By Paulina Simpson
During the last week there’s been much noise over the BBC Newsnight show on Friday 24 February in which BitTorrent was accused of being a harbour for terrorists and pedophiles. Debatable as it is, it caused a surge of anger on the part of p2p users that can be seen on the BitTorrent forum. Ultimately the BBC officials had to appologize. Certainly no technology can be judged upon only by behaviour of a small portion of users and one should be careful choosing words. Moreover if we continued the line we could end up banning the Inernet itself, so the outrage of BitTorrent users is quite reasoned.
However what’s more important and what both sides seem to have forgotten is the so-called sensitive legal issues concerning peer-to-peer file sharing. On one hand the technology was created for sharing all kind of music video and text files by allowing other users to copy your files and thus participating in a file sharing community. This technology can not be called illegal as it is capable of substantial non-infringing use, i.e. it does not necessarily imply acquisition and distribution of copyrighted material.
While on the other hand the BitTorrent file sharing protocol is a perfect tool for acquiring next to any music or video file without paying a cent which no doubt causes losses to copyright holders. According to the U.S. Justice Department the total loss caused by internet-piracy exceeds hundreds millions dollars. And if we consider reliable the data provided by BBC that Torrent traffic accounts for more than a third of the internet, it becomes evident that the losses are more than substantial enough to be talked about.
Complexity of the issue makes ordinary users confused and lost in arguments as p2p owners claim that their technology is absolutely legal and safe. Nevertheless we can’t overlook the Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Inc. vs Grokster Ltd. court case of the end of 2005 when the court stated that file sharing companies could be sued for inducing copyright infringement. As a result Grokster (maker of Morpheus) decided that it would no longer offer file sharing device and was forced to pay $50 mln to the music and recording industries. At present Kaaza and Napster are banned in Australia.
Futhermore it’s not only p2p protocol makers/owners who are at danger. Any person committing illegal file sharing and thus violating the copyright law can be sued. A similar case was recently heard in London when the British Phonographic Industry, the trade group representing U.K. record companies, sued two persons and both of them were found guilty. The Court forced them to pay a ₤5000 and a ₤1500 fine. Or another case in US when for $12,500 to $17,500 each.
To conclude, this technology is on the brink of being legal and it’s impossible to forsee whether the court would be loyal to you personally if you happen to be sued for file-sharing.
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Sunday, November 4, 2007
What is Peer-To-Peer File Sharing (P2P)?
By Peter Nisbet
Peer to peer file sharing systems, otherwise known as P2P, connect people directly together on the internet. Some systems are true networked systems, in that there is a central server which acts as a central point to which all traffic is directed then distributed to the clients.
An excellent example of this is the original Napster. When someone wanted to download a particular track, they would enter it into a request box, much as with P2P software, then Napster would inform them what sites had the track or movie, then facilitate the download between two computers. Computer A would pass to Napster who would pass to computer B. In other words, if your joined Napster, you allowed the music files on your hard drive to be copied to Napster’s central server, then on to another of Napster’s customer’s hard drive. OpenNap was another, which copied Napster’s way of making money through file exchange.
However, this central server is what destroyed Napster, at least for a while. Once the central server could be identified as the single source of this file exchange, it was forced to close. And once the server closed, the whole system broke down. The Napster team eventually tugged their forelocks and began to operate using payment per track systems which developed to the Napster you now know, which is owned by software company Roxio.
Peer to peer file sharing took over Napster’s original role, but extended it from simply sharing music tracks. P2P provides an opportunity for new artists to have their work heard without the high costs of cutting disks or CDs and trying to promote them through other media. The beauty of P2P is that no moguls can take it over and dictate who and who cannot have their original music heard.
The difference between Peer to peer and Napster is that there is no central server with P2P. Every user of the software is connected directly to every other user. If you download music using a peer to peer system, you can be downloading from the hard drive of your next door neighbor, or somebody on the other side of the world. You will never know, unless you opt for a higher grade system. There is no central server to be shut down since you are in direct contact, so it cannot be stopped, even if made illegal.
P2P file sharing software is mainly sourced from the Gnutella design, and most companies that offer such services look very much the same. However, some have extended this to offer the bells and whistles that set them apart, such as faster downloads and the ability to converse with those you are connected to. There are other benefits to be gained from these subscription sites such as connections to other P2P movie and games download sites.
