P2P (Bittorrent etc) configuration & use discussion...ongoing (Only place to post!)

gavmcg92 · 22-05-2014 1:15pm

Weird... must be the torrents I'm selecting. Just tested my connection again by downloading ubuntu and was getting 5MB/s. Will have to just keep an eye on it I guess.

Gadgetman496 · 22-05-2014 1:20pm

Have you opened\port forwarded a port in your router for your torrent client? and if you did have you tested it in something like "Canyouseeme.org"?

gavmcg92 · 22-05-2014 2:03pm

gadgetman496 wrote: »

Have you opened\port forwarded a port in your router for your torrent client? and if you did have you tested it in something like "Canyouseeme.org"?

Nope. How do I go about doing that?

DeepBlue · 22-05-2014 3:15pm

Go to http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm
Browse for your router manufacturer, then skip past the advert that pops up trying to trick you into buying their product, then search for your particular model of router. When you find that you'll get a page with all the applications that can be forwarded Find uTorrent (assuming you use that torrent client) and then follow the guide on how to forward a port for uTorrent on your router.

When finished check that the port was forwarded correctly using http://canyouseeme.org to check the port you just forwarded.

gavmcg92 · 22-05-2014 4:48pm

edit: managed to figure it out. Cheers.

whomitconcerns · 23-05-2014 8:41am

gavmcg92 wrote: »

edit: managed to figure it out. Cheers.

and?

gavmcg92 · 23-05-2014 1:07pm

whomitconcerns wrote: »

and?

Still checking it all out. Tried downloading something last night and the issue seemed to be still there. The download speed was stuck at around 30kb/s. After a couple of minutes it went up to about 200 and seemed to peak as it was kicked back down to 30. This went on for another couple of minutes and then it just shot up to 1.5Mb to 2Mb/s which I'm pretty happy with.

the_monkey · 01-07-2014 3:15pm

Hi,
since newsgroups seem to be going belly up, is there a server with VM's i can buy access to ? so I can remotely log in , start a torrent and log off and log back in later when it's done ?

I say this as torrents is dependent on the others net speed and not just my own ...

moonboy52 · 01-07-2014 6:37pm

the_monkey wrote: »

Hi,
is there a server with VM's i can buy access to ?

A seedbox is maybe what you are after the_monkey

the_monkey · 02-07-2014 12:14am

moonboy52 wrote: »

A seedbox is maybe what you are after the_monkey

OK .... thanks - i'll look it up

the_monkey · 03-07-2014 1:11am

the_monkey wrote: »

OK .... thanks - i'll look it up

Actually can anyone recommend me a good seed box provider ?
Thanks

moonboy52 · 04-07-2014 7:04pm

the_monkey wrote: »

Actually can anyone recommend me a good seed box provider ?
Thanks

I don't use them, but check out r/torrents or r/seedboxes on Reddit.

Blue_Dabadee · 13-07-2014 1:49pm

Anyone use a VPN with Vodaphone?

OneEightSeven · 13-07-2014 5:09pm

mxph3 wrote: »

Anyone use a VPN with Vodaphone?

I'm with Vodafone and I have a year's subscription with Private Internet Access.

Blue_Dabadee · 14-07-2014 10:39pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

I'm with Vodafone and I have a year's subscription with Private Internet Access.

Have you had any experience with Vodafone throttling your internet speed?

OneEightSeven · 14-07-2014 11:16pm

mxph3 wrote: »

Have you had any experience with Vodafone throttling your internet speed?

No. I've never heard of Vodafone throttling anyone either.

Dara Robinson · 09-08-2014 9:45am

Anyone know anything about setting up port forwarding for torrenting on one of the fibre BB Magnet routers? (MediaAccess TG589vn v3)

I logged in as admin and updated the settings, I have read a few guides and followed what I was supposed to do but I am still having trouble. While once I am connected to someone, ie downloading one of their torrents, my upload is great but if I am just simply seeding I get so few connections its not even funny.
I have set up in "Game & Application Sharing" my uTorrent in "Games & Applications" to be directed at me with the correct ports

Let me know what info you need on my setup plz

Nvm, sorted it out

Scienter · 11-08-2014 1:18am

Dara Robinson wrote: »

Anyone know anything about setting up port forwarding for torrenting on one of the fibre BB Magnet routers? (MediaAccess TG589vn v3)

I logged in as admin and updated the settings, I have read a few guides and followed what I was supposed to do but I am still having trouble. While once I am connected to someone, ie downloading one of their torrents, my upload is great but if I am just simply seeding I get so few connections its not even funny.
I have set up in "Game & Application Sharing" my uTorrent in "Games & Applications" to be directed at me with the correct ports

Let me know what info you need on my setup plz

Nvm, sorted it out

How did you sort it out? I'm having the same problem.

jay93 · 11-08-2014 12:04pm

mxph3 wrote: »

Have you had any experience with Vodafone throttling your internet speed?

