What is your favorite Torrent client?

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:58 pm

I was thinking to download UTorrent, but read that might be a bad choice? What Torrent client that you guys use?

Thanks

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:00 pm

Frostwire, the only P2P you need.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:10 pm

None, I won't touch them.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:13 pm

Both.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:18 pm

Vuze.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:32 am

I try not to mess with P2P at all but If I must, uTorrent....Frostwire is really growing on me too.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:39 am

Shareaza.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:40 am

Thanks guys..

I actually download .ISO files (Linux), and a lot distro's use torrents. I think I may try the frostwire, on one of my Virtual workstations.

Thanks for your input.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:44 am

Shinobi wrote:I may try the frostwire, on one of my Virtual workstations.

A wise call.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:45 am

Shinobi wrote:Thanks guys..

I actually download .ISO files (Linux), and a lot distro's use torrents. I think I may try the frostwire, on one of my Virtual workstations.

Thanks for your input.

I'm just curious....I see that "defense" made a lot....someone will say they're using torrents for legit only purposes like downloading *nix distros. (and I'm not suggesting you're using torrents for illicit stuff...I know you're a professional in the field) But, I just wonder...because I download oodles of *nix distros, esp router distros, but often new releases that come out and I do live CDs a lot to putz with them. But I always do them over normal http and they're fine. What's the advantage of firing up a torrent to pull it down?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:35 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:What's the advantage of firing up a torrent to pull it down?

Generally I find them to download much faster.

uTorrent is my client.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:31 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Generally I find them to download much faster.

uTorrent is my client.

This +1

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:47 am

mnosteele52 wrote:Frostwire, the only P2P you need.

Does it scan files you want from the gnutella network before you download them?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:19 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Does it scan files you want from the gnutella network before you download them?

You can search for what you want. Ever use limewire? Same thing, but blue.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:30 pm

CableDude wrote:You can search for what you want. Ever use limewire? Same thing, but blue.

Yeah I have, but the gnutella network is filled with junk and fake files that are stuffed with malware. So if Frostbite doesnt scan first, its of no use to me that its adware and spyware free, as using its gnutella side would still be risky and therefor useless.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:23 pm

I don't mess with P2P anymore. I really don't see the need. Besides, last time I used one (at least 5 years ago) it was nothing but problem, problem, problem. Maybe there are new ways to ensure a "clean" download but I'm going to agree with Cat that I really don't see the need.

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:13 pm

uTorrent

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:43 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Yeah I have, but the gnutella network is filled with junk and fake files that are stuffed with malware. So if Frostbite doesnt scan first, its of no use to me that its adware and spyware free, as usign its gnutella side would still be risky and therefor useless.

Ouch.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:34 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:I'm just curious....I see that "defense" made a lot....someone will say they're using torrents for legit only purposes like downloading *nix distros. (and I'm not suggesting you're using torrents for illicit stuff...I know you're a professional in the field) But, I just wonder...because I download oodles of *nix distros, esp router distros, but often new releases that come out and I do live CDs a lot to putz with them. But I always do them over normal http and they're fine. What's the advantage of firing up a torrent to pull it down?

This is why:

This example shows that 4 computers contain a large information file (such as a movie DVD). Each of the computers is connected to the Internet via high-speed connections that have high-speed download capability and medium-speed upload capability. To speed up the transfer speed for the file transfer, the receiver of information can request sections of the media file to be downloaded. Because the receiver of the information has a high-speed download connection, the limited uplink data rates of the section suppliers are combined. This allows the receiver of the information to transfer the entire file much faster.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:08 pm

i use an old version of Azureus if i need to use bit torrent

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:56 am

Shinobi wrote:This is why:

I've understood the p2p technology, multiple hosts. But most of those are home users, typical "upload" connections usually max 1 meg for steady upload.

Versus downloading my linux ISOs from the official hosts in datacenters with 10 or 20 meg minimum uploads.

I just won't trust downloading from the home computers of unknown sources.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 8:41 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:I just won't trust downloading from the home computers of unknown sources.

Well it has to be the same file, if it doesn't match up then its a no go. And you can get faster speeds from the torrents as in general there are some university or company PCs involved in it too.

Also for some game mods like the FF7 conversion stuff, I would never have been able to get without using a torrent as the group chose to share it via torrent only at first.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:07 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:
I just won't trust downloading from the home computers of unknown sources.

Oh YOSC..

Check the MD5 Hash...

Don't know how good this Windows app is.. but there are others others out there..
http://download.cnet.com/MD5-Checker/30 ... 10639.html

In Linux, there is a few out there as well...
In Ubuntu..
From the Terminal, Example:
md5sum -c file.iso.md5

jaydeee · Post by **jaydeee** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:35 am

utorrent for me though I seldom use it.

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:26 am

use vuze here too. works the best with my ISP