Acceleration
Panel
One of the basic features
of iGetter is Segmented Downloading. This feature is very useful when the
servers from which you download have limits on download speed for every connection.
Segmented downloading can speed up the download by making multiple connections
to the server and downloading many segments simultaneously. Acceleration of
segmented downloading depends on the speed of your connection to the Internet
and the server's available bandwidth for downloads.
- Connection type
- This allows you to tell iGetter what your connection speed is. Based upon
what you tell it, iGetter will change the segment size and number of segments
to optimize downloading speed. Some internal TCP settings related to optimization
are also changed.
- Connection speed
- this field is just informative. Here you can see what is the best possible
connection speed, which iGetter will use for downloading in unlimited speed
mode.
- Speed Limit
- This slider lets you set a speed limit for iGetter. iGetter will try to
stay close to this limit when downloading (it probably won't hit this value
exactly, but does get pretty close). This feature will allow you to download
files with iGetter and still use your web browser without loss of performance.
When the slider is on the 'min' state iGetter will download with 200 B/s.
Moving it at right will increase the speed limit to the point where it will
be equal to the connection speed. That exactly means an unlimited speed mode
of downloading.
The Speed Limit text field shows the most possible speed for downloading.
The speed limit value can be adjusted in real time on the main window using
the vertical slider at the right bottom corner. You must set on the 'Obey
Speed Limit' function in the Downloads menu to use this feature
of iGetter.
- Minimal segment size
and Default number of segments - iGetter automatically determines
these settings when you set your connection type. However, you may override
these settings by adjusting the values manually. (The segment size is simply
the file size divided by the number of segments, and the minimal segment size
is the smallest segment size that iGetter will attempt to download.)