Bittorrent, how useful is it??

~~Optimummind~~ · Nov 3, 2003, 08:18 AM

I've just tried using Bittorrent for the first time last night with great success. The file I downloaded was "NO WAREZ." The program works perfectly and plays well. I had to leave the computer turned on to download 1.4GB of data but it was more stable and reliable than Kazaa or eMule.

What's your opinion of this program? Also, do you know of any good sites or programs that keep an updated list of current Bittorrent files and servers?? Sometimes, I'll connect and sometimes I won't.

EDITED BY: OMEGADRIVE

Sharkims · Nov 3, 2003, 08:22 AM

I personaly like bit torrent. I think the idea is genious in the world of file swapping. I run wild with file swapping in spite of the RIAA as I think many people do.

BWX · Nov 3, 2003, 09:42 AM

I like Bittorrent, I JUST started to use it-- But I wouldn't talk about downloading warez dudes. It's against the forum rules. Just a freindly reminder...

I think it is fine to talk about technology like bittorrent though.

I think it's pretty amazing too.

UberLord · Nov 3, 2003, 11:07 AM

The technology behind BitTorrent is amazing.

As a result, I've installed traffic shapping on my ADSL router at home which makes running things like BitTorrent and other P2P stuff play nicely when you're playing an online game for example.

Traffic shapping reduces the overall throughput of download/uploads but makes everything smoother. So a single file download is slightly slower but multiple streams work very very much better

Markius · Nov 3, 2003, 11:19 AM

where do i get this bittorrent??????

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 3, 2003, 11:38 AM

alot of download sites are useing it now

Spyro124 · Nov 3, 2003, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Markius
where do i get this bittorrent??????

I'd say give google a shot, thats all I can say, don't want to break any forum rules here.

BWX · Nov 3, 2003, 01:46 PM

P2P is not evil!

Thats' what the internet was invented for.

DriveEuro · Nov 3, 2003, 02:04 PM

Bittorrent is really good for when something intially comes out. You need lots of seeds though. Too many people close their torrent windows when they finished. That's the only drawback to it.

~~Optimummind~~ · Nov 3, 2003, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DriveEuro
Bittorrent is really good for when something intially comes out. You need lots of seeds though. Too many people close their torrent windows when they finished. That's the only drawback to it.

That's very true. As for me, I keep my Bittorrent upload connection on until I turn off my computer. I like to give back for what I got received. Now, only if more people did that!

~~Optimummind~~ · Nov 3, 2003, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
I like Bittorrent, I JUST started to use it-- But I wouldn't talk about downloading warez dudes. It's against the forum rules. Just a freindly reminder...

Ok, thx for the reminder.

Madgoat1979 · Nov 13, 2003, 02:59 AM

I have problems with the torrent thing,

IT GOES SO SLOW!!!

How does anybody expect a person to wait for a 700mb file THATS DOWNLOADING AT 16KBs?????????????

how do ya speed it up???

spark rain fire · Nov 13, 2003, 03:17 AM

i have problems with it, i dont know if the files i try to get are too obsure or what, but the seeds always fail, not enough torrents out yet, or something.. but i love the idea, and it works well for mainstream stuff..

Ev!L-aLphA · Nov 13, 2003, 03:28 AM

NEWSBIN DOWNLOADS AT 3 MBPS eheheh for me (bittorrent only 30 kbps) but newsbin is sorta compluicated i dont usualy download games only if they single player

i dont like to be a warez guy i like to support the company's!

BWX · Nov 13, 2003, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ev!L-aLphA
NEWSBIN DOWNLOADS AT 3 MBPS eheheh for me (bittorrent only 30 kbps) but newsbin is sorta compluicated i dont usualy download games only if they single player i dont like to be a warez guy i like to support the company's!

I have downloaded files at 320 to 360 KB/sec using bit torrent.. It's a very interesting technology.. I just like trying to figure out how to make it work. A fast upload speed helps, as well as setting up your firewall properly, not exactly sure how to do that though.

Madgoat1979 · Nov 13, 2003, 03:56 AM

whats this news bin stuff???

I only have cable.... I get 3mb download at tops.

(but my crappy upload is 256kb....)

But yeah, newsbin??

