Is there a reason why uTorrent can't download but Transmission can?

rawdawg · Nov 10, 2012, 12:10 PM

I've been a long time uTorrent user but recently after 24+ hours trying to download a torrent gave Transmission a quick shot. Within a minute it fully downloaded the torrent where as uTorrent never even latched onto a peer.

Duff-Man · Nov 10, 2012, 04:02 PM

Duff-Man says...perhaps the tracker that particular torrent was on does not allow uTorrent - I know there are some that do not allow certain client software....oh yeah!

Namtaro · Nov 10, 2012, 04:05 PM

Can you link to the torrent file? Maybe it's just your computer.

rawdawg · Nov 10, 2012, 06:31 PM

I can't provide the specific torrent link because it's a private torrent site and the torrent won't work without my key. But interesting about certain clients not working. Poking around on uTorrent I clicked the "tracker" tab and I now see it actually says "Failure: access denied, banned client"!

I didn't even know this happens? That must be it.

Why are some clients banned? What's wrong with uTorrent?

Puevlo · Nov 10, 2012, 06:34 PM

Some torrent clients could be banned because they are leech only, or report bad data or automatically include malware. Dunno why uTorrent is banned though.

Nov 10, 2012, 12:10 PM	#1
rawdawg macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brooklyn	Is there a reason why uTorrent can't download but Transmission can? I've been a long time uTorrent user but recently after 24+ hours trying to download a torrent gave Transmission a quick shot. Within a minute it fully downloaded the torrent where as uTorrent never even latched onto a peer. __________________ “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires" -- John Steinbeck
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Nov 10, 2012, 04:02 PM	#2
Duff-Man macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Albuquerque, NM	Duff-Man says...perhaps the tracker that particular torrent was on does not allow uTorrent - I know there are some that do not allow certain client software....oh yeah! __________________ Duff-Man computes with...Mac Pro 3.2GHz 8 core 18GB RAM + MacBook Pro 2.5GHz C2D + 16GB iPod Nano + iPhone 4S 32GB...Oh Yeah!
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Nov 10, 2012, 06:31 PM	#4
rawdawg Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Brooklyn	I can't provide the specific torrent link because it's a private torrent site and the torrent won't work without my key. But interesting about certain clients not working. Poking around on uTorrent I clicked the "tracker" tab and I now see it actually says "Failure: access denied, banned client"! I didn't even know this happens? That must be it. Why are some clients banned? What's wrong with uTorrent? __________________ “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires" -- John Steinbeck
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Nov 10, 2012, 04:05 PM	#3
Namtaro macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2011	Can you link to the torrent file? Maybe it's just your computer.
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Nov 10, 2012, 06:34 PM	#5
Puevlo macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011	Some torrent clients could be banned because they are leech only, or report bad data or automatically include malware. Dunno why uTorrent is banned though.
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