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| **Possible causes** | **Possible causes** |
| - Rubbish data is basically caused by peers sending bad packets to the swarm. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, that can't be easily determined. It could either be caused by peers having bad connections, as well as a variety of other things or by anti-piracy organizations which mingle into the torrent swarms using modified clients and release bad data intentionally, so as to hinder torrent users (in case you're downloading copy-righted material). | - Rubbish data is basically caused by peers sending bad packets to the swarm. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, that can't be easily determined. It could either be caused by peers having bad connections, by a bad/unreliable/congested segment of network in the path between the other peer and you, as well as a variety of other things or by anti-piracy organizations which mingle into the torrent swarms using modified clients and release bad data intentionally, so as to hinder torrent users (in case you're downloading copy-righted material). |
| - Another more prosaic reason for occurrences of garbage data might be your router. Certain routers are known to have a particular firmware implementation which may lead to corrupt data, especially on BitTorrent downloads (which by definition use a huge number of simultaneous connections). A good indicator for this, is getting garbage data for all or most of your torrents. | - Another more prosaic reason for occurrences of garbage data might be your router. Certain routers are known to have a particular firmware implementation which may lead to corrupt data, especially on BitTorrent downloads (which by definition use a huge number of simultaneous connections). A good indicator for this, is getting garbage data for all or most of your torrents. |
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| **Solutions** | **Solutions** |
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| - The only solution, so far, to this problem is to download Peer Guardian: http://phoenixlabs.org.\\ Download and install the client, and when it comes to the screen of 'Updates' click on the check-boxes: Government, P2P, Ads. Then let PeerGuardian update its lists. Allow PeerGuardian to run every time your BitComet client is functioning. This may reduce, in some cases, the amount of garbage data you get, by refusing connections to some IPs known to interfere with P2P downloading.\\ **A reminder to users**: This program does not guarantee that you will receive nil rubbish data, or that you'll be "protected" from governmental agencies trying to obtain your IP address. A lot of users are under the general false idea that some programs are able to block all rubbish data or conceal them on the P2P networks; we can assure you that this is not true. The most that it can do is limit the amount of rubbish data being passed through to your torrent client.\\ However, whenever you use Peerguardian or Protowall alongside any P2P applications, be aware that if you configure it improperly, it may limit your download capability, especially for torrents that have peers in some of the ranges you might have chosen to block (such as educational institutions - university campuses). | - The only solution, so far, to this problem is to download an IP-blocking program (such as Peer Guardian: http://phoenixlabs.org).\\ Download and install the client, and when it comes to the screen of 'Updates' click on the check-boxes: Government, P2P, Ads. Then let PeerGuardian update its lists. Allow PeerGuardian to run every time your BitComet client is functioning. This may reduce, in some cases, the amount of garbage data you get, by refusing connections to some IPs known to interfere with P2P downloading.\\ **A reminder to users**: This program does not guarantee that you will receive nil rubbish data, or that you'll be "protected" from governmental agencies trying to obtain your IP address. A lot of users are under the general false idea that some programs are able to block all rubbish data or conceal them on the P2P networks; we can assure you that this is not true. The most that it can do is limit the amount of rubbish data being passed through to your torrent client.\\ However, whenever you use Peerguardian or Protowall alongside any P2P applications, be aware that if you configure it improperly, it may limit your download capability, especially for torrents that have peers in some of the ranges you might have chosen to block (such as educational institutions - university campuses).\\ \\ <html><span style=color:darkblue;font-weight:bold>RECENT NOTE:</span></html> PeerGuardian's default lists don't seem to be updated (or even accessible, on a random basis) lately. You can instead activate the Bluetack lists which are provided with PeerGuardian as an alternative to the default lists of PeerGuardian. PG should update from them, its IP lists automatically.\\ Or as a more versatile workaround or alternative solution you can go to the [[http://www.bluetack.co.uk/|Bluetack site]] and download their [[http://blocklistpro.com/download-center/view-details/blocklist-manager/1437-blocklist_manager_install_2.7.7.exe.html|Blocklist Manager]] application which is a very versatile an complete solution for automatically downloading and combining their multiple lists which are frequently updated. Also a list of recommended IP-blocking applications (PeerGuardian included) you may find on their page: [[http://blocklistpro.com/faqs/best-p2p-ip-filtering-programs-list.html|Best P2P IP Filtering Programs List]]. Any of those applications can use the up-to-date lists exported by Blocklist Manager, which offers the choice of converting/exporting its downloaded IP list array into over 20 different formats, so that it can fit most IP-blocking programs' formats, out there. \\ <html><span style=color:darkred;font-weight:bold>ATTENTION!</span></html> //We DO NOT provide support for installing, configuring and using Blocklist Manager or any of the IP-blocking programs, so please, do not ask questions related to that into the BitComet forums. The [[http://blocklistpro.com/|BlocklistPro]] site provides, along with the application, extensive info covering the program's features and usage and their forum provides detailed guides, regarding the fine-grained configuration of the application. Therefore, please use those resources for clearing any questions you may have, regarding Blocklist Manager.// |