Ev!L-aLphA · Nov 13, 2003, 06:58 AM

i got cox btw BEST ISP

umm its a program that uses ur isp's newsgroup as a server and u go and download

groups like ali.binaries.images.games or something like that and each tome someon

posts a game or movie or something on that group u go and dl it but there are parts

lets say doom 2 for example it has cd1 50 parts and cd2 50 parts than u gotta

go and use smartpart to check if all files are there than u extract 1 of cd1 and cd2 and

than u use a program like daemon tools to use the image or .cue .iso or what ever

into a cd so u can install..

but shh from me no more

Nov 3, 2003, 08:18 AM	#1
~~Optimummind~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Orange, California Posts: 632 Rep Power: 0	Bittorrent, how useful is it?? I've just tried using Bittorrent for the first time last night with great success. The file I downloaded was "NO WAREZ." The program works perfectly and plays well. I had to leave the computer turned on to download 1.4GB of data but it was more stable and reliable than Kazaa or eMule. What's your opinion of this program? Also, do you know of any good sites or programs that keep an updated list of current Bittorrent files and servers?? Sometimes, I'll connect and sometimes I won't. EDITED BY: OMEGADRIVE

Nov 3, 2003, 08:22 AM	#2
Sharkims Seen my brain? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WA,USA Posts: 760 Rep Power: 0	I personaly like bit torrent. I think the idea is genious in the world of file swapping. I run wild with file swapping in spite of the RIAA as I think many people do. __________________ System-1: MSI K8N Neo Platinum \|\| A64 3200+(200x11) - Zalman 7000A-AlCu \|\| 1x1gb OCZ PC3200@400(3-3-3-7) \|\| 9800XT \|\| WD Raptors 2x36 RAID0 System-2: MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R \|\| P4 2.4c(FSB:200) - Intel Cooler \|\| 2x256 GEIL PC3200@400(2-3-3-6) \|\| AIW9000 \|\| WD SE 120x2 RAID0 System-3: DELL Inspiron 9100 \|\| P4 3.0c(mobile) \|\| 2x256mb PC3200(3-3-3-8) \|\| Mobility Radeon 9700 - 128mb \|\| WSXGA+ 15.4" \|\| 60gb 5400RPM 8mb

Nov 3, 2003, 09:42 AM	#3
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I like Bittorrent, I JUST started to use it-- But I wouldn't talk about downloading warez dudes. It's against the forum rules. Just a freindly reminder... I think it is fine to talk about technology like bittorrent though. I think it's pretty amazing too. __________________

Nov 3, 2003, 11:07 AM	#4
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	The technology behind BitTorrent is amazing. As a result, I've installed traffic shapping on my ADSL router at home which makes running things like BitTorrent and other P2P stuff play nicely when you're playing an online game for example. Traffic shapping reduces the overall throughput of download/uploads but makes everything smoother. So a single file download is slightly slower but multiple streams work very very much better __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Nov 3, 2003, 11:19 AM	#5
Markius DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 2,350 Rep Power: 0	where do i get this bittorrent?????? __________________ DriverHeavens Aussie... "Lifes tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late"

Nov 3, 2003, 11:38 AM	#6
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	alot of download sites are useing it now __________________

Nov 3, 2003, 01:46 PM	#8
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Nov 3, 2003, 02:04 PM	#9
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Bittorrent is really good for when something intially comes out. You need lots of seeds though. Too many people close their torrent windows when they finished. That's the only drawback to it. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Nov 13, 2003, 02:59 AM	#12
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I have problems with the torrent thing, IT GOES SO SLOW!!! How does anybody expect a person to wait for a 700mb file THATS DOWNLOADING AT 16KBs????????????? how do ya speed it up??? __________________

Nov 13, 2003, 03:17 AM	#13
spark rain fire i am rad. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: central pa Posts: 236 Rep Power: 0	i have problems with it, i dont know if the files i try to get are too obsure or what, but the seeds always fail, not enough torrents out yet, or something.. but i love the idea, and it works well for mainstream stuff.. __________________ ---- [color=red]http://www.invalidsystemdisk.vze.com[/color]

Nov 13, 2003, 03:28 AM	#14
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	NEWSBIN DOWNLOADS AT 3 MBPS eheheh for me (bittorrent only 30 kbps) but newsbin is sorta compluicated i dont usualy download games only if they single player i dont like to be a warez guy i like to support the company's! __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Nov 13, 2003, 03:56 AM	#16
Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	whats this news bin stuff??? I only have cable.... I get 3mb download at tops. (but my crappy upload is 256kb....) But yeah, newsbin?? __________________

Nov 13, 2003, 06:58 AM	#17
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	i got cox btw BEST ISP umm its a program that uses ur isp's newsgroup as a server and u go and download groups like ali.binaries.images.games or something like that and each tome someon posts a game or movie or something on that group u go and dl it but there are parts lets say doom 2 for example it has cd1 50 parts and cd2 50 parts than u gotta go and use smartpart to check if all files are there than u extract 1 of cd1 and cd2 and than u use a program like daemon tools to use the image or .cue .iso or what ever into a cd so u can install.. but shh from me no more __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08