LeeM
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ive gone from bittorrent for windows to bittorent for mac, same internet connection.
from what i can see all the settings are the same on both systems, but the mac is slow as fuck. any ideas?
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noshua
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You sure it isn't the torrent? I.e try it on windows
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adiohead
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Try transmission
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LeeM
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everything saying weeks. 500mb things i dl weekly that normally take 20 minutes are showing an eta of weeks 
whats transmission adio?
i think it could be my homehub. it keeps timing out and ive got to reset it. only started with this mac and kicks my ipad off too at the same time
[Edited on 09-08-2012 by LeeM]
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andy_mk3
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Maybe a firewall of some sort blobking it? I don't know a great geal about OS X though.
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Sam
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Using the same port as your PC?
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Gaz
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have you amended your upload speed on the PC previously to maximise your download speed and forgotten to replicate this on the Mac?
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LeeM
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nope, ports were the same and i dont think i ever did anything on the windows version other than just download bittorrent and use it
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Gaz
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try utorrent as the client and see if the results are the same...?
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by andy_mk3
Maybe a firewall of some sort blobking it?
This! Check your firewall in preferences
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LeeM
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firewalls off 
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Dom
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Use utorrent or transmission as the client and make sure ports are open correctly.
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LeeM
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how do i open the ports?
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Steve
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Use encryption and random high port is probs being throttled by your isp
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adiohead
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http://www.corewerkz.com/2008/03/15/torrents-a-complete-mac-tutorial-featuring-transmission/
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LeeM
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i think its to do with my isp, im at my girlfriends house and its flying and i havent changed any settings.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
how do i open the ports?
Router........
And if your PC was fine then clearly something is fubar'd on the Mac. As said, use a decent client like utorrent or transmission and make sure the correct port(s) are open for the client.
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SetH
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Feds are tapped into your connection TBH.
You are going down.
Get on newsgroups, torrents FTG
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
i think its to do with my isp, im at my girlfriends house and its flying and i havent changed any settings.
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Use encryption and random high port is probs being throttled by your isp
Steve wins
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LeeM
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Yeah steve was right about isp, dunno anything about the rest
Seth I've no idea how to use newsgroups
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SetH
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Lee I had zero knowledge as well when I started.
There are plenty of guides/forums out there. Really is worth doing some research to understand it and you do not need to be a scientist to configure it all.
I can't believe I did not start using them earlier!
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noshua
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
I can't believe I did not start using them earlier!
They all come over sooner or later!
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LeeM
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ive tried transmission, did my 500mb file in 3 minutes today
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LeeM
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is this newsgroup thing where you download multiple pieces of the files and have to combine them to make your whole file?
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noshua
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If you mean zip or rar files then every single warez release gets shipped like that, on torrents though they're usually unrared already as it has an error-checking facility in the protocol.
However a good Usenet client like sabnzbd takes care of all the downloading, checking, repairing (if needed) and unzipping.
It also can be automated to download TV series when they air (useful for American shows) and to download films when they're released on DVD/BluRay 
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