Re: [GSAS-Member] Paul's talk online

[macker <macker@gmail.com>]

I typically open a range of about 10 ports on the router, which is adequate.
also keep in mind your down speed will vary on many factors, such as number
of people seeding, download bandwidth available, host based firewalls our
router firewall, etc.

It is possible though to hose your network. All clients also give you
options to set maximum up/down speeds so it doesn't effect other work you
need to do.

Pretty easy once you get the hang of it, but like anything has a learning
curve to find whats best your your particular network.

On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> The .torrent file is just a small file with the instructions on how to
> download/share the actual file (which is huge -- 500 megabytes this time).
> You need to have a program to run the torrent, such as utorrent if you're
> using PCs (www.utorrent.com), or transmission for Macs
> (http://www.transmissionbt.com/).
>
> Once you have installed the appropriate program, when you click on the
> torrent, it should open in utorrent, and will prompt you where to put the
> file, etc.  You need to leave your computer on a looong time.
>
> You can opt to ignore that bit Matt said if it's confusing to you -- I
> keep at one seed open that is accessible from behind routers.
>
>   - Erik
>
> On Sat, 17 Oct 2009, David Sanford wrote:
>
> >
> > Hey Erik, i have a really dumb question. I downloaded the bittorrent
> > file on Paul's talk, but can't seem to run it. Any suggestions?
> >
> > dave
> >
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