If you do not have burning software such as Nero, you can also download the software required to burn the files to CD or DVD directly from the software websites you are subscribing to.
The major players in the free peer to peer networks are Gnutella and Bittorrent. They work differently but both provide high quality downloads. If you want to take it a step forward, the subscription download programs, where you make a single life payment, can provide more functionality and interactivity as well as faster download speeds. Beware of free trials since these tend to come with adware and spyware, and the reason they are free, to my mind, is that the software companies are either using their own spyware, or receiving a payment for including it in the free package.
You can’t complain about what get free, but you can about what you pay for, which is why free software is not always the best option. The same, however, can be said of some regular or life subscription sites. Before you pay try the contact numbers. If you get no reply, either from email or phone, then don’t go near them.
All in all, assuming that you keep legal with copyright, peer to peer file sharing networks are the best way to listen to new music from up and coming artists, and to see movies made by new producers, directors and actors. It is also a great way to get some old games that you have never played before. I should also warn you not to download the current charts!
Peter writes on many aspects of electronic file transfer systems including audio-visual file formats and codecs. His main business involves the the legal downloading of movies, games and music and you can get information on how to back-up DVDs and games and on the difference between the free and subscription download sites on his website http://www.online-free-movies.com and http://www.legalandfree.com
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Peer to peer file sharing systems, otherwise known as P2P, connect people directly together on the internet. Some systems are true networked systems, in that there is a central server which acts as a central point to which all traffic is directed then distributed to the clients.
An excellent example of this is the original Napster. When someone wanted to download a particular track, they would enter it into a request box, much as with P2P software, then Napster would inform them what sites had the track or movie, then facilitate the download between two computers. Computer A would pass to Napster who would pass to computer B. In other words, if your joined Napster, you allowed the music files on your hard drive to be copied to Napster’s central server, then on to another of Napster’s customer’s hard drive. OpenNap was another, which copied Napster’s way of making money through file exchange.
However, this central server is what destroyed Napster, at least for a while. Once the central server could be identified as the single source of this file exchange, it was forced to close. And once the server closed, the whole system broke down. The Napster team eventually tugged their forelocks and began to operate using payment per track systems which developed to the Napster you now know, which is owned by software company Roxio.
Peer to peer file sharing took over Napster’s original role, but extended it from simply sharing music tracks. P2P provides an opportunity for new artists to have their work heard without the high costs of cutting disks or CDs and trying to promote them through other media. The beauty of P2P is that no moguls can take it over and dictate who and who cannot have their original music heard.
The difference between Peer to peer and Napster is that there is no central server with P2P. Every user of the software is connected directly to every other user. If you download music using a peer to peer system, you can be downloading from the hard drive of your next door neighbor, or somebody on the other side of the world. You will never know, unless you opt for a higher grade system. There is no central server to be shut down since you are in direct contact, so it cannot be stopped, even if made illegal.
P2P file sharing software is mainly sourced from the Gnutella design, and most companies that offer such services look very much the same. However, some have extended this to offer the bells and whistles that set them apart, such as faster downloads and the ability to converse with those you are connected to. There are other benefits to be gained from these subscription sites such as connections to other P2P movie and games download sites.
If you do not have burning software such as Nero, you can also download the software required to burn the files to CD or DVD directly from the software websites you are subscribing to.
The major players in the free peer to peer networks are Gnutella and Bittorrent. They work differently but both provide high quality downloads. If you want to take it a step forward, the subscription download programs, where you make a single life payment, can provide more functionality and interactivity as well as faster download speeds. Beware of free trials since these tend to come with adware and spyware, and the reason they are free, to my mind, is that the software companies are either using their own spyware, or receiving a payment for including it in the free package.
You can’t complain about what get free, but you can about what you pay for, which is why free software is not always the best option. The same, however, can be said of some regular or life subscription sites. Before you pay try the contact numbers. If you get no reply, either from email or phone, then don’t go near them.
All in all, assuming that you keep legal with copyright, peer to peer file sharing networks are the best way to listen to new music from up and coming artists, and to see movies made by new producers, directors and actors. It is also a great way to get some old games that you have never played before. I should also warn you not to download the current charts!
