Bittorrent and seeding?

[andrewjm]

Why is it when i download programs(legal ones of course) that it says like 175 people seeding, but when i connect with my program i only see 5 people seeding. i am behind a firewall, yet that has never stopped me from downloading. is it because i have no open port fowards to my ip? it doesn't stop me from downloading at all, just stops me from seeing all the 175 seeders

 

[PrincessGuard]

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