L2Torrent

[Cheezeit117]

Yeah, posted this on www.milkthenet.com first, but I think i am missing a LOT, so I need some CC, so any comments are welcome

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol. BitTorrent is a method of distributing large amounts of data widely without the original distributor incurring the entire costs of hardware, hosting and bandwidth resources. Instead, when data is distributed using the BitTorrent protocol, recipients each supply data to newer recipients, reducing the cost and burden on any given individual source, providing redundancy against system problems, and reducing dependence upon the original distributor.

The protocol was designed in April 2001, implemented and first released 2 July 2001 by programmer Bram Cohen, and is now maintained by BitTorrent, Inc.[1]

Usage of the protocol accounts for significant traffic on the Internet, but the precise amount has proven difficult to measure.

There are numerous compatible BitTorrent clients, written in a variety of programming languages, and running on a variety of computing platforms.


Yeah, i just copied that from Wikipedia because it explains the ideas of torrents much better then I can.

Well, thats a definition, but what does it really mean. All you need to know is that downloading torrents is a fast and generally safe way of getting free files, programs, movies and more. How is this different from a normal download? Well, for one thing it is converted into a new file "protocol" so that when you get the file, you will need to open it up in a special program that can read the torrent "protocol".

Lets say I want to download Microsoft 2007 Office for free, then I head to the torrent site of my choice (www.isohunt.com in this case). Then I search Microsoft Office 2007 as seen in the picture and I get a jillion results.



As you can see I have it sorted by seeds (A seed is basically someone who has downloaded the file and still has their torrent downloader up and is hosting the file for other people to download this file), it pretty important that you sort by seed, to make sure you are getting a file that has been downloaded by multiple people, generally the more seeds = less chance of viruses, although you can never be too careful so remember to always scan your downloads at http://www.virustotal.com/.

After downloading your torrent (Should only take a couple seconds) you will have a file that is not opening. Like I said earlier, you need a torrent client that can take pieces of this file from seeders. I use Azureus to download my torrents, you can get it at http://azureus.sourceforge.net/. So, you have your torrent client, now what? Before you open your torrent download, you need to do a quick setup for your torrent client to make sure you are getting the most from it. If you are behind a firewall or router, then you must go to www.Portforward.com and look up your router/firewall and find out how to open ports. When you know how to forward a port head to your Torrent client of choice and check what port it wants to use to get the information. Usually the default port will be fine, and Azureus automatically opens that port for you, but some people have had a bit of trouble so you can always try changing the port to something else. If your Torrent client hasn't automatically opened your port you are trying to use, follow the steps www.portforward.com told you to and open up a new port, then set it in your torrent client.That is about all the setup you really need.

Well, open the torrent file and Azureus will automatically understand you are downloading this file. When Azureus gives you that pop up, click OK and you are starting your torrent download! Here is a picture of what it looks like when you start downloading.

****ing Imageshack..Well..I have pictures..they won't upload though..Sorry :P

Now just sit and enjoy as your program downloads itself and have fun!



Torrent Sites:
www.isohunt.com
www.torrentspy.com
http://thepiratebay.org
www.Demenoid.com
www.torrentz.com
www.bitsoup.org

Torrent Clients:
http://www.utorrent.com/
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/


PS: This guide is far from perfect, any criticisms/CC are very welcomed

[Flying Piggy]

This is a great guide Cheezeit and thanks for sharing , i would rep you but i have to spread some around first (so... later) .

I suggest adding this http://www.portforward.com/ to you post for people behind routers or firewalls ; )

[Cheezeit117]

This is a great guide Cheezeit and thanks for sharing , i would rep you but i have to spread some around first (so... later) .

I suggest adding this http://www.portforward.com/ to you post for people behind routers or firewalls ; )

Done

[Alkhara Majere]

Good guide.
Looks fine.

[Fault]

www.torrentz.com is the best, searches around 40 other sites, and combines all their trackers

[raceboy404]

i personally enjoy bitsoup.org but you have to register

i have ran around 100 torrents and have never got a virus from there.

lol i am still looking for that profilepacks.com to bad you guys had to take it down befor i got donater =(

[Flying Piggy]

Moved from the Contributors Discussion section by the original posters request .

[Obex]

The way torrents work (or used to )

when you download a bit torrent file a tiny scrap of it is stored on your computer then when someone elase wants the file the torrent says ok here are all the tiny bits and your computer asembles them like a jigsaw

the illegal but in torrents is not the downloading but the UPloading of the file wich means you dont break the law when you download a torrented file but from then after whenever some else download that file you break the law

kinda sucks dosnt it ?

however once the file has been downloaded enough then your off the hook because imagen if you made a amasing programme and some dude pirated it well then its time to get out the pwing stick but what if a million people had 0.00000000001% of the file it would take 100000000000 downloads befor they had uploaded 1% of it so are you going to sue a million people ... no it easyer to sttack the torrents them self leaving the users to download as much as they want


oh crap i just read all of ur thread and realised that you had allready said all of this

[Yamaki]

Aah, I can't give you rep for any of your posts wtf @_@

[Jbob]

anyone know of any links to any downloads of the World of Warcraft Glider Profiles and Glider Packs profile groups, ive been looking to get the farming ones and the new BG ones that he is going to release, thanks.