bittorrent

[conVINCEd]

I've tried to start using bittorrent. I was told it was the end all, be all of file sharing services. It sucks, so I must be doing something wrong. I can't download anything. Is this normal? All I ever get is a timeout error. Help please.

 

[JohnnyM]

i heard the same thing and have had similar results. i've downloaded a couple of things, but it's harder to use and not that much faster than limewire, winmx, and the rest.

 

[TexasOwnzYou]

BT isnt that safe either. i know couple of friends who have downloaded movies from BT and have gotten notices from the MPAA. they've had to write an apology letter and then buy a retail copy of the dvd as punishment

if any of you live on campus/use wireless on campus, you can access the on campus dc++ hub. we currently have 7+TBs of data shared.
of course, it is for sharing stuff like linux distros and non-copyrighted music, documentaries etc...

PM me for the address.

 

[hornimal]

I have it. tried using it, to no avail. someone please explain to us techinical idiots how to properly use it.

 

[Swiffert]

its greatness. yall might be having problems with your firewalls/ports not being open.
The Link

 

[conVINCEd]

well, up and running. After immersing myself in all things bittorrent, I'm operational. Two links I found helpful.
The LinkThe Link

I'm impresed. Download speeds seem to be faster than other p2p programs i've used, much faster. Due to their seeding/leeching protocol, the downloads seem to pick up speed as they get closer to finishing. I have a cable modem, and I downloaded a couple of 170 MB files in about 15 minutes each.

 

[linux]

just follow the FAQs and you should do alright, in an excellent comunity you sometimes get awesome bandwith. At empornium I get 100 kb/s dowloads easy.

Everybody learn how to use it cool things are planned for this season.

 

[Mal]

I've only used it for downloading linux distros and TV shows. The only unfortunate thing is that it is hard to search for reliable bittorrent hash files.

 

[HoustonHorn93]

I use it all the time without any problems. Most of the time the problems end up being with firewalls.