Best BT client?

Ivan · Nov 2004

Medlock · Nov 2004

I think the modem is the router... It plugs into the Linksys switch through the uplink port.

Westll A90-210030-04
Rev. G

EDIT: A quick google search didn't help much...

panzerkw · Nov 2004

I meant duh in that I had no idea what you said

Cygnus_x_1 · Nov 2004

TheGr81 said:
I think the modem is the router... It plugs into the Linksys switch through the uplink port.

Westll A90-210030-04
Rev. G

EDIT: A quick google search didn't help much...

check here great site for port forwarding info...they have westell listed, but i didnt see your model.

TheSmJ · Nov 2004

I just started using ABC yesterday. It's the best BT Client I've used thus far (though I've only ever used Shadow's Expiremental, which is banned on most trackers, and the original client, which has no options what-so-ever.

Gobbles · Nov 2004

we had to stop doing all p2p here at work.. we got a forwarded email from iswest, they forwarded us an email from the MPAA. It appears someone here in the office was downloading movies. The mpaa now wants to sue and over, of all things, ron burgandy anchorman avi. Man it could have atleast been a worth while flick lol.

Enverex · Nov 2004

That was a good movie! Stfu!

Medlock · Nov 2004

I know how to set up port forwarding, it just won't LET me. :shakehead Something about the "base host port" (I have no idea what that is, and the website only lists instructions for the ports that BT uses by default.

Is there any other range of ports I can use, or am I just stuck? :scratch:

croc_ · Nov 2004

NEWS TEAM ASSEMBLE!

I use 3.3 shad0ws experimental or whatever.

Crypto · Nov 2004

TheSmJ said:
I just started using ABC yesterday. It's the best BT Client I've used thus far (though I've only ever used Shadow's Expiremental, which is banned on most trackers, and the original client, which has no options what-so-ever.

Why would the trackers do that? What does it matter to them which client you use?

Crypto :confused:

Bud · Nov 2004

Thrax said:
ABC.

DMZ or port forward ports 44000 - 45000.
Set the ABC client to use those ports.
Maximum uploads should be (Max upload bandwidth / 8).

I thought by default bt client uses normally in the high 6000's like 6999

TheSmJ · Nov 2004

Crypto said:
Why would the trackers do that? What does it matter to them which client you use?

Crypto :confused:

Because using Shadow's, you can change your maximum UL rate, without reporting it correctly to the tracker.

PressX · Dec 2004

Poll Of Clients

Thrax · Dec 2004

Bud said:
I thought by default bt client uses normally in the high 6000's like 6999

It does. ISPs are throttling those ports.

CyrixInstead · Dec 2004

Some useful guides can be found on afterdawn's website.

I looked through them and came to the comclusion that Azereus looked the best. I'm yet to see though.

They're at:
Guide to using ABC (Another BitTorrent Client)
Guide to using Azureus (BitTorrent Client)
Guide to using BitComet (BitTorrent Client)
Guide to using BitTornado (BitTorrent Client)
Guide to using G3 Torrent (BitTorrent Client)

~Cyrix

Gobd · Dec 2004

There is no best but I can tell you now that Shareaza is one of the worst. In the new version in the works there are tons of fixes for Bittorrent that should make it respectable. The official is good to fall back on but hogs memory and CPU. Azureus is also a hog and massivly bloated with too many features. ABC is fairly good, enough features and doesn't hog too much. G3 Torrent is great but not updated much any more. Bit Tornado is also great but lacks a GUI. In my opinion Burst! is the best because it has a GUI with a queue, uses very little resources, and isn't bloated with way too many options. Depends on what you like. If G3 starts being updated again I will surely go back to that. If you deviate too much from the well known clients you might find one that trackers don't support.

Official Client
Azureus
ABC
Bit Tornado
G3 Torrent
Burst!

WuGgaRoO · Jun 2006

i'm using bitlord right now, why in god's name is it taking up 27% of a duo 2.0ghz?

Thrax · Jun 2006

Because it's a bad client, apparently. Use Azureus or uTorrent.

entropy · Jun 2006

uTorrent really is quite the amazing little program. I had a tiny bit of a rough transition from Azureus to it, but now I'd never go back.

82 seeding torrents, 1-2% CPU, 8mb RAM.

Fantastic.

WuGgaRoO · Jun 2006

hmmm.. so my comp experiences extreme slow downs and lock ups with whatever bt client i use...ive used azeurus, bitlord and abc...anyone know why...is it because my wireless card is integrated (i have a dell lappy)

Thrax · Jun 2006

It may be. BitTorrent is HELL on network devices.. It hammers TCP/IP traffic like the fist of an angry god; in so doing, it can crash PCs with shoddy network cards and reboot bad routers.

WuGgaRoO · Jun 2006

OOoooO...well that makes sense...i figured since it was built it i might need to buy another wireless card....but is a built in centrino mobile device good enough? or is it "shoddy"

Cyclonite · Jun 2006

I have an IBM laptop with built in wireless. Whatever may appear in the Centrino package. It causes blue screens pretty badly when I transfer Torrents.

leishi85 · Jun 2006

i have a sager laptop, with the intel centrino package as well, using the builtin 2200bg wireless card downloading torrents without any problems.

WuGgaRoO · Jun 2006

i knew it must have been the built in wireless....grrrr

jared · Jun 2006

Thrax said:
It may be. BitTorrent is HELL on network devices.. It hammers TCP/IP traffic like the fist of an angry god; in so doing, it can crash PCs with shoddy network cards and reboot bad routers.

Thrax speaks the truth. I have had many friends with those cheap-skate $30-after-rebate routers, and BT brings them to their knees. When BT isn't running, the routers work fine. But soon as BT start running and pushing a load of traffic the router will either reboot, lock up, stop responding etc.

As far as clients Azureus is a great client, but wow does it eat some resources. If you leave it running in the background for more than a day or two you will be suprised.

uTorrent is arguable as good as Az but without some of the slowness.

Personally right now I am with uTorrent ( i tend to alternate after reformats) however lately I have not really being using BT and instead have been using newsgroups. When you can max out your connection for the WHOLE download (not to mention no need to upload) it sort of puts BT to shame :bigggrin:

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