Bit Torrent On the Mac

Steven1621 · May 17, 2004, 10:01 PM

i use bit torrent to trade live concerts. i cannot get it configured to work on my mac. anyone know what i should be doing?

iJon · May 17, 2004, 10:43 PM

give tomato torrent a try. i like it much better and mas many more options. you can find it on versiontracker.com

iJon

abhishekit · May 17, 2004, 10:47 PM

i use azureus. and there is nothing to configure in it. so you can check that out too..

cheers

eclipse525 · May 17, 2004, 11:16 PM

Would you say that these are better than "Direct Connect"?

~e

saabmp3 · May 17, 2004, 11:50 PM

Direct Connect and Bit Torrent are just different things. Depending on where you have a better hook up (aka knowing people who will let you into good hub/ people who can give you good BT links) will decide on which software you should use.

BEN

Makosuke · May 18, 2004, 12:57 AM

Although the "official" Bittorrent client for the Mac is extremely simple, Azureus just seems to work much better, and that's what I use, too.

It's worth noting that if you have your firewall turned on, you need to open the connection ports manually, or you'll get miserable speeds.

riceforlife · May 18, 2004, 01:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eclipse525

Would you say that these are better than "Direct Connect"?

~e

It depends what host servers you can connect to on DC. If you are lucky enough to be in a big university connected to the Internet2 backbone, check out i2hub. I won't say anymore, for fear of incurring admin wrath, but suffice to say look out for it.

Bittorrent, in my opinion, can be very hit or miss when it comes to finding things. You need to hope what you're looking for is popular enough for someone to 'seed' the file for the duration of your download. Needless to say, this does not make for very reliable downloading.

eclipse525 · May 22, 2004, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhishekit

i use azureus. and there is nothing to configure in it. so you can check that out too..

cheers

If you got a moment. I just downloaded "azureus". NOW what do I do?<LOL> This is my first time using it, how do I search for files? Does it work like "Direct Connect", which I'm familar? Any help, thanks!

~e

t300 · May 22, 2004, 01:06 AM

Basically.....You have to find your own files and then Azureus will take care of the rest for you...Good luck...

abhishekit · May 22, 2004, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eclipse525

If you got a moment. I just downloaded "azureus". NOW what do I do?<LOL> This is my first time using it, how do I search for files? Does it work like "Direct Connect", which I'm familar? Any help, thanks!

~e

goto suprnova.org, you would get a list of various files there. right click on the link and save it on your desktop. you would get a small .torrent file, then open that file in azureus, it would start downloading.
there are many other sites like suprnova.

cheers

floatingspirit · May 22, 2004, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhishekit

goto suprnova.org.......there are many other sites like suprnova.

cheers

For example? What's 1 or 2 of your favorites?

cb911 · May 22, 2004, 05:46 AM

i think you have to open some specific ports for BT to work correctly. just read the readme that comes with whatever client you use.

mfogel2002 · Jul 3, 2004, 02:23 PM

steven - i would like to start trading live shows. although i have no idea how to do this. what do i need to do to start trading shows? thanks for any help

May 17, 2004, 10:01 PM	#1
Steven1621 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Connecticut (Ankara, Turkey for the next year)	Bit Torrent On the Mac i use bit torrent to trade live concerts. i cannot get it configured to work on my mac. anyone know what i should be doing? __________________ -15" MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz, 200 GB HD, 4 GB RAM -Dell 20" 2005FPW -16 GB iPod Touch -Nikon D40 w/ Nikkor 18-200mm VR

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abhishekit macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: akron , ohio	i use azureus. and there is nothing to configure in it. so you can check that out too.. cheers __________________ " Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" Albert Einstein one of the videos I made

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eclipse525 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA, New York	Would you say that these are better than "Direct Connect"? ~e __________________ ..."A society with the mentality of Abundance, destroys the fear of Need."

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cb911 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BrisVegas, Australia	i think you have to open some specific ports for BT to work correctly. just read the readme that comes with whatever client you use. __________________ Thankyou Mr George Hotz for the 1.1.2 & 1.1.3 OTB iPhone unlock solution!

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May 17, 2004, 10:43 PM	#2
iJon macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2002	give tomato torrent a try. i like it much better and mas many more options. you can find it on versiontracker.com iJon

May 17, 2004, 11:50 PM	#5
saabmp3 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Tacoma, WA	Direct Connect and Bit Torrent are just different things. Depending on where you have a better hook up (aka knowing people who will let you into good hub/ people who can give you good BT links) will decide on which software you should use. BEN

May 18, 2004, 12:57 AM	#6
Makosuke macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Cool Part of CA, USA	Although the "official" Bittorrent client for the Mac is extremely simple, Azureus just seems to work much better, and that's what I use, too. It's worth noting that if you have your firewall turned on, you need to open the connection ports manually, or you'll get miserable speeds.

May 22, 2004, 01:06 AM	#9
t300 Guest Join Date: Apr 2004	Basically.....You have to find your own files and then Azureus will take care of the rest for you...Good luck...

Jul 3, 2004, 02:23 PM	#13
mfogel2002 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2004	steven - i would like to start trading live shows. although i have no idea how to do this. what do i need to do to start trading shows? thanks for any help