BitTorrent

Contents 1 Router Configuration 2 Linux 2.1 Gentoo Installation 2.2 Usage 2.2.1 "Screenshot"

Router Configuration

BitTorrent listens on local ports 6881-6889 for incoming connections. If any of these ports are unavailable, it will just take those it can get.

I have forwarded those ports to the IP of the machine running the BitTorrent client.

Linux

Gentoo Installation

# emerge bittorrent

Usage

$ cd /some/path/bt
$ wget http://server.com/download_torrent -Oname.torrent
$ btdownloadcurses.py name.torrent

"Screenshot"

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| file:     Some Strange Movie.mpg                                  |
| size:     655,021,056 (624.7 MB)                                  |
| dest:     /some/path/bt/Some Strange Movie.mpg                    |
| progress: ##########################################_____________ |
| status:   finishing in 2:33:53 (76.9%)                            |
| speed:     20.7 KB/s down -  74.7 KB/s up                         |
| totals:     2.6 MB   down -  10.6 MB   up                         |
| error(s):                                                         |
|                                                                   |
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