guide), in version 2.0 it’s now called the "Setup Guide". It’s been overhauled to make it much easier to use and also includes a built-in speed test. More presets were added and it automatically scales settings for high-upload connections, as well as implementing automatic port mapping by default.
uTP / UDP Settings = Enabled
Previous beta and RC versions of uTorrent 2.0 already have this set on by default, but for users of the previous final v1.8.5 would (and still do) need to manually enable uTP/UDP tracker support. In uTorrent 2.0, both TCP/uTP (incoming & outgoing) connections are already enabled - whereby the bt.transp_disposition value is now automatically set to an optimal "15". More info about these protocols & their values can be found at this link.
Transfer Cap Settings
uTorrent 2.0 has a new "Transfer Cap" tab in Preferences. This excerpt from uTorrent’s forums explains it, "the transfer cap settings were added in response to various users who have ISP-mandated caps on how much data they can download/upload in a month. Now you can track your usage in MB (with a handy graph to visualize it) and even configure µTorrent to stop torrenting once the limits are exceeded. Currently, you can configure the time interval, the data cap and whether it should stop based on only download, upload, or both combined."
Also included is the new feature "Enable Bandwidth Management" as found in Preferences > BitTorrent (this won’t override the Transfer Cap settings). For those who want to view their Transfer Cap as a graph, click on the Speed tab in the main uTorrent interface and select "Transfer Cap" from the dropdown menu:
Is uTorrent 2.0 An Allowable BT Client?
While this point is moot on public torrents, most private trackers have already whitelisted uTorrent 2.0 as an allowable BT client. However, not all have - BitMe.org, BitMeTV, and PianoSheets.org are three holdouts that don’t (yet) support this version. Play it safe; it’s best to check first with your private trackers before deciding to upgrade or not. The following list is just some of trackers that allow uTorrent 2.0 (build 17920).
- BaconBits
- DeepBassNine
- DigitalHive
- GFT
- IPTorrents
- JPopsuki
- KWS
- Libble
- Neptoons
- Packme.in
- PassThePopcorn
- Pedro’s
- RevolutionTT
- SCC
- SceneSound
- ShareTheRemote
- SqN
- TorrentLeech
- VIPMusic
- Waffles
- What.cd
- …and many others.
NOTES: Seedbox users might not want to upgrade to the new utorrent.exe (v2) just yet, as there are reportedly some problems with Wine + WebUI.
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