Future of Torrents; DHT, PEX and Magnet Links Explained

Bittorrent Explained

This week The Pirate Bay confirmed it would shut down its tracker for good, instead encouraging the use of DHT, PEX and magnet links. This move confounded many BitTorrent enthusiasts, who although wishing to adapt, were confronted with hard to grasp terminology and technology. Time for some explaining. [Read more...]

PeerGuardian PG alternative, ipfilter + utorrent, ipfilter.dat

utorrent ipfilter

Whether you are looking for an alternative to PG2 because it fails to function properly, or simply looking to cut down the number of processes you are running – the information here is for you.

It is possible to block ip-ranges with utorrent’s built in ipfiltering system.

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Slow torrents with Windows 7

torrent windows 7After getting windows 7 I noticed that my downloads of the Linux kernel through utorrent were running at incredibly slow speeds.

Though the reasons behind this may be complicated, the solution turned out to be rather simple.

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Peer Guardian 2 with Windows 7 pgfilter.sys 64

peer-guardian-2 Because Windows 7 requires digitally signed drivers PG2 will not work out of the box. But the information provided on PG2’s instruction page is outdated pertaining to the RC. The solution?

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