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Maco70
08-08-2008, 08:11 AM
I've tried, I've read, I give up.
How the hell do torrents work?
I downloaded flashget, but after that I am lost, somebody HALP!
Liontamer
08-08-2008, 08:15 AM
I've tried, I've read, I give up.
How the hell do torrents work?
I downloaded flashget, but after that I am lost, somebody HALP!

Download a BitTorrent client (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_BitTorrent_clients). I use Vuze myself. Install whatever program you choose, then open/click on the torrent link like any other URL on the net. It should prompt that link being opened by the BT client and will proceed to download the files from that torrent.
Schwaltzvald
08-08-2008, 12:09 PM
I downloaded flashget

That's your biggest problem rigth there....

That is not a client used by torrent files....

Make a search for bit torrent clients such as Vuze or utorrent. Bit Tornado's not bad either.
Doulifée
08-08-2008, 12:46 PM
http://www.utorrent.com/

there is more than this one, test them and grab your favorite.
SLyGeN
08-12-2008, 07:23 AM
uTorrent is the easiest to get used to. It's got a interface similar to Limewire/Kazaa/Ares, so there won't be much learning curve.

Then go to thepira-- I mean, go to OCR's torrent section, and download/open the torrent file you're interested in with uTorrent.
Maco70
10-06-2008, 01:36 AM
A torrent doesn't count as p2p right?
This campus is very strict about that...
Doulifée
10-06-2008, 01:42 AM
torrent is peer to peer system.
Maco70
10-06-2008, 02:01 AM
Damn, now I'll have to wait.

Thanks for the heads up.
phill
10-06-2008, 02:05 AM
Damn, now I'll have to wait.

Thanks for the heads up.

I'd ask if your campus allows legal bit-torrent downloads so you can download things like Linux and OpenOffice....and the ocremix torrent
prophetik
10-06-2008, 02:15 AM
most don't, and pretty much if you ask too many questions most will just ban your ip for a short time until you stop asking said questions.
Maco70
10-06-2008, 02:40 AM
The tech department at this college is more likely not to know what a torrent is.
I have little faith in this college as it is, since the net is so shaky.
A little slow down is understandable, but when the internet goes down on campus for days at a time, it's just stupid.
Schwaltzvald
10-06-2008, 12:36 PM
The tech department at this college is more likely not to know what a torrent is.
I have little faith in this college as it is, since the net is so shaky.
A little slow down is understandable, but when the internet goes down on campus for days at a time, it's just stupid.

I'd like to call bs on the techies at your college not knowing what Bittorrent is. I was a tech for my college at one point and took advantage of the position quite well... They got to be hicks not to know about torrent technology...

I'd be wary of them, especially if they try to pin something on you to distract others from their "activities"...
phill
10-06-2008, 07:53 PM
most don't, and pretty much if you ask too many questions most will just ban your ip for a short time until you stop asking said questions.

And that is why you phone or talk face to face and avoid things like room number or computer name.


As for the crappy network up-time, it may not actually be ITs fault (not to say there isn't a good chance of it). Lack of funding to upgrade network hardware is a problem among many schools and businesses. I've known a few places where the finance department has "forgotten" to pay the ISP, or the ISP contract says once the limit is reached, the connection is pretty much cut.
articpenguin
10-13-2008, 12:58 AM
get utorrent. it's under 1mb. and look for a video on how to make it faster. then you'd be able to download anything with ease