torrents

[harryterry]

this is not directed towards either the ibook or macbooks but i was wondering why it seems that my torrent speeds are so slow, especially compared to when i download the same file using XP. anyone help me about this?? thanks

 

[Prime]

try using Transmission

I get 4 meg a sec download for the most part

 

[harryterry]

ok, well what program/port etc?

 

[digitalscrap]

Transmission is the program. You can get it here: http://transmission.m0k.org/about.php It is what I am using with it's default port settings and it works really well for me as well.

 

[buttuh]

I tried tomato and it was slow for me. Now I'm using Azureus. It's good enough for now so I haven't spent the time to try other ones.

 

[Arekisu]

I've had my MacBook nearly two weeks and i've being using Transmission (wirelessly). It seems much faster than using uTorrent on my XP machine downstairs.

 

[D3v1L80Y]

this is not directed towards either the ibook or macbooks

Then why did you put it in the Hardware forum for MacBooks and iBooks?

I'll move this to the correct forum now.

 

[christm]

by the way guys

dont post illegal stuff - i know this can be legal on what your downloading.

 

[Alexis]

Have you opened a port on your router?

 

[andrebnu]

Have you opened a port on your router?

Yeah, that's probably the problem. Find out which port does your torrent client uses, and open it in your router configuration.

 

[fgzhu88]

I use bitrocket and always search via isohunt (it lets you download through multiple trackers). my speed gets up to 200 something k/b

 

[Village Idiot]

Have you opened a port on your router?

+1

It shouldn't matter what client you're using. If your router isn't setup to have the port open, then it's probably going to be a lot slower. The XP box could just be on an open port by virtue of dumb luck.