Re: Torrent???

CoinSpin wrote:
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| "drybones" <drybones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|| "CoinSpin" <coin^spam^spin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|| > "drybones" <drybones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|| > |I was looking for updates and so forth for, "the Witcher" and came
| across
|| > a
|| > | No-Cd and discovered at that site there was a "Torrent?" download for
|| > the
|| > US
|| > | version that removes the US Censors crap.
|| > |
|| > | Fine downloaded that and when I tried to open the fix with WinAce or
|| > RAR,
|| > | well you know the rest.
|| > |
|| > | So then attempted to download a "Torrent?" program that was FREE, and
|| > got
|| > | into a deal that said it could not talk to my machine. Won't go into
|| > THAT
|| > as
|| > | I had gotten lost in the wily wogs.
|| > |
|| > | Is there no other way to to get past this censorship bull***?
|| > | And NO I shall not pop for another new Non US Game.
|| > |
|| > | Or would some one please explain "Torrent" to this old dummy?
|| > |
|| > | Thanks
|| > | --
|| > | drybones
|| > |
|| > |
|| >
|| > Well, a "Torrent" is really sort of pointer file to let you download a
|| > much
|| > bigger file (or set of files). It's the interface to a peer-to-peer
| file
|| > sharing system that splinters the files into smaller segments. So when
|| > you
|| > use a torrent program to download a file, you are actually grabbing
| chunks
|| > of the file from multiple users that are "seeding" (translation:
| sharing)
|| > the file. A torrent file can take a very long time to download, since
| you
|| > are at the mercy of the upload speeds of the "seeds" out there, which is
|| > why
|| > it splinters the file up into fragments - the theory is that if you
|| > download
|| > small fragments from a larger number of targets simultaneously, the
|| > download
|| > will finish faster. The theory usually works, as long as there are
| enough
|| > "seeds" for you to grab.
|| >
|| > I've had experience using µTorrent, it's a nice small (and free)
|| > application
|| > that is pretty easy to use. The website is http://www.utorrent.com
|| >
|| > Good luck!
|| >
|| > CoinSpin
|| >
|| >
||
|| Thanks CoinSpin,
|| I gave it a go but just can not get past my lousy router and then I am
| asked
|| to spend $ for some program that might fix my LinkSys to work with the
|| uTorrent. <sigh>
||
|| Guess no way to beat the Censors unless to spend even more $ and I can't
|| even get the No CD to work either.
||
|| drybones
||
|
| Ah... You must be having issues with port forwarding. I forgot about that
| little nugget, you have to set your router to allow a connection on the port
| uTorrent wants to use. Otherwise, you just get blocked.
|
| However, check out that utorrent.com site... They have a web interface they
| are working on, I believe it's in an early release now... The idea is that
| will bypass the router port issues (similar to how programs like gotomypc
| and other remote access utilities do)
|
| CoinSpin
|

Oops, may have spoken too soon... It looks like the web interface is for monitoring your uTorrent program, not bypassing it altogether... So the port forwarding issue will still be there.

What make/model of router do you have? Might be possible, I've had to find workarounds on a lot of routers in the past, so I may be able to give you some tips, if you are interested.

CoinSpin

http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

Look up your router there, and with a bit of luck it will have a walkthrough telling you how to set up μtorrent (It's listed under Utorrent, because μ is not a standard ASCII character).

If your router is not listed (or it is listed but the Utorrent entry is missing or unhelpful), let us know.

CC
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