How do you make torrents go faster?

I have large files that i'm downloading with bittorrent program, but they only download at 35 kb/s maximum. Bittorrent has a speed guide and it says that the port isn't forwarded properly. what does that mean? also, how do you change the port so that is can be forwarded properly. Also, it says that i can have 253 peers connected, but only 13 have. how do i get more peers to connect?How do you make torrents go faster?
You are confusing the maximum specs of the BitTorrent protocol with what is actually available to you. You can't download faster than 35 kb/s if the seeder isn't uploading faster than that. And you can't have more than 13 peers if there aren't more than 13 people who want the file along with you.



The port forwarding, which may or may not be limiting you, is controlled by your router, if you have one. If not, then it is controlled by any firewall program you have running on your computer. In your router, you need to forward the port(s) that your client is using to your computer's IP address.