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rocks_lp
11-26-2006, 09:24 PM
macho wat is dis torrent macho i never heard dis b4 GT and some other members PM me abut dis i dont really understand wat it is? can any one explain me it real simple. i checked it in wikipedia also but information der is little complicated and i dont really understand. :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

vnc
11-26-2006, 10:47 PM
THAT IS THE PROBLEM I HAVE MACHO SORRY!!

rapa
11-27-2006, 11:15 AM
Torrent
A torrent can mean either a .torrent meta data file or all files described by it, depending on context.

File.torrent
The .torrent file contains meta data about shared files. It contains names of files, their sizes and check sums of all blocks in the torrent. It also holds the address of a tracker that hosts the torrent.

Peer
A peer is one instance of a BitTorrent client running on a computer on the Internet that you connect to and transfer data. Usually a peer does not have the complete file, but only parts of it.

Seed
A seed is a peer that has a complete copy of the torrent and still offers it for upload. The more seeds there are, the better the chances are for completion of the file.

Leech
A leech is a peer that does not have a complete copy of the torrent yet. When downloading is complete, it may stay around and seed the file as a seed so that others can complete their download. The term leech is also used for peers that have very poor upload/download ratios or leave the swarm immediately after their downloads are complete. The leeches usually contribute a majority of the bandwidth in a swarm.

Swarm
Together, all peers sharing a torrent are called a swarm. Six leeches and two seeds makes a swarm of eight.

Tracker
A tracker is a broker service that mediates contacts between peers. The tracker is not directly involved in the data transfer and does not have a copy of the file.