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03suprchikn
01-30-2008, 12:05 PM
good tips on this site.

http://lifehacker.com/350405/top-10-bittorrent-tools-and-tricks


I'm giving the "ted" app a try right now.
blackOnblack
01-31-2008, 07:44 PM
hmm.

Azureus + PeerGuardian2 = FTW
Sane_Man
01-31-2008, 08:29 PM
I'll have to try a new client.

Thanks for the link.
Twinsen
01-31-2008, 09:58 PM
hmm.

Azureus + PeerGuardian2 = FTW

:thumbup Though be sure to check the total of blocked IP's after you update as I've noticed PG2 sometimes downloads blank lists.
blackOnblack
02-01-2008, 12:11 AM
"Blocking 754220026 IPs"
insyder
02-01-2008, 09:13 AM
uTorrent is excellent in so many ways.
Sane_Man
02-01-2008, 09:41 AM
uTorrent is excellent in so many ways.

I have it on my wife's Laptop, but I like BitComet better. What's the dealio with uTorrent, that I'm missing?
insyder
02-01-2008, 05:11 PM
Bandwidth throttling, and scheduling are my two favorite features, scheduling being top. Plus, it's super super small size and resource footprint. I run it 24/7 on an old Dell desktop acting as our home file/print server and it sits quietly running while any other processes plug away as normal.

You can schedule utorrent to turn itself on and off and different hours of the day on different days of the week. I have it running WFO at night when were sleeping and either throttled or off during expected user usage hours.

On my DSL line, torrent DL/UL can suck up a ton of bandwidth making for a poor user experience for others on the LAN.

Definately worth a try.
03suprchikn
02-02-2008, 07:57 AM
Bandwidth throttling, and scheduling are my two favorite features, scheduling being top. Plus, it's super super small size and resource footprint. I run it 24/7 on an old Dell desktop acting as our home file/print server and it sits quietly running while any other processes plug away as normal.

You can schedule utorrent to turn itself on and off and different hours of the day on different days of the week. I have it running WFO at night when were sleeping and either throttled or off during expected user usage hours.

On my DSL line, torrent DL/UL can suck up a ton of bandwidth making for a poor user experience for others on the LAN.

Definately worth a try.



I was thinking about using it as a server too, but didn't think it was possible. How do you access file from other locations?
Sane_Man
02-02-2008, 08:03 AM
I was thinking about using it as a server too, but didn't think it was possible. How do you access file from other locations?

After sharing the directory where you saved the torrents, you map a drive to the server machine from the PC you are using. You do that from My Computer or File Explorer.
Spinbreakz
10-20-2008, 04:29 PM
Bumping the thread cuz i have a question...

Dont people get arrested and stuff for downloading torrents? I keep hearing horror stories of people getting caught and what not?

How do you prevent getting caught?
Sane_Man
10-20-2008, 04:59 PM
Bumping the thread cuz i have a question...

Dont people get arrested and stuff for downloading torrents? I keep hearing horror stories of people getting caught and what not?

How do you prevent getting caught?

Never heard of anyone being busted or arrested for downloading torrents, unless they were doing it on a school network.
MtnRacer
10-20-2008, 05:44 PM
My understanding is that they generally go after the original seeders.

Steve
Twinsen
10-20-2008, 06:22 PM
People getting "busted" are not using torrents. They are using programs like Kazzaa and other crap.

If I remember correctly, I only once saw a story about a person getting served papers that was using torrents...:dunno

Plus, they can't prove it was you downloading the content anyway. Last time I checked, people weren't IP addresses.:laughing
santa
10-21-2008, 12:53 PM
My friend got a letter from Comcast saying FOX contacted them with a list of all the episodes of House he had been downloading. In the letter they say that they will disable his comcast account (for life) the next time it happens. It's just not worth it.

Note: he's a leecher, he doesn't seed once the download is complete.
acerunner
10-21-2008, 02:29 PM
not sure if this is accurate. but i remember reading somewhere about companies putting out fake torrents so they can track who tries to download it. Kind of an undercover thing.

I just download from well known established seeders.
Sane_Man
10-21-2008, 03:56 PM
My friend got a letter from Comcast saying FOX contacted them with a list of all the episodes of House he had been downloading. In the letter they say that they will disable his comcast account (for life) the next time it happens. It's just not worth it.

Note: he's a leecher, he doesn't seed once the download is complete.

You can watch all their shows for free on their website, so why would they have heartburn on torrent D/L's?
TCK!
10-22-2008, 06:24 AM
This is probably common knowledge for you guys but I found this useful for helping improve my torrent speeds:

http://forum.dekonia.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1318
santa
10-23-2008, 10:55 AM
You can watch all their shows for free on their website, so why would they have heartburn on torrent D/L's?

Because you don't watch the ads if you download the torrent.
Jumpman23
10-23-2008, 11:41 AM
My friend got a letter from Comcast saying FOX contacted them with a list of all the episodes of House he had been downloading. In the letter they say that they will disable his comcast account (for life) the next time it happens. It's just not worth it.

Note: he's a leecher, he doesn't seed once the download is complete.

Well you ARE seeding while youre leeching...so who knows.

Anyways NICE thread...Ima former BitComet user btw now on Azereus.
MtnRacer
10-23-2008, 11:45 AM
1) Your friend's an asshole. If you only take and don't give back, the system doesn't sustain itself

2) He's also a twit, those episodes are available for free on Fox's website.

Steve
Jumpman23
10-23-2008, 11:57 AM
1) Your friend's an asshole. If you only take and don't give back, the system doesn't sustain itself

2) He's also a twit, those episodes are available for free on Fox's website.

