Changed max half-open connections default limit to 8 on XP/2000 and 4 on

Vista

deluge/common.py

@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ def windows_check():
     else:
         return False
 
+def vista_check():
+    import platform
+    if platform.release() == "Vista":
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
 def get_pixmap(fname):
     """Returns a pixmap file included with deluge"""
     return pkg_resources.resource_filename("deluge", os.path.join("data", \

deluge/core/preferencesmanager.py

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ DEFAULT_PREFS = {
     "max_upload_speed": -1.0,
     "max_download_speed": -1.0,
     "max_upload_slots_global": 4,
-    "max_half_open_connections": -1,
+    "max_half_open_connections": (lambda: deluge.common.windows_check() and 
+        (lambda: deluge.common.vista_check() and 4 or 8)() or -1)(),
     "max_connections_per_second": 20,
     "ignore_limits_on_local_network": True,
     "max_connections_per_torrent": -1,