Tough-guy

You need a video codec. What ever compression program created the file has a codec that codes/decodes (
Codec) the media. Example is it was made by
DivX, you would need a DivX player or a codec that will "add-on" (attach) to Media Player.

one2many

that worked, thanks.

MikeJ-2009

It seems I set the temp downloads and the completed downloads to the right spot, and when the file is done it goes to my documents/downloads and is still in the form of a .rar. The way I had it set up before I didn't have to do ---- but click "download this torrent", utorrent would open, I press ok, and bam it's in the completed folder.

I'm still trying to figure this part out, so I haven't even gotten to upload/download rates, ports, or whatever any of that ---- is.

Also, as I had to reboot windows, I also went from a regular cable modem to a linksys wireless router. This means nothing to me, and I couldn't tell you what any of that does, but maybe it'll help. All I want is my muthafucken NWA discography, *****.

Toysrme

rar 4 life *****.

sounds like its working right to me

Tough-guy

Spoken like a true O.G.

A router acts like a firewall, which can interfere with download rates when using torrents. If everything is working fine and your download speed is good, then for god sakes man, don't ---- with it! But if "Compton's Most Wanted" is taking a year to download you might have to set-up port-forwarding. Just think of it as tuning your router.

Toysrme

that won't slow it down that will cause it not to trasnfer. what you're reffering to is a router's ability to handle multiple in and outward bound connections. which range in the hunreds for consumer routers.


when you're using a p2p downloader that will connect to as many users as possible (torrent ftw), you can over-saturate a router and the connection speeds across the board tank.

Tough-guy

No, was referring to the tit-for-tat system used in torrent transfers. If others can't upload from you then your inbound connections slow down. (This is not the same with Limewire or other programs on the Gnutella network.) That's how torrent file transfers work you send and recieve fairly propotionatly, and if peers can't connect to you your download rates suffer.

Toysrme

ya. no.
your download speed is not limited by you upload speed with a torrent. it is limited by what is availibe and your status with the torrent trackers. the majority of torrent tracking servers will downgrade your limit if you have not uploaded on average atleast 40% of the torrent in a 48hour timespan.

and unless your broadband is ----, you can download a good 5-15g in a 48hour timeframe on a popular torrent.

adding upload speed also caps your own download speed as for every packet you recieve, you send confirmation that you recieved it. and the more you're uploading, the fewer confirmations you send out, and the slower the download goes.

which is exactly why the vast majority of the time on your average 24-36kb/s upload cap on broadband your fastest download performance will NOT be remotely near your capped upload speed. It will be 1/4-1/3 of that speed.

And in refferance to what you're saying about forwarding the port. If you're able to download through a router, or any software firewalls AT ALL without any settings change that means:
The router/firewall has detected traffic requested by a network point (computer)
The router/firewall has allowed inbound AND outbound traffic to the assigned network point



So you're wrong regardless of how you want to look at it. Good try, but no.

Tough-guy

Why don't you do a write up on how torrents work, how to speed BitTorrent/uTorrent up, and share it with the class.

Toysrme

ive aluded to the most important things here and in the past. in the past week or two for that matter.
set your connections high enough to allow many connections, but not beyond what your router handles, set your upload to 1/4-1/3 of your maximum upload speed at MOST. and login to torrent tracking sites (that participate) to keep newer tracking data avalible