Steve

Werd. Leechers only FTL.
insyder
10-23-2008, 12:16 PM
Werd. Leechers only FTL.Agreed.

Private torrent sites with ratio tracking and low-ratio punting FTMFW!
Jumpman23
10-23-2008, 12:20 PM
Agreed.

Private torrent sites with ratio tracking and low-ratio punting FTMFW!
Yupp, totally FTW.
santa
10-23-2008, 12:38 PM
:laughing the point was that you can get caught no matter how careful you are.
acerunner
10-24-2008, 01:28 AM
Agreed.

Private torrent sites with ratio tracking and low-ratio punting FTMFW!

yeah seriously. i need one of those. got any recommendations?
03suprchikn
10-25-2008, 09:30 AM
Since you guys are still checking out this thread..
I have been using this torrent search engine for a while and like it. It searches multiple torrent sites.

http://www.torrentz.com/
DenBoe
10-25-2008, 12:48 PM
I got contacted by my ISP twice. My roomate uses U-torrent and downlaods from mininova.com

We got a letter saying the would discontinue our internet account if any "illegal copyrighted material downloads" continued to occur.

One was from Activision, and one was from Paramount.

I use BitTyrant and usually get my torrents off piratebay.
I got a shitload of Paramount stuff, and they never contacted me about my downloads. So be careful on what you download.
Sane_Man
10-25-2008, 04:04 PM
I got contacted by my ISP twice. My roomate uses U-torrent and downlaods from mininova.com

We got a letter saying the would discontinue our internet account if any "illegal copyrighted material downloads" continued to occur.

One was from Activision, and one was from Paramount.

I use BitTyrant and usually get my torrents off piratebay.
I got a shitload of Paramount stuff, and they never contacted me about my downloads. So be careful on what you download.

Wow, whose your ISP?
DenBoe
10-25-2008, 04:54 PM
Charter
Dopesick
10-26-2008, 03:18 PM
Funny. I have over 1TB of stuff from Fox, Warner, BMG, etc... never once got a letter from my ISP or anyone else.

I guess the real thing to be said is, Be careful WHERE you download from.
TCK!
10-26-2008, 03:44 PM
Funny. I have over 1TB of stuff from Fox, Warner, BMG, etc... never once got a letter from my ISP or anyone else.

I guess the real thing to be said is, Be careful WHERE you download from.

+1
DenBoe
10-26-2008, 07:42 PM
Ya some reason they dont notice stuff i download. My roomie is bad at being stealthy I guess.
patrykb
10-26-2008, 11:05 PM
Charter

That was an illegal thing for them to do. ISPs can't give out customer's information without police intervention.
DenBoe
10-27-2008, 12:34 AM
Thats not how it works. When you use bit torrents any peers or seeders you connect to can see what your ip is. Companies connect to these torrents, take lists on IPs then contact the corresponding ISP service and tell them of such activities. The ISP never gives any customer information out, at least I do not believe so, although I could be wrong.
TCK!
10-27-2008, 09:41 AM
Thats not how it works. When you use bit torrents any peers or seeders you connect to can see what your ip is. Companies connect to these torrents, take lists on IPs then contact the corresponding ISP service and tell them of such activities. The ISP never gives any customer information out, at least I do not believe so, although I could be wrong.

I believe it depends on the company, some have you sign away this privilege when you agree to their terms of service. But before they contact you they usually download a piece of the file you're seeding as proof that you were providing the file to others, just your IP on the list doesn't show you are actively participating.

If you continue to seed then they can get a court order to make your ISP provide the information even if your ISP says they won't give it out normally.

At least thats my understanding of the whole thing.
patrykb
10-27-2008, 08:01 PM
Thats not how it works. When you use bit torrents any peers or seeders you connect to can see what your ip is. Companies connect to these torrents, take lists on IPs then contact the corresponding ISP service and tell them of such activities. The ISP never gives any customer information out, at least I do not believe so, although I could be wrong.

Well yeah, thats how they get your IP. But they can't get your email or mailing address from it without the ISP providing it to them.
santa
10-28-2008, 12:08 PM
They don't. The ISP is the one sending the message on behalf of the copyright holder.
Jumpman23
10-28-2008, 01:31 PM
If you guys are worried about that, use an IP camo proggie like Steganos.
DenBoe
10-28-2008, 06:24 PM
My neighbor got one using Bit Tyrant and Pirate Bay torrents from Charter via paramount. :-\

I think they just keep warning you though, just to please to company and dont actually do any "action"
blackOnblack
10-29-2008, 11:28 AM
I got one for downloading Entourage once. I forgot i left the client open while at work and they ended up getting the letter.

At home, I've been running PG2, but as of lately ic an't because it wont run on Vista x64 :(

Any suggestiosn for the x64 users?
DenBoe
10-29-2008, 12:10 PM
http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/

edit: sorry made mistake, but heres link to pg2 if anyone wants.
blackOnblack
10-29-2008, 12:13 PM
Yeah, i installed the x64 bit version when when i load it, it gives me a driver load error and doesn't work :(
Volcomism
10-29-2008, 03:39 PM
I got 1 letter from Comcast, but that was it. It definitely chilled me out for a while though. After seeing woman get sued for $200k+, I'll take the - torrent hit.
toshiro
11-02-2008, 02:20 PM
I wonder which sites corporations monitor and which they don't . . .
TCK!
11-02-2008, 04:07 PM
I wonder which sites corporations monitor and which they don't . . .

From my wanderings on the net, pretty much all of them except the ultra private trackers. But I've yet to get an account with any of them.