just as stated... I have been a limewire guy since it's conception and have turned my head the other way on the whole torrent craze... Hence- I would like to know the following:

What exactly is a torrent?

How do you download one?

Where is the best/fastest Place to download?

Once DL'ed, how to open (i assume it is not like download & Listen- prolly more 2 it)?

What are the benefits?

Can i incorporate it w/ my Limewire?

Any other info I should know?

Thanks... bombs away

12/26/2007 10:06:04 PM

http://www.google.com

ibtb

12/26/2007 10:12:02 PM

torrents are like thunderstorms

12/26/2007 10:12:21 PM

hence

"torrential downpour"

12/26/2007 10:19:47 PM

^^^ I fully understand that I could use google and fish through a thousans nonsensical posts, advertisements, etc... to try and find something useful to me...


In all honesty there are individuals here on TWW that I would both trust (to an extent) and understand- That is all-

Seems that people's answer to shit in TT is always: http://www.google.com -
WTF is the purpose of this section of the forum if people can't answer a pretty simple help thread with a helpful response?

Quote :

"*Tech Talk* talk about computers and technology, ask questions! "

12/26/2007 10:52:21 PM

Just shut the fuck up and google or use wikipedia. I think it's pretty obvious that this thread is troll bait. We aren't stupid you idiot.

12/26/2007 10:53:32 PM

because if you had googled torrent+wiki

you would have arrived at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrent

clicking on the torrent subject that you were interested in would have answered all your questions

but obviously based on your threads and posts in classifieds, you are just too stupid to search for yourself

12/26/2007 10:56:00 PM

Maybe tww should just redirect people to google.com when they click on Tech Talk.

12/26/2007 10:57:44 PM

see Dick search for porn

see Dick download torrent

See Dick profit

12/26/2007 10:59:50 PM

^^^ a) wtf is it with you and trolling every fucking thread i post this month...?

b) thx for the wiki link

c) 5 yr deep and 14k+ posts.... Can you explain why ever M.Board on TWW has become an extention of CC w/ pointless flaming and eDick swinging???

12/26/2007 11:23:19 PM

^ depending on what you want to know, torrents can't be explained by a single, simple post.

You obviously already know they are something you download stuff with, but beyond that, it's not worth anyone's effort to type out what a torrent is, and how they work. Hence, a link to google, where someone else has already typed out nice long documentation about torrents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_%28protocol%29

This is the actual link you want.

The gist of it is this though... you download the torrent file, you download a torrent application (like µtorrent or Azureus) you open ports on your router, and then you open the torrent file with the torrent application.

[Edited on December 26, 2007 at 11:28 PM. Reason : ]

12/26/2007 11:26:09 PM

Might want to also tell this guy how to avoid getting busted by the ISP.

12/26/2007 11:31:48 PM

^ shh! We need him as a decoy

12/26/2007 11:35:36 PM

Quote :

"torrents are like thunderstorms"

12/26/2007 11:39:28 PM

Okay. Well can someone explain to me how to not get busted by teh ISP?

12/26/2007 11:40:14 PM

use peerguardian

12/26/2007 11:41:02 PM

get a better isp

limit your uploading rates

12/26/2007 11:43:32 PM

If the ISP really wants to bust you, they can.

PeerGuardian and encrypted transports can help to thwart (but not completely stop) trivial attempts and finding illegal torrenters.

12/26/2007 11:47:56 PM

only download porn. especially stuff that isn't DVD rips and whatnot. homemade and amateur porn FTW.

12/26/2007 11:49:29 PM

^x9

thanks moron, Your brief explanation is basically what my current understanding is... I guess the reason I wanted to learn more in depth is that i just don't see how the work involved to utilize a torrent file is more efficient than waiting on my 100kb/s to run on Limewire...

which leads to my other question up there.... is it really worth it?

12/26/2007 11:55:01 PM

downloading and configuring the software and router is a one-time thing. after that it's just as easy as clicking a link in a browser.

12/27/2007 12:03:00 AM

ahhh... OK- See there is where I am misunderstanding the whole concept- I have been under the impression that there is always a "process" so to speak when downloading files-

It's all getting a bit clearer now

12/27/2007 1:11:51 AM

Quote :

"is it really worth it?"

Depends on what you're downloading. If you're just downloading single songs at a time then stick with limewire. I generally just stick to limewire. However, a couple of weeks ago I downloaded a zeppelin discography with BitComet... I wouldn't have wanted to download each individual song with limewire.

12/27/2007 1:33:05 AM

see thats my issue... I don't listen to a ton of "pop" shit- Usually you get quick downloads with multiple hosts for 5-10 songs by an artists... but with the floyds, Zeppelins, and Dead of this world it would be nice to get full albums as opposed to a few popular songs...

12/27/2007 1:36:48 AM

Ever heard of amazon.com? They have all those records and more.

12/27/2007 8:03:58 AM

Step1. Get uTorrent
Step2. Open a port for uTorrent on your router
Step3. Setup uTorrent to use that port and test it
Step4. Setup uTorrent specific to your connection speed (either use the defaults for your connection or read a guide)
Step5. Download torrents.

Stuff like peer guardian is worthless shitware not worth your time.

Rule #1 of P2P downloads: If you can get to it, so can the RIAA/MPAA.

12/27/2007 9:53:02 AM

Quote :

"Ever heard of amazon.com? They have all those records and more."

12/27/2007 5:34:42 PM

http://futuristicsexrobotz.com/songs/fuck_the_mpaa.mp3

12/27/2007 5:47:35 PM

Quote :

"^^^ a) wtf is it with you and trolling every fucking thread i post this month...? b) thx for the wiki link c) 5 yr deep and 14k+ posts.... Can you explain why ever M.Board on TWW has become an extention of CC w/ pointless flaming and eDick swinging???"

you are an idiot

see: http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=507330

12/28/2007 12:04:20 AM