Peter writes on many aspects of electronic file transfer systems including audio-visual file formats and codecs. His main business involves the the legal downloading of movies, games and music and you can get information on how to back-up DVDs and games and on the difference between the free and subscription download sites on his website http://www.online-free-movies.com and http://www.legalandfree.com
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The Dark Side of P2P File Sharing
By Bill Paulk
P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.
No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.
Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.
That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.
For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.
Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money-- the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.
How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?
This is the easy part, if you know what you're looking for. P2P scam sites often use phrases like 100% Legal, which is absolutely untrue. This is a trick they use to prey on people interested in P2P file sharing programs, but who are worried (rightly) about Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lawsuits. Keep in mind that sharing and downloading of copyrighted files is, at this moment, an illegal activity.
Another tactic is to use fake endorsements and recommendations from legitimate companies. Other cons are to use phrases like Direct Downloads!, Get Access Now!, Download Unlimited Free Music!, and other phrases that are promising you things they absolutely CANNOT deliver.
How Does It Work & How are They Doing It?
To be honest, I do not know the ins and outs of P2P scam sites. But I know this: all P2P file sharing programs are free. Think about it a moment. It is because music files are being shared free of charge (without artists receiving royalties) that organizations like the RIAA are mad and suing.
These P2P scam sites are merely taking your money, downloading a little spyware to your PC, then connecting you to one of the real P2P file sharing programs.
This is all convoluted by the nature of P2P, which is a series of servers networking files to one another. Unless you're buying your music MP3 downloads from a legitimate company, either per song/album or through a monthly subscription, you cannot be sure where your music is coming from.
The legal status of P2P file sharing programs is confusing. We know that MP3 files themselves are not illegal. For example, it's legal to possess MP3s, to rip your CDs to your hard drive, and to burn CDs for your personal use. But, by sharing and/or downloading these files, you are breaking copyright laws. To my knowledge, P2P scam sites are not actually breaking any laws. But why pay for something you don't have to?
One of the most common techniques these scam artists use is to set up sites that are misspellings or derivations of popular P2P file sharing programs. KaZaA is probably the most hijacked name being used these days.
Other sites may not actually charge you anything at all, but they'll "give you the software for free" if you give them your email address. This too is a scam. Because once again, they're just sending you along to a proper P2P program, but after collecting your email address, they're selling it to third parties. Don't give these scammers any of your personal information!
If you're on a website you trust, even this website, you may see ads by these scam artists, preaching their lies about 100% blah, blah, blah. For your own security, don't click on the links. They're still scams. (Many independent websites rely on ads to pay the bills. We don't always have full control over what advertisements appear on our sites. Keep in mind that most online advertisements are arranged and distributed by third-party companies who pair up advertisements with appropriate keywords. So a page that discusses "music downloads" is likely to have an ad from a scam site singing their own false praises.)
On this note, there are sites all over the Internet that actually promote P2P scam sites. Why? I have my opinions. First, these scam sites are paying large sums of money to affiliates who promote their sites. For example, a scam site may be charging you $29.95 for their non-service. Well, they're paying affiliates over half (I've seen the pay-out as high as 75%) of that just for getting you, the visitor, to their scam sites.
I Think I've Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?
Stop! Right now, stop using that service. If you've got some type of monthly payment with them, stop paying them. Cancel your "membership," contact your bank or credit card company, and stop paying them immediately! Secondly, your computer has probably have been infected by spyware, and you need to remove it right away. I recommend purchasing spyware-removal software like Pest Patrol because they do the best job at clearing out spyware parasites.
If you've been pulled into a scam site, just rack it up to experience. Their ad copy is very convincing, and you just wanted to "be legal" while downloading. Take heart in knowing that you're not alone. But you're better off now, with this information at your disposal.
In my opinion, this is another reason to consider not using P2P file sharing programs as a means to get your online music. I think that these P2P scam sites will increase in number, and will use more clever tactics to get your money and your information. Until the peer-to-peer communities are regulated in some way, I fear that these types of activities will get worse before they improve.
A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.
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P2P file sharing programs are free. Period. But there are P2P scam sites out there that want you to pay them instead. P2P scam sites are rogue companies that have set up shop to fleece unsuspecting music downloaders looking for file sharing programs by charging a fee for an otherwise free service.
