BitTorrent for mac..... need help please!

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ubadilda

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#14691 16-Jul-2007 12:40

Hi guys,

I am trying to get started with torrents... but i have tried and tried with countless different software and nothing seems to work.

i think i ma have it set up with the wrong port.....

if anyone can give me advice that would be wonderful.

thanks...

zach

Benjip

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#78276 16-Jul-2007 14:26

What up ma!

The best Mac bittorrent program is called Azureus - http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

In terms of ports, you'll need to open up a port on your router that will forward the ports to whichever IP you're using - personally I use wireless so I have the port xxxxx forwarding itself to the IP of my iMac which is connected wirelessly to my router. A common mistake is to forward the port to another IP on your local network (both wired and wireless) without realising, which results in no speed improvement for you as your machine is not the one 'receiving' the forward.

Hope this helps!

Fossie

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#78311 16-Jul-2007 15:57

ubadilda, are you still having problems?

maninimepo

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#82438 15-Aug-2007 06:26

Just for anyone who might end up reading this thread later on ...

If you are finding Azureus a bit bloated (which I do, especially memory wise!), then there are a couple of other good bit torrent clients for mac out there.

Tomato Torrent is worth a look if you just want a cut down, slick client.

But IMO Transmission is the best. I get blistering speeds with this compared to other clients (Azureus included!).

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