tedtexas Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 ISP: Roadrunner Cable Download Speed: 4.7 Mbits/s == 587 KBytes/s Upload Speed: 384 Kb/s == 48 KB/s Hardware: linksysWifi Router that serves 2 Desktops OS: Windows XP-SP2 fully updated (the SP2 firewall service is disabled) AntiVirus: Synmantec AntiSpyware: Spysweeper In getting started with torrents, I have some content I am willing to upload but don't understand the process and specifics. I also want to download and i have been to torrent sites looking for specific content. Is there a good place for torrent site listings? What are leechers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The UnUsual Suspect Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Here is a good link to help you with the terms related to bittorrent protocol. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bittorrent since the scope of your questions are far to broad to answer completely, I suggest you do some reading there and then you can ask more specific questions about what you don't understand. Seed=peer that has completed files peer=person that is uploading/downloading (sometimes referred to as leecher, but this term is often used to describe "bad" peers) Leecher=person that downloads more then they upload (orignally this term was used to describe all peers, but has become a term to describe only those who are harmful to the process. as for torrent sites, in my opinion Demoniod is among the best. I suggest you try their site on fridays, as they have been accepting new members then. Mininova is a good "dump" site (hosts torrents form many sources), but this type of site often as the good, as well as the bad torrents. Suspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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