LEGAL BLURB:
The information supplied in this guide is to be used for legal actions only.
Any illegal action taken by an Overclock.net forum member is his own risk and Overclock.net is not responsible for any legal action taken against you for your actions.
Please do not post links or ask where to obtain illegal torrent files.
THE GUIDE:
To use Bittorrent your going to need a client I prefer to use a client called Azureus and it’s the client I will be using to cover this BT guide. Don’t worry if you use a different client because the steps are still the same to getting BT up and running. If you have a direct connection to the internet from your PC then all you will need to do is make sure Azureus.exe and Javaw.exe have full access to the internet and configure the port Azureus uses. See Step 1.
If you are connected to the internet via a router then you need to configure Azureus and your router aswell. See Step 1 & 2.
Step 1:Load up Azureus and you will be presented with the screen below. If the configuration screen does not appear click Tools – Configuration Wizard.
Click next to proceed to the first configuration window.
Here you will tell Azureus your internet connection speed or you can choose custom and input your own value for upload speed. Remember your download speed is somewhat dependent on your upload speed so don’t set this too low.
Once you have set that click next to proceed to setting the port Azureus will use to communicate via.
It will have a default value of 6881, do not leave this as the port sicne most ISPs have now blocked this port or BT trackers have and will ban you for 48hrs or more. I have mine set at 55055. Its recommended to use a number between 40000 and 60000 since most other programs don’t use this high a port range.
If you are only behined a firewall you can now test the port you have chosen, you should get the Ok!, but if you don’t try another port number.
Step 2: If you have a router like I do since I am on a wireless network then you need to setup the router for port forwarding.
(Depending on your router this step may vary in where you forward port)
Open your router configuration settings and go to services to select which ports the router will allow Azureus to use.
Setup so Azureus can access the port you set in Step 1: its best to set a range so I have set mine to 55055 to 55066 also select TCP/UDP.
Save those settings and choose Firewall Rules, here we will tell the router which IP to have the port forwarded to.
So type in your PCs IP which will usually be 192.168.X.X and allow it to always access the internet. Do this for Upload and Download.
Save these settings and start downloading using Bittorrent.
Legal Bittorrent Site:
Filesoup -Offers open-source software and freeware, music from artists whose labels don't belong to the Recording Industry Association of America trade group, and programs from public television stations like PBS or the BBC.
Etree - Is for devotees of "trade-friendly" bands like Phish and the Dead, who encourage fans to share live recordings, usually in the form of large files that have been minimally compressed to maintain sound quality.
Legal Torrents - Wide selection of electronic music. It also has the Wired Magazine Creative Commons CD, which has songs from artists like the Beastie Boys who agreed to release some of their songs under a more permissive copyright that allows free distribution and remixing.
The information supplied in this guide is to be used for legal actions only.
Any illegal action taken by an Overclock.net forum member is his own risk and Overclock.net is not responsible for any legal action taken against you for your actions.
Please do not post links or ask where to obtain illegal torrent files.
THE GUIDE:
To use Bittorrent your going to need a client I prefer to use a client called Azureus and it’s the client I will be using to cover this BT guide. Don’t worry if you use a different client because the steps are still the same to getting BT up and running. If you have a direct connection to the internet from your PC then all you will need to do is make sure Azureus.exe and Javaw.exe have full access to the internet and configure the port Azureus uses. See Step 1.
If you are connected to the internet via a router then you need to configure Azureus and your router aswell. See Step 1 & 2.
Step 1:Load up Azureus and you will be presented with the screen below. If the configuration screen does not appear click Tools – Configuration Wizard.
Click next to proceed to the first configuration window.
Here you will tell Azureus your internet connection speed or you can choose custom and input your own value for upload speed. Remember your download speed is somewhat dependent on your upload speed so don’t set this too low.
Once you have set that click next to proceed to setting the port Azureus will use to communicate via.
It will have a default value of 6881, do not leave this as the port sicne most ISPs have now blocked this port or BT trackers have and will ban you for 48hrs or more. I have mine set at 55055. Its recommended to use a number between 40000 and 60000 since most other programs don’t use this high a port range.
If you are only behined a firewall you can now test the port you have chosen, you should get the Ok!, but if you don’t try another port number.
Step 2: If you have a router like I do since I am on a wireless network then you need to setup the router for port forwarding.
(Depending on your router this step may vary in where you forward port)
Open your router configuration settings and go to services to select which ports the router will allow Azureus to use.
Setup so Azureus can access the port you set in Step 1: its best to set a range so I have set mine to 55055 to 55066 also select TCP/UDP.
Save those settings and choose Firewall Rules, here we will tell the router which IP to have the port forwarded to.
So type in your PCs IP which will usually be 192.168.X.X and allow it to always access the internet. Do this for Upload and Download.
Save these settings and start downloading using Bittorrent.
Legal Bittorrent Site:
Filesoup -Offers open-source software and freeware, music from artists whose labels don't belong to the Recording Industry Association of America trade group, and programs from public television stations like PBS or the BBC.
Etree - Is for devotees of "trade-friendly" bands like Phish and the Dead, who encourage fans to share live recordings, usually in the form of large files that have been minimally compressed to maintain sound quality.
Legal Torrents - Wide selection of electronic music. It also has the Wired Magazine Creative Commons CD, which has songs from artists like the Beastie Boys who agreed to release some of their songs under a more permissive copyright that allows free distribution and remixing.
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