Tracker authentication

[whiterose115]

What is Tracker authentication?
Why do I have to give user name and password to:udp://coppersurfer.tk:6969/announce many, many times each day. As soon as I respond it will reappear several minutes later.
I am trying to do the right thing by uploading as much as I download but it is becoming very annoying to be constantly interrupted in anything I am trying to work on.
Uploads are very slow...I have been uploading 2 programs (1.3Gib and 264Mib) for over a week and still only half finished.

[ciaobaby]

What is Tracker authentication?

Authenticating with a 'private' tracker that you are allowed to access their system.

Why do I have to give user name and password to:udp://coppersurfer.tk:6969/announce many, many times each day. As soon as I respond it will reappear several minutes later.

Most likely because qbittorrent is receiving a "Not Authorized" response status code from the tracker

Uploads are very slow...I have been uploading 2 programs (1.3Gib and 264Mib) for over a week and still only half finished.

Uploads may never 'finish', a "finished" status  depends on your ratio settings and how many peers are requesting pieces.

[FliessendWasser]

It is a little weird though that you have to enter a user name and a password for an open tracker, as coppersurfer considers itself as such.
As for me, I am seeding fine enough for my available bandwidth (also with coppersurfer as a tracker without any problems!)

Otherwise, ciaobaby explained everything (as usual lol)

Now let me ask some questions he usually asks... maybe it'll help, maybe not.

What is the version of qBittorrent you are using?
Please also check qB's libraries (under "Help">"About">"Libraries") and tell us them.
What is your current OS?

About your seeding issue, check this: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorr ... ed'-issues
ciaobaby already mentioned some important things, I'll just post it to be a little more sure.

[whiterose115]

QBT Version 3.1.9.2

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2  32 bit OS

Libraries:
Qt: 4.8.5
Libtorrent:      0.16.16.0
Boost:       1.55.0

Connections:
Global maximum: 250
Per torrent: 10

Listening port: 26570

Upload slots:
Global maximum: 40
Per torrent:          10

Half-open connection value: ???? (cannot find this info)

uTP: ON

Rate limiting uTP:
Upload: 80
Download: 100

Encryption is set to: Prefer encryption

IPv4 Speed test: 4.12Mbit/sec

Connection status: Online (green)

DHT node count: 175 nodes

Proxy Server: None

Download to Seed ratio: 1:1

Speedtest.net
Download: 5.35Mbps
Upload:               0.89Mbps

Hope this is sufficient.....Thanks

[ciaobaby]

3.2.3 is current and the authentication problem from 3.1.9 have been fixed.

Half-open connection value:  ? (cannot find this info)

Options -> Advanced.

[FliessendWasser]

[quote="ciaobaby"]
3.2.3 is current and the authentication problem from 3.1.9 have been fixed.
[/quote]

There we have it then, I guess.

[whiterose115]

Many thanks for your responses.
I will upgrade as soon as I have finished current uploads.
Keep up the great work 

[whiterose115]

I have updated to 3.2.3 and no longer have the problem.
Many thanks to all who helped me.