They don't do that also on Vodafone here.

_Whimsical_ · 11-08-2014 1:48pm

Does anyone have a link to a video or tutorial of some sort for the best utorrent settings that you have found helpful?
Mine was going great, then I accidentally updated the client and my settings were lost, now I'm in 20kb download land again.

Dcully · 14-08-2014 5:03pm

Is PeerBlock sufficient or would a subscription to a vpn be recommended? Just wondering what the general consensus is.

ED E · 14-08-2014 8:10pm

Peerblocking is a total waste of time.

ED E · 15-08-2014 1:21pm

You're breaking boards ToS by posting that...

jamo2oo9 · 15-08-2014 1:30pm

ED E wrote: »

You're breaking boards ToS by posting that...

Post deleted. My apologies. I'll look elsewhere for an answer

AlanS181824 · 17-08-2014 9:15pm

ED E wrote: »

Peerblocking is a total waste of time.

How so?

I wouldn't be a big torrenter but when I have I'd usually leave that on.

As far as I'm aware only Eircom seem to take action against piracy so far but it's best to be safe than sorry I guess.

vibe666 · 17-08-2014 10:42pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

How so?

because it's like taping over half the holes in a colander, it's still going to leak.

also, everyone even remotely involved in tracking down piracy is very aware that it exists and what to do to work around it.

all it will do is consume some resources on your PC and limit the number of peers you can connect to (which will slow down your torrents).

murfilein · 21-08-2014 10:23am

*cough cough* does eircom still bans connections that use p2p? *cough cough*

PeadarB · 23-08-2014 1:05pm

OneEightSeven wrote: »

I'm with Vodafone and I have a year's subscription with Private Internet Access.

PIA works like a dream -
one side effect though -

:D:D

dvae · 11-09-2014 7:30pm

PeadarB wrote: »

PIA works like a dream -
one side effect though -

:D:D

yea I see your ping is not great.

jamo2oo9 · 11-09-2014 9:35pm

I bought myself a subscription for CyberGhost VPN and tried tons of servers but each time, the download and upload is reduced dramatically down to <10mb/s. I'd be lucky to hit 10 when using VPN. Am I missing something? My internet speed without VPN is roughly between 85 and 95 down and 70+ up.

Gadgetman496 · 11-09-2014 9:42pm

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

I bought myself a subscription for CyberGhost VPN and tried tons of servers but each time, the download and upload is reduced dramatically down to <10mb/s. I'd be lucky to hit 10 when using VPN. Am I missing something? My internet speed without VPN is roughly between 85 and 95 down and 70+ up.

70+ Up???

Who are you with?

11-09-2014 9:44pm

I use a Linux VPS, which I have transmission Webgui installed, authenticated via IP, I can access content directly with Subsonic which transcodes from the VPS or I can sftp the data over securely.

I use the VPS for other stuff, such as openVPN, wordpress, etc.

So i'm not opening up my own network.

jamo2oo9 · 11-09-2014 9:44pm

gadgetman496 wrote: »

70+ Up???

Who are you with?

No idea, it's the college internet that they provide for on-campus accommodation residents in UL

AlanS181824 · 11-09-2014 10:11pm

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

No idea, it's the college internet that they provide for on-campus accommodation residents in UL

If it's an educational institute then it's more than likely HEAnet.

AlanS181824 · 11-09-2014 10:17pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

If it's an educational institute then it's more than likely HEAnet.

Actually no, scratch that, HEAnet I think is only for Secondary/Primary Schools.

11-09-2014 10:18pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Actually no, scratch that, HEAnet I think is only for Secondary/Primary Schools.

Isnt HEAnet the backbone of the net here in Ireland.

Most College Campuses are connected to it and it hosts many Linux distros.

AlanS181824 · 11-09-2014 10:20pm

NoDrama wrote: »

Isnt HEAnet the backbone of the net here in Ireland.