| - In order to verify if your router is the cause of your trouble, you should try and take the router out of the loop, if possible, or if the modem and router are integrated try to replace it for testing purpose. Then run your BitTorrent client for a while and check if you get the same average amount of garbage data (some rubbish data may still come for reasons described in paragraph 1).\\ Also you might try updating your router's firmware in order to see if that helps you get rid of the problem. If that doesn't cut it, you might consider changing your router. | - In order to verify if your router is the cause of your trouble, you should try and take the router out of the loop, if possible, or if the modem and router are integrated try to replace it for testing purpose. Then run your BitTorrent client for a while and check if you get the same average amount of garbage data (some rubbish data may still come for reasons described in paragraph 1).\\ Also you might try updating your router's firmware in order to see if that helps you get rid of the problem. If that doesn't cut it, you might consider changing your router. |
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| **The difference between Private Trackers & Public Trackers.** | **The difference between Private Trackers & Public Trackers.** |
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| It's important to understand that BitTorrent is a network completely different from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastTrack|FastTrack]] (clients: Kazaa, Grokster, Morpheus, iMesh etc.) or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnutella|Gnutella]] (clients: Shareaza, Limewire etc.), in the respect that people who download a torrent **must** at the same time upload data to other peers, and the most fundamental rule of all torrents is: //The higher your upload capability is, the better your download capability will be//. That is, as far as the rest of the swarm is concerned; granted, of course, that your client is properly configured as well. [For more information on how to maximize your download speed with BitComet, please read our [[http://forums.bitcomet.com/index.php?showtopic=410|Speed Guide]].] | It's important to understand that BitTorrent is a network completely different from [[wp>FastTrack]] (clients: Kazaa, Grokster, Morpheus, iMesh etc.) or [[wp>Gnutella]] (clients: Shareaza, Limewire etc.), in the respect that people who download a torrent **must** at the same time upload data to other peers, and the most fundamental rule of all torrents is: //The higher your upload capability is, the better your download capability will be//. That is, as far as the rest of the swarm is concerned; granted, of course, that your client is properly configured as well. [For more information on how to maximize your download speed with BitComet, please read our [[http://forums.bitcomet.com/index.php?showtopic=410|Speed Guide]].] |
| **Public trackers** are [[peers_seeds_torrent_tracker_dht_peer_exchange_pex_magnet_links#tracker|tracker]] URLs which are made public, or in other words, torrents with this type of tracker allow ALL users to both access and download this torrent's contents. As a result: | **Public trackers** are [[peers_seeds_torrent_tracker_dht_peer_exchange_pex_magnet_links#tracker|tracker]] URLs which are made public, or in other words, torrents with this type of tracker allow ALL users to both access and download this torrent's contents. As a result: |
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| * All users within that private torrent community can enjoy downloading the latest releases of movies, games, programs, applications, animations with maximized speeds. (Please note however, this also depends on your upload speed again. So the better your upload capability is, the better your ratio and download capability will be for the torrents on that site.) | * All users within that private torrent community can enjoy downloading the latest releases of movies, games, programs, applications, animations with maximized speeds. (Please note however, this also depends on your upload speed again. So the better your upload capability is, the better your ratio and download capability will be for the torrents on that site.) |
| * The tracker URL embedded in the .torrent file, uses a personalized passkey for the user so as to prevent access to the mass of public to the tracker. | * The tracker URL embedded in the .torrent file, uses a personalized passkey for the user so as to prevent access to the mass of public to the tracker. |
