Downloading Torrents For An Idiot-Help Please - Page 3 - Ajarn Forum

zehner · 9th May 2007, 16:12

don't get it...i'm a bit slow with jokes

SageAndOnion · 9th May 2007, 16:14

I didn't get that either. Can you actually forward a port with a Mac though?

zehner · 9th May 2007, 16:15

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Originally Posted by SageAndOnion

Can you actually forward a port with a Mac though?

you just click on a box in the preferences and it opens 'em for you.

bet · 9th May 2007, 16:32

Orange b@stard = Orangeman

SageAndOnion · 9th May 2007, 18:50

Is that a Fenian joke then?

Bangkok Phil · 9th May 2007, 19:58

I agree that Utorrent is by far by the best.

As regards P2P networks, I gave up on Soulseek. It's just too damn slow. My tastes are fairly mainstream so I tend to download the albums off torrent sites like Mininova.

zehner · 9th May 2007, 22:31

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Originally Posted by Bangkok Phil

I gave up on Soulseek. It's just too damn slow

it ain't no speedster that's for sure. it's quite limited by the internet speed of the individual user but if you queue up a load of users it can fly.

patience is a virtue though in this high-speed now-now-now world. queue and it shall arrive

champagne charlie · 10th May 2007, 09:48

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Originally Posted by zehner

patience is virtue though in this high-speed now-now-now world. queue and it shall arrive

Set that puppy up before you hit the sack; "Set it and forget it."
In the morning you've got your tunes, no problemo.

mrsquirrel · 10th May 2007, 11:04

likewise · 10th May 2007, 15:38

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Originally Posted by zehner

you should try soulseek for your music columbia..it's what i use for my muso needs http://www.slsknet.org/download.html

it's a file-sharing program..you hook up with millions of other people online and can do searches for classic and obscure tracks. torrents are great for tv and movie stuff but i find that soulseek does the job better for tunes

btw..i use azureus for torrents: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

I use Azureus to download which works fine, the content of Azureus is shite though, it mostly only has trailers!

champagne charlie · 10th May 2007, 23:34

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Originally Posted by likewise

I use Azureus to download which works fine, the content of Azureus is shite though, it mostly only has trailers!

Wrong, Azureus is a bittorrent client, not a content provider.
You can find anything you want at bittorrent tracker websites, that's where you do your searching. Load the bittorrent file in your client of choice, (Azureus, BitComet, Utorrent, whatever) and off you go.

Most of the trailer garbage is found at public tracker sites. Private trackers are the way to go, but you gotta be persistant about registering, as these sites limit access. Or get an invite from a member.

Demonoid's quite good, and depending what you're into, there's even more exclusive niche sites for whatever content your looking for, from art house cinema, audiobooks, TV, documentaries, you name it.

likewise · 10th May 2007, 23:42

Thanks for the advice.

Just tried demonoid and can't get in : registrations are closed, if you have an invitation .......click here.

daneel · 10th May 2007, 23:51

disabling Upnp in Utorrent is might not be enough, you have to disable Upnp in the router itself as well.

Create a static IP in windows (internet connections) and a static port in Utorrent. Then create a new nat rule for the static IP and port in your router. worked for me.

Downloads are still slow but that is because of the amount of seeders though (6 or 8 mostly, guess I have very obscure tastes)

check with demonoid daily as it is very hard to get membership.

champagne charlie · 11th May 2007, 00:24

Demonoid's getting stingy with their invites as well. So much so, that some bad people are selling them, according to their website.
Check out http://www.cinema-obscura.com/ it's not a fast tracker, but there's some pretty good cinephile stuff on there occasionally.

daneel · 11th May 2007, 00:28

Yes I noticed they are selling memberships on Ebay for Demonoid.