Torrent Questions-HELP/ADVICE

rilemeup88 · 11-09-2008

I'm trying to download a video using BitTorrent on my Mac OS X. I'm not sure about the whole process.

*It's taking forever, like days. Is that normal or can I speed it up?

*The file should be in a format .avi. When it's totally done, will it automatically convert to .avi or do I need to do something with it?

Soty · 11-09-2008

Are you behind a router, or connected directly to a modem?

If you ARE, you may have to set up some port forwarding.

But I couldn't tell you where to find the IP your client is using. I don't do the whole Mac thing.

Sailordolly · 11-09-2008

how many seeds and peers are available? The torrent program should tell you something similar to "Seeds: X(of Y)". If there are few seeds, then that means that all of the bandwidth on THEIR end is being spent sending parts of the files to a lot of people, so you are merely getting an equal slice of a very limited pie. However, as long as the download isn't actually frozen, you can just leave it running in the background while you do other stuff. Also, torrents can be paused and resumed whenever you like, as long as SOMEBODY is still seeding it somewhere.

11-09-2008	#1
rilemeup88 Leecher Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4	Torrent Questions-HELP/ADVICE I'm trying to download a video using BitTorrent on my Mac OS X. I'm not sure about the whole process. It's taking forever, like days. Is that normal or can I speed it up? The file should be in a format .avi. When it's totally done, will it automatically convert to .avi or do I need to do something with it?

11-09-2008	#2
Soty Yippee-ki-yay, ma****er! Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,023	Re: Torrent Questions-HELP/ADVICE Are you behind a router, or connected directly to a modem? If you ARE, you may have to set up some port forwarding. But I couldn't tell you where to find the IP your client is using. I don't do the whole Mac thing. __________________ (In my defense, they ARE my machines.)

11-09-2008	#3
Sailordolly The Tiny Sailor Senshi Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 360	Re: Torrent Questions-HELP/ADVICE how many seeds and peers are available? The torrent program should tell you something similar to "Seeds: X(of Y)". If there are few seeds, then that means that all of the bandwidth on THEIR end is being spent sending parts of the files to a lot of people, so you are merely getting an equal slice of a very limited pie. However, as long as the download isn't actually frozen, you can just leave it running in the background while you do other stuff. Also, torrents can be paused and resumed whenever you like, as long as SOMEBODY is still seeding it somewhere. __________________ I am Sailor Dolly, and I'm going to shrink you! ^_^ I said shrink YOU, not ME! >_<