| * All .torrent files use the private flag, thus disabling in all clients all the additional methods for gaining peers or sharing torrents ([[inside_bitcomet_-_technical_documentation#private_trackers|Read this more detailed information about private torrents and trackers]]).\\ i.e.: Filelist.org, Midnight torrents, etc. [Search via Google - Private torrent community/site] | * All .torrent files use the private flag, thus disabling in all clients all the additional methods for gaining peers or sharing torrents ([[inside_bitcomet#private_trackers|Read this more detailed information about private torrents and trackers]]).\\ i.e.: Filelist.org, Midnight torrents, etc. [Search via Google - Private torrent community/site] |
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| **Solution** | **Solution** |
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| Unfortunately there isn't any solution to this issue, because it is the tracker itself that's down or unavailable. Try stopping and restarting the torrent download, to try and re-connect to the trackers. If the trackers are all unresponsive, be sure to use the DHT network to connect to peers [Right-click on the torrent --> Properties --> Advanced --> click the checkbox Enable DHT network]. | Unfortunately there isn't any solution to this issue, because it is the tracker itself that's down or unavailable. Try stopping and restarting the torrent download, to try and re-connect to the trackers. If the trackers are all unresponsive, be sure to use the DHT network to connect to peers [Right-click on the torrent --> Properties --> Advanced --> click the checkbox Enable DHT network].\\ |
| | If your Internet connection is configured to redial if the line is dropped (meaning if your Internet connection disconnects, it will automatically re-dial by itself), and if your Internet does indeed disconnect, and redial by itself, BitComet may be unable to connect to these trackers. This can be resolved by disabling your Internet Connection, and re-enabling it, then opening BitComet to resume the downloads.\\ |
| If your Internet connection is configured to redial if the line is dropped (meaning if your Internet connection disconnects, it will automatically re-dial by itself), and if your Internet does indeed disconnect, and redial by itself, BitComet may be unable to connect to these trackers. This can be resolved by disabling your Internet Connection, and re-enabling it, then opening BitComet to resume the downloads. | |
| If the tracker gives the status: "Can not resolve host address." Then this is mainly because you're using BitComet's UDP trackers, these rarely work unfortunately. Try using public trackers such as | If the tracker gives the status: "Can not resolve host address." Then this is mainly because you're using BitComet's UDP trackers, these rarely work unfortunately. Try using public trackers such as |
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| * http://tv.tracker.prq.to/announce | * http://tv.tracker.prq.to/announce |
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| Registration at Demonoid.com and torrentbox.com will also allow you to use their torrent trackers. | Registration at Demonoid.com and torrentbox.com will also allow you to use their torrent trackers.\\ |
| BitComet's UDP trackers are usually only used for uploading BitComet torrents (e.g. setup files, etc). | BitComet's UDP trackers are usually only used for uploading BitComet torrents (e.g. setup files, etc). |
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| ==== How do I create a .torrent file? How do I seed it? ==== | ==== How do I create a .torrent file? How do I seed it? ==== |
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| The easiest way is to "Drag & Drop" the file or directory to the BitComet window. You can also go to File >> Create a Torrent... (Ctrl+M), or Hit 'Maker' in the toolbar. All these bring up the "Make Torrent" GUI. | The easiest way is to "Drag & Drop" the file or directory to the BitComet window. You can also go to //File >> Create a Torrent...// (Ctrl+M), or Hit 'Maker' in the toolbar. All these bring up the "Make Torrent" GUI.\\ |
| Fill in the fields. | Fill in the fields. |
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| * If you do not use "Drag & Drop", the source file entry is empty and needs to be filled: In the General tab, choose Single file or Directory (Multi-Files). Click Browse to point to the file or directory. | * If you do not use "Drag & Drop", the source file entry is empty and needs to be filled: In the General tab, choose Single file or Directory (Multi-Files). Click Browse to point to the file or directory. |
| * Put in the announce URL in Tracker Server box. It can usually be found on the Upload page of a tracker. | * Put in the announce URL in Tracker Server box. It can usually be found on the Upload page of a tracker. |
| * (Optional) In the "Optional Comments" tab, type in information, if you like. | * (Optional) In the "Optional Comments" tab, type in information, if you like. |
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| Hit OK. Start seeding the task. | Hit OK. Start seeding the task.\\ |
| Note: When you have made a .torrent file, you must publish the torrent on a torrent index | Note: When you have made a .torrent file, you must publish the torrent on a torrent index |
| site. And please make sure BitComet is started and seeding the task, so that others can | site. And please make sure BitComet is started and seeding the task, so that others can |
| download from you once they saved the .torrent file. | download from you once they saved the .torrent file. |
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| For more info see [[making_torrents_with_bitcomet|Making torrents with BitComet]]. | For more info see **[[making_torrents_with_bitcomet|Making torrents with BitComet]]**. |
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