Little explaination needed

[ywicky]

I normally prefer downloading torrents!
I hv downloaded @ least 25 movies using torrents.

But my problem is what is a torrent???
Whats da meaning of P2P sharing???

I hv discoverd this when I download 4rm Azureus,
When there r abt 30 seeds & abt 1-3 peers da download speed is awesome.
Its around 50-70 KB/S.

But when there is abt 25 seeds & 15 peers da download speed is really slow!
Its around 10-40 KB/S.

Whats da reason 4 that???
What r Seeds & Peers??

Can I reduce da amount of peers while downloading????

Pls give me some explaination 4 da above question!
Thanx a lot!

 

[ywicky]

No one knows?????

 

[TΞΞNSTAR™]

Whats da meaning of P2P sharing???

P2P file sharing is distinct from file trading in that downloading files from a P2P network does not require uploading, although some networks either provide incentives for uploading such as credits or forcing the sharing of files being currently downloaded.

 

[ywicky]

P2P file sharing is distinct from file trading in that downloading files from a P2P network does not require uploading, although some networks either provide incentives for uploading such as credits or forcing the sharing of files being currently downloaded.

Thanx 4 da info!
DO u know what r SEEDS & PEERS (Leechers)

 

[TΞΞNSTAR™]

Machnz... i dnt hav much idea about torrents


bbut i guess u can get the answers 4 those above questions if u visit dis site..


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)

 

[TΞΞNSTAR™]

torrent
A torrent can mean either a .torrent metadata file or all files described by it, depending on context. The torrent file contains metadata about all the files it makes downloadable, including their names and sizes and checksums of all pieces in the torrent. It also contains the address of a tracker that coordinates communication between the peers in the swarm.

swarm
Together, all users sharing a torrent are called a swarm. Six peers and two seeds make a swarm of eight.

peer
A peer is one instance of a BitTorrent client running on a computer on the Internet that you connect to and transfer data. Usually a peer does not have the complete file, but only parts of it, however, 'peer' can be used to refer to any participant in the swarm (in this case, also known as a 'client').

seed
A seed is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeds there are, the better the chances are for completion of the file.

leech
A leech is usually a peer who has a negative effect on the swarm by having a very poor share ratio - in other words, downloading much more than they upload. Most leeches are users on asynchronous internet connections who do not leave their BitTorrent client open to seed the file after their download has completed. However, some leeches intentionally hurt the swarm to avoid uploading by using modified clients or excessively limiting their upload speed.
The term leech is also incorrectly used to refer to what should properly be called a peer, a member of the swarm who has not yet downloaded the complete file.


tracker
A tracker is a server that keeps track of which seeds and peers are in the swarm. Clients report information to the tracker periodically and in exchange receive information about other clients that they can connect to. The tracker is not directly involved in the data transfer and does not have a copy of the file.

availability
(also distributed copies) The number of full copies of the file available to the client. Each seed adds 1.0 to this number, as they have one complete copy of the file. A connected peer with a fraction of the file available adds that fraction to the availability (ie. a peer with 65.3% of the file downloaded increases the availability by 0.653).

interested
Describes a downloader who wishes to obtain pieces of a file the client has. For example, the uploading client would flag a downloading client as 'interested' if that client did not possess a piece that it did, and wished to obtain it.

choked
Describes an uploader to whom the client does not wish to upload. An uploading client 'chokes' another client in several situations:

* The second client is a seed, in which case it does not want any pieces (ie. it is completely uninterested)
* The uploading client is already uploading at its full capacity (ie. the value for max_uploads has been reached)

snubbed
An uploading client is flagged as snubbed if the downloading client has not received any data from it in over 60 seconds.

• 10 months ago

Source(s):

http://www.torrentguide.net/terminology....

 

[chamithal]

have you heard a site called google machan.. go n c it thr... if itz hard 4 u to find sm thing (like specifically can't get the ans.. not in this case k... lol) thn put a thread..

coz in threads ppl say different things - sm times total bullshit (including me )... so first go n read... thn if u want cm n discuss to improve ur knowledge....

 

[jayanthah]

I dont knoe much either...........bu my understanding is;

Seeds: PPl who already have the movie uploading parts.............
Peers: Who are downloading the Movie like you................

It closely goes with the literal meaning of the word

 

[TΞΞNSTAR™]

have you heard a site called google machan.. go n c it thr... if itz hard 4 u to find sm thing (like specifically can't get the ans.. not in this case k... lol) thn put a thread..

coz in threads ppl say different things - sm times total bullshit (including me )... so first go n read... thn if u want cm n discuss to improve ur knowledge....

YEP dATS TRUE..... SELF LEARNING IS REALLY IMPORTNT....

 

[zed]

according to my knol

seeds - people who have finished the downloading the file and now uploading for .............people

leachers - people who donloading the file write now and uploading the file in .................same time


shure naa.waredi nam hadanne

 

[ywicky]

torrent
A torrent can mean either a .torrent metadata file or all files described by it, depending on context. The torrent file contains metadata about all the files it makes downloadable, including their names and sizes and checksums of all pieces in the torrent. It also contains the address of a tracker that coordinates communication between the peers in the swarm.

swarm
Together, all users sharing a torrent are called a swarm. Six peers and two seeds make a swarm of eight.

peer
A peer is one instance of a BitTorrent client running on a computer on the Internet that you connect to and transfer data. Usually a peer does not have the complete file, but only parts of it, however, 'peer' can be used to refer to any participant in the swarm (in this case, also known as a 'client').

seed
A seed is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeds there are, the better the chances are for completion of the file.

leech
A leech is usually a peer who has a negative effect on the swarm by having a very poor share ratio - in other words, downloading much more than they upload. Most leeches are users on asynchronous internet connections who do not leave their BitTorrent client open to seed the file after their download has completed. However, some leeches intentionally hurt the swarm to avoid uploading by using modified clients or excessively limiting their upload speed.
The term leech is also incorrectly used to refer to what should properly be called a peer, a member of the swarm who has not yet downloaded the complete file.


tracker
A tracker is a server that keeps track of which seeds and peers are in the swarm. Clients report information to the tracker periodically and in exchange receive information about other clients that they can connect to. The tracker is not directly involved in the data transfer and does not have a copy of the file.

availability
(also distributed copies) The number of full copies of the file available to the client. Each seed adds 1.0 to this number, as they have one complete copy of the file. A connected peer with a fraction of the file available adds that fraction to the availability (ie. a peer with 65.3% of the file downloaded increases the availability by 0.653).

interested
Describes a downloader who wishes to obtain pieces of a file the client has. For example, the uploading client would flag a downloading client as 'interested' if that client did not possess a piece that it did, and wished to obtain it.

choked
Describes an uploader to whom the client does not wish to upload. An uploading client 'chokes' another client in several situations:

* The second client is a seed, in which case it does not want any pieces (ie. it is completely uninterested)
* The uploading client is already uploading at its full capacity (ie. the value for max_uploads has been reached)

snubbed
An uploading client is flagged as snubbed if the downloading client has not received any data from it in over 60 seconds.

• 10 months ago

Source(s):

http://www.torrentguide.net/terminology....

Thanx a lot 4 da info!

 

[rash87]

If u had search in either google or Elakiri, u could have ot the answer