No P2P file sharing software costs money. Exceptions would be a site asking members to make a monetary donation to help pay for bandwidth, hosting costs, and other administrative costs.
Some P2P file sharing programs offer "pro" versions of their free software. But again, their basic service is free to the public. I want you to fully understand this, because paying a P2P scam site money can not only make your wallet a bit lighter, it can also make your computer vulnerable to dangerous spyware.
That's right. These scam sites are only interested in making money off you. As well as actually taking your money by fooling you into paying them, they'll make money off you by installing spyware on your PC, so that they can get paid by sharing your online habits and personal information with others.
For music download beginners, all of this can be very confusing. Why? Because these scam sites advertise all over the Internet. Search engines return results chockful of these scams alongside the real P2P file sharing programs; their banner ads riddle the Internet landscape; sites are promoting these scams to get their piece of your money.
Most real P2P programs don't advertise much on the Internet. The reason is that they're not money makers. It takes money to advertise, and who has more money-- the free P2P file sharing programs or the scam artists? You guessed it. P2P relies on word of mouth. The scam sites rely primarily on advertising.
How Can I Tell a P2P Scam Site?
This is the easy part, if you know what you're looking for. P2P scam sites often use phrases like 100% Legal, which is absolutely untrue. This is a trick they use to prey on people interested in P2P file sharing programs, but who are worried (rightly) about Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lawsuits. Keep in mind that sharing and downloading of copyrighted files is, at this moment, an illegal activity.
Another tactic is to use fake endorsements and recommendations from legitimate companies. Other cons are to use phrases like Direct Downloads!, Get Access Now!, Download Unlimited Free Music!, and other phrases that are promising you things they absolutely CANNOT deliver.
How Does It Work & How are They Doing It?
To be honest, I do not know the ins and outs of P2P scam sites. But I know this: all P2P file sharing programs are free. Think about it a moment. It is because music files are being shared free of charge (without artists receiving royalties) that organizations like the RIAA are mad and suing.
These P2P scam sites are merely taking your money, downloading a little spyware to your PC, then connecting you to one of the real P2P file sharing programs.
This is all convoluted by the nature of P2P, which is a series of servers networking files to one another. Unless you're buying your music MP3 downloads from a legitimate company, either per song/album or through a monthly subscription, you cannot be sure where your music is coming from.
The legal status of P2P file sharing programs is confusing. We know that MP3 files themselves are not illegal. For example, it's legal to possess MP3s, to rip your CDs to your hard drive, and to burn CDs for your personal use. But, by sharing and/or downloading these files, you are breaking copyright laws. To my knowledge, P2P scam sites are not actually breaking any laws. But why pay for something you don't have to?
One of the most common techniques these scam artists use is to set up sites that are misspellings or derivations of popular P2P file sharing programs. KaZaA is probably the most hijacked name being used these days.
Other sites may not actually charge you anything at all, but they'll "give you the software for free" if you give them your email address. This too is a scam. Because once again, they're just sending you along to a proper P2P program, but after collecting your email address, they're selling it to third parties. Don't give these scammers any of your personal information!
If you're on a website you trust, even this website, you may see ads by these scam artists, preaching their lies about 100% blah, blah, blah. For your own security, don't click on the links. They're still scams. (Many independent websites rely on ads to pay the bills. We don't always have full control over what advertisements appear on our sites. Keep in mind that most online advertisements are arranged and distributed by third-party companies who pair up advertisements with appropriate keywords. So a page that discusses "music downloads" is likely to have an ad from a scam site singing their own false praises.)
On this note, there are sites all over the Internet that actually promote P2P scam sites. Why? I have my opinions. First, these scam sites are paying large sums of money to affiliates who promote their sites. For example, a scam site may be charging you $29.95 for their non-service. Well, they're paying affiliates over half (I've seen the pay-out as high as 75%) of that just for getting you, the visitor, to their scam sites.
I Think I've Used One of these Scam Sites. What Do I Do Now?
