Posts Tagged ‘torrents’

1. What is the best and safest file-sharing program for downloading software programs?

2. Torrents seems a little more complicated. Are they worth the extra effort?

Answer:
Torrents are a P2P (Peer-to-peer) file-sharing protocol. A .torrent file contains the information regarding the torrent’s contents and the location of the tracker that will connect the users. To use the .torrent file you must have a torrent client such as BitComet, uTorrent, etc. When the client opens the file, it connects to the tracker and locates the people sharing the file. The client will then begin downloading the file from the connected users, as well as uploading the portions that you have already recieved. This is basically how P2P file sharing works.

I am downloading a Linux Distro. How long should i seed it for? Gnome, I believe. I haven’t decided between Gnome or KDE yet, Though Linux Mint 6

Answer:
At least as long as you arent done downloading yourself! Remember, the more you upload, the faster you can download… even after you finish your download, do keep seeding for atleast 50 % the size of what you downloaded if its small or 10 % if its large… else trackers will note you as inefficient and doesnt host you good speed… Read this post for more…. http://pcgyaan.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/enter-the-torrents/