Would some Bit Torrent Guru please create a BT 101 thread?

[sillymofo]

Yeah... put your neffage to good use, and create a name for yourself on ATOT.......

Answer questions like, how the fcuk I search for something with BT?

How to configure BT (ports, router, etc...)

How to announce, configure sharing... etc.

 

[Fausto]

The first rule of Bittorrent....

 

[ElFenix]

bit torrent is a lot like aim, it will find ports. big security nightmare

 

[RossMAN]

I would also like this as long as it remains legal and doesn't get locked by the Mods.

 

[BatmanNate]

how the fcuk I search for something with BT? You don't, you use a search engine on a website that specializes in hosting torrents or locating ISO's.

How to configure BT (ports, router, etc...) Depends on the client that you use. For the default one, I believe it is proper to forward ports 6881-6899 for the best bandwidth. Better clients such as Azureus only use 1 port and you can configure it. It is best to use a non standard port if your ISP caps bandwith on standard p2p ports.

How to announce, configure sharing... etc. Again this depends entirely on which client you use. RTFM.

 

[warcrow]

Why not just go HERE?, or HERE, HERE, or even HERE.

 

[thraxes]

The first rule of Bittorrent: There is no Bittorrent

But how about a Google 101 thread? I guess that would solve many problems right there.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate
how the fcuk I search for something with BT? You don't, you use a search engine on a website that specializes in hosting torrents or locating ISO's.

How to configure BT (ports, router, etc...) Depends on the client that you use. For the default one, I believe it is proper to forward ports 6881-6899 for the best bandwidth. Better clients such as Azureus only use 1 port and you can configure it. It is best to use a non standard port if your ISP caps bandwith on standard p2p ports.

How to announce, configure sharing... etc. Again this depends entirely on which client you use. RTFM.

I use Sharazza and Burst!.

 

[dawks]

bit torrent is a lot like aim, it will find ports. big security nightmare

Yea whatever. You need to configure ports manually. 6881-6889. Open one port per download.

My little writeup.

ABC Torrent and G3 Torrent are good clients.

 

[sillymofo]

Originally posted by: DaZ

bit torrent is a lot like aim, it will find ports. big security nightmare

Yea whatever. You need to configure ports manually. 6881-6889. Open one port per download.

My little writeup.

ABC Torrent and G3 Torrent are good clients.

Unlike most a-holes here, you earned the first ATOT commendation medal from me :medal;. Thanks.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Yeah... put your neffage to good use, and create a name for yourself on ATOT.......

Answer questions like, how the fcuk I search for something with BT?

How to configure BT (ports, router, etc...)

How to announce, configure sharing... etc.

You can get all this information from your respective BT client site and your router manual... there is just way too many varieties out there to create an all purpose faq i would think.

 

[Renob]

Thanks for the info and links.

 

Azureus is a really good client. I suggest using it over the crappy Python one.

 

[bandana163]

Site like Ausgamers or Gamershell, they tend to have .torrent downloads as well as standard HTTP ones for the big demos/trailers.

Another site with mods, trailers mainly for FPS games. They used to have Desert Combat, but games, mods and trailers like America's Army or Battlefield Interstate or the 450+MB GT4 trailer are still there.

 

[DanJ]

Anyone know generally how much bandwidth running a tracker takes? Lets say 50 or so connections at any given time.

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: dwell
Azureus is a really good client. I suggest using it over the crappy Python one.

yeah i like it too

 

[Kelemvor]

The top two I hear people using are Azureus and ABC. I use ABC and it just came out with a new version day before yesterday. 2.6.7 so far.