Re: [newbie] Bittorrent setup {FIXED]
On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:36:27 +, 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 MenuInternetFileTransferBittorrentGUI 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. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] Bittorrent setup
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. -- 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. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Bittorrent setup
On Thursday 10 March 2005 15:03, 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. Take a trip here : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/09/bittorrent_update/ Bittorrent is included in 10.1 and very easy to set up. HTH Kaj Haulrich. -- *sent from a 100% Microsoft-free workstation* * http://haulrich.net * *Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) - kernel 2.6.8* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
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Should have been going here as wellgmail again LOL - Original Message - From: Anders Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Christopher Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Bittorrent setup 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. I would suggest using Azureus (http://azureus.sourceforge.net), it is very easy to use and a good client /Anders Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Bittorrent setup
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 MenuInternetFileTransferBittorrentGUI 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 derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Bittorrent setup
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 MenuInternetFileTransferBittorrentGUI 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
[newbie] Bittorrent setup
Is anyone familiar with seting up a sevice for Bittorrent on a Westell Versalink 237W? Thanks, Fred Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
