On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:36:27 +0000, Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 10 Mar 2005 17:21, Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Thursday 10 March 2005 14:03, Christopher Taylor wrote: > > > Some of the sites that I am looking at only have downloads via > > > bittorent. Can someone explain what this is and how it is setup? > > > Thanks. > > > > Bittorrent is a peer2peer file transfer protocol that is especially good > > for big files such as iso images. > > When you join a torrent you download fragments of the file from many people > > at once and simultaneously you upload to other people. > > > > To use bittorrent install bittorrent and bittorrent-gui packages > > Also make sure the mozplugger package is installed if it is not already. > > (Restart your browser after installing mozplugger - mozplugger tells your > > system how to handle most browser file types. For a torrent file it will > > open up btdownloadgui.py for you) > > > > You should then be able to join a torrent just by clicking on the 'seed' > > file displayed on web pages with firefox/mozilla/konqueror/opera > > > > If that does not work then save the torrent seed file to disc and then open > > Menu>Internet>FileTransfer>BittorrentGUI and select the downloaded file. > > > > For Bittorrent to work you MUST open your firewall to permit uploading to > > other users. Bittorrent does not permit 'leeching'. (Taking without giving) > > > > In your firewall open ports 6881to 6889 and 6969 > > If you have an external firewall then forward those ports to your Linux > > computer. > > > > See http://www.bittorrent.com/introduction.html > > > It's also important to configure your upload/download, and don't forget to > leave your connection live for a period after you have finished, to help > those just starting a download. > > Anne > -- > Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) > Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels > > > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ > > > Everything worked fine, for the most part. I tried to download the privateer remake which had a stated file size of 180.5 meg. Bitttorrent ran at ~160 kps up until that point where the percentage went to 99% downloaded. The speed dropped to ~30 kps and kept downloading. There were uploads at a speed of 1 kps the entire time. I went out for the evening with the download still going (200 meg and still going). When I got home the download was complete at 360 meg. The game installed and now I have to learn how to play it.
I followed these steps: 1. urpmi bittorrent 2. urpmi bittorent-gui 3. urpmi mozplugger (Failed on real-codec dependancy of mplayer) 4. Went to website of download and clicked on file. 5. Firefox asked to open of save. Open was with bittorent gui so I chose that. Thanks for all of your help. -- Christopher Taylor - Registered Linux User #383327 If this message is sent to a mailing list please 'Reply to List' or re-write the To field. This will save on a lot of duplicate emails going out.
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