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everything you wanted to know about BIT TORRENTS!!
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stevo1981
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5. June 2004 @ 08:38 |
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OK, i know torrents have been covered numerous times on these forums, but i want to start a thread that is like a start to finish forum, including tweaks etc.
I'm very new to BT's but think they are the bees knees.
I'd like for people to not ask any questions on this thread, making it a straight forward advice page.
So, just to get started, u should have ur adsl or other high speed line connected, you then download 'bit tornado' or something like it, then you go to suprnova.org or other sites the same and d/l ur torrents. As for tweaking, i think the ports for bit tornado are 6881-6999. Anybody who knows any different, please post here, thanks. (my speeds are horrific (1kb down, 5kb up) and i have a 1 meg line and a top-end PC etc)
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-LoNeR-
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6. June 2004 @ 10:45 |
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Dude, if youve got a top end pc and a 1 meg line - why are u wasting your time with bittorrent? if it dont work for your - like a few people i know then, why dont u switch to IRC
i have a 512 Adsl line, and when downloading files i get speeds of 50-60kbps on almost every download, its highly configurable, the downloads are resumable and its very safe
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/47221
look at that guide just to get you started - Ps, follow Darthnips advice he knows a lot
if this doesent entertain your interest at all please post and i shall modify my post so you can ave your bittorrent appreciation thread.......
Dean
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Toiletman
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6. June 2004 @ 12:59 |
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IRC is only safe if you don't piss anyone off.
Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't.
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stevo1981
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6. June 2004 @ 13:07 |
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why is that toiletman?
what is irc anyway, what does it do?
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-LoNeR-
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6. June 2004 @ 14:28 |
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toiletman, whys it only safe if u dont piss anyone off?.....
IRC (internet relay chat) is originally a chat client - but people have adapted the network to use it for transferring files, did u look at the link?
3 sites to use with IRC are
http://www.vcdquality.com/index.php
ircspy.com
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packetnews.com
if u learn how to use it it can be very good
Dean
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7. June 2004 @ 08:39 |
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no T-man, it's only YOU that gets messed with on IRC, because you like pissing people off!!. acyaully yes it can be a scary place if you dont know whats going on. just think of yourself at the bottom of the food chain at first, you might get eaten, might not. IRC can be a wonderful thing, but it can also be a nightmare. as far as the question of "what is IRC". no one can be told what IRC is, you can only be shown :)
http://www.Lonero.net - friend of the forums, great guitar player
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Toiletman
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7. June 2004 @ 11:59 |
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IRC is like the Matrix, except you don't get the pleasure of being hunted down everyday you "JACK IN"
Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't.
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7. June 2004 @ 15:22 |
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yeah at least not anymore, those were the good old days.
http://www.Lonero.net - friend of the forums, great guitar player
#afterdawn (well i have no idea where it is anymore)
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Praetor
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7. June 2004 @ 15:23 |
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no T-man, it's only YOU that gets messed with on IRC, because you like pissing people off!!.
LOL ... the good ol' days back on Liquid eh? hehe
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7. June 2004 @ 16:29 |
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yeah i cant remember how many time's he'd PM me with "hey join #thischannel and watch me get banned" haha it was great
http://www.Lonero.net - friend of the forums, great guitar player
#afterdawn (well i have no idea where it is anymore)
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Toiletman
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7. June 2004 @ 20:06 |
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And when I finally got Glined, I was banned for around a month lol. I didn't really have an IRC client back then, just used eMule. Now the Liquid network is all screwy, am I right?
I kinda stopped after the Gline though :)
Everyone is entitled to their own true opinion. Either respect that or don't.
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7. June 2004 @ 20:24 |
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Use Shareaza, or IRC, Shareaza can handle BIT Torrents, and you get them faster and better then any "Bit torrent" client. With a 1 meg line, use IRC. I was getting the same speed (1kb, 5 kb) on my 256k/256k line so, it is just the client, use Shareaza, i get up to 60kb down, and it usually hovers around 35.
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Praetor
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8. June 2004 @ 07:13 |
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Now the Liquid network is all screwy, am I right?
Liquid is now Fresh. :)
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zachzchw
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9. June 2004 @ 10:46 |
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Question on bit torrents- how do I convert .tar and .rar files to burn them on cds?
plant seeds of thought, so that they may grow into fruitful blossoms of knowledge........
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stevo1981
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9. June 2004 @ 13:32 |
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dunno about tar files but you use winrar to 'unzip' .rar files, then you can burn them to cd, if ur wanting to copy video files to cd for vcd's, i think the files need to be mpegs, or AVI not sure.
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Toiletman
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9. June 2004 @ 18:26 |
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.tar is also a format supported by WinRAR.
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zachzchw
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9. June 2004 @ 19:56 |
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I got winrar for .rar and .tar files, what can I use for mp4a files?
plant seeds of thought, so that they may grow into fruitful blossoms of knowledge........
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