Most College Campuses are connected to it and it hosts many Linux distros.

Not sure but I know that HEAnet is the Irish server when you download Ubuntu/Linux Distros.

They also provide internet to schools under their broadband for schools scheme.

ED E · 11-09-2014 11:24pm

NoDrama wrote: »

Isnt HEAnet the backbone of the net here in Ireland.

Most College Campuses are connected to it and it hosts many Linux distros.

Just for campuses. They run a ring network, mostly via ESB, around the country. Dublin, Wexford, Cork, Galway, Sligo, Donegal, Belfast, Dublin. And a few other places. Trinity has one of the main links(10Gbps). Its a very good resource and they join up with their European counterparts.

jamo2oo9 · 11-09-2014 11:39pm

Just did a SpeedTest there without VPN and it asked me if I was using HEAnet so I guess that's the ISP UL uses

Corcaigh84 · 16-09-2014 8:31pm

If this is the wrong thread can a mod point me elsewhere, thanks.

Has Eircom blocked dragonducatis

Seems to have stopped responding for some reason, without any message from the ISP (ala PirateBay). Torrents themselves are fine, I'm still seeding OK...

brimur69 · 17-09-2014 10:11am

thefloss wrote: »

If this is the wrong thread can a mod point me elsewhere, thanks.

Has Eircom blocked https://kickass.to/ ?
http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/kickass.to.html

Seems to have stopped responding for some reason, without any message from the ISP (ala PirateBay). Torrents themselves are fine, I'm still seeding OK...

Yes, I believe some ISPs are voluntarily blocking well know torrent sites besides the court ordered The Pirate Bay. I have seen Kickass blocked on Eircom and Digiweb but it is not blocked currently by UPC or Vodafone

AlanS181824 · 17-09-2014 12:38pm

thefloss wrote: »

If this is the wrong thread can a mod point me elsewhere, thanks.

Has Eircom blocked dragonducatis

Seems to have stopped responding for some reason, without any message from the ISP (ala PirateBay). Torrents themselves are fine, I'm still seeding OK...

It still works fine on Vodafone.

Really hope they don't just start randomly blocking sites!

Corcaigh84 · 17-09-2014 4:34pm

AlanS181824 wrote: »

It still works fine on Vodafone.

Really hope they don't just start randomly blocking sites!

I got confirmation from a buddy in Limerick last night that it's also blocked on UPC :-/

Gadgetman496 · 17-09-2014 4:41pm

thefloss wrote: »

I got confirmation from a buddy in Limerick last night that it's also blocked on UPC :-/

Officially maybe, but it is very easily accessed regardless of the blocks with no effort at all.

AlanS181824 · 17-09-2014 11:16pm

thefloss wrote: »

I got confirmation from a buddy in Limerick last night that it's also blocked on UPC :-/

Yeah, it has been for a good while.

I don't understand them blocking it, there will always be ways around it and there will always be people who pirate.

One that always comes to my mind when I think about those mirror website literally has the phrase can't block me in the URL.

ISPs can keep trying but they're not gonna get anywhere!

syklops · 17-09-2014 11:22pm

thefloss wrote: »

If this is the wrong thread can a mod point me elsewhere, thanks.

Has Eircom blocked dragonducatis

Seems to have stopped responding for some reason, without any message from the ISP (ala PirateBay). Torrents themselves are fine, I'm still seeding OK...

PM me.

srsly78 · 17-09-2014 11:23pm

Just google for "name of your favourite torrent site" + "unblock" in the same search. They keep blocking the proxies so just keep finding a new one.

For example:

<SNIP>
got blocked

So then you would use

<SNIP>

But that got blocked too...
<SNIP>

And when that gets blocked just use google to find the new proxy.

_Whimsical_ · 21-09-2014 10:46pm

Once something gets blocked these days I just assume it must be a good one and like others find alternative routes to getting myself there.
I hadn't heard of some of my favourite sites until they were blocked.

RasTa · 07-12-2014 10:48pm

Have UPC throttled speeds on utorrents?

livEwirE · 11-12-2014 8:29pm

RasTa wrote: »

Have UPC throttled speeds on utorrents?

I'm on 200/20 upc package and have noticed over the last 48 hours huge drops in download speeds from a private tracker I regularly use.

Wired result taken right now...

Can any UPC users check this please? Hope its temporary:(

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