On 07/07/2005, at 11:23 AM, Dudley Gager wrote:
Am I missing something here?
I have never used BitTorrent before but I installed it and started
the Beethoven download and at the moment the time remaining is over
8 hours on Bigpond cable.
Isn't it meant to be fast?
BitTorrent works by distributing the work of downloading to many
people. The more people that want the file, the faster it is for
everyone.
The problem is people behind NAT routers don't contribute to the
upload pool. They only leech. If everyone is leeching and no one in
uploading, then Bittorrent is as slow as any other web server.
Configuring your router to allow for uploading is beyond the scope of
this article, but there are many good HOWTO's out there. Google is
your friend.
The short answer is, yes bittorrent is fast. No, it's not fast all
the time.
Clear as mud?
- Matt