Stop! Right now, stop using that service. If you've got some type of monthly payment with them, stop paying them. Cancel your "membership," contact your bank or credit card company, and stop paying them immediately! Secondly, your computer has probably have been infected by spyware, and you need to remove it right away. I recommend purchasing spyware-removal software like Pest Patrol because they do the best job at clearing out spyware parasites.
If you've been pulled into a scam site, just rack it up to experience. Their ad copy is very convincing, and you just wanted to "be legal" while downloading. Take heart in knowing that you're not alone. But you're better off now, with this information at your disposal.
In my opinion, this is another reason to consider not using P2P file sharing programs as a means to get your online music. I think that these P2P scam sites will increase in number, and will use more clever tactics to get your money and your information. Until the peer-to-peer communities are regulated in some way, I fear that these types of activities will get worse before they improve.
A former financial advisor and NYC book editor, Bill Paulk blends these two experiences by helping people make sound buying decisions. His passion, building digital music collections through MP3 downloads, is the subject of his first website. http://www.mp3-music-downloads-scout.com reviews and recommends the best in legal MP3 downloads.
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Grow Your Business With Peer-To-Peer Learning
By Alexander Gordon
If you want to grow and want to be the leader in your business field, you need to deploy new techniques and learn about new management tools. Peer- to- Peer (P2P) learning is also one of such tools.
What Is Peer-to-Peer Learning? Considered as one of the most powerful training techniques, P2P is an ultimate Knowledge Management System. It uses tools like Internet Search Engines, discussion boards, e-mail etc. in an immoderate environment. Due to this unique feature, it doesn’t look like a formal training and you can exchange, store and access to large quantum of information with the peers joining your network.
Here are few advantages of P2P learning that will let you know why the system is getting so much popularity:
- There is no central resource or file server that controls the whole task
- You can share text as well as audio-video material. If you want to share music, you can opt for the software NAPSTER.
- If you are conducting a research and want to get help of others, you can get it easily with the help of Intel’s special Peer-to-peer program.
- A particular group can share information and go for joint ventures with other groups.
- You can be a part of chat sessions and share brilliant ideas with number of people. You also get the opportunity to learn from those who have expertise in a particular field.
- It encourages the communication of experience.
- A strong content management i.e. making the content available, searching for new content, clarifying the information and providing feedback at regular intervals makes the learning system more advantageous.
- On few clicks, you get to learn so much about new projects and techniques. You need not be physically present to attend the training sessions. So, it is beneficial for all those who are operating business from home.
- It basically acts as a communication facilitator. So, you can use it for academics also.
Peer- to- peer learning system requires self-motivated teams, which can share information on mutual basis. Workgroup collaboration, communities of practice, informal self-directed learning; all these are possible with the help of P2P system.
The success of any business relies to a great extent on the application of knowledge. As a small business owner, you must learn about networking and other related aspects to make best use of the system. More the information sharing, more will be the benefit.
If you are confused about how to implement the system and how to make best use of it, you can take advice of technical experts. You can also search for useful tips on internet, guiding you on how to make best use of this tool.
Alexander Gordon is a writer for http://www.smallbusinessconsulting.com - The Small Business Consulting Community. Sign-up for the free success steps newsletter and get our booklet valued at $24.95 for free as a special bonus. The newsletter provides daily strategies on starting and significantly growing a business.
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If you want to grow and want to be the leader in your business field, you need to deploy new techniques and learn about new management tools. Peer- to- Peer (P2P) learning is also one of such tools.
What Is Peer-to-Peer Learning? Considered as one of the most powerful training techniques, P2P is an ultimate Knowledge Management System. It uses tools like Internet Search Engines, discussion boards, e-mail etc. in an immoderate environment. Due to this unique feature, it doesn’t look like a formal training and you can exchange, store and access to large quantum of information with the peers joining your network.
Here are few advantages of P2P learning that will let you know why the system is getting so much popularity:
- There is no central resource or file server that controls the whole task
- You can share text as well as audio-video material. If you want to share music, you can opt for the software NAPSTER.
- If you are conducting a research and want to get help of others, you can get it easily with the help of Intel’s special Peer-to-peer program.
- A particular group can share information and go for joint ventures with other groups.
- You can be a part of chat sessions and share brilliant ideas with number of people. You also get the opportunity to learn from those who have expertise in a particular field.
- It encourages the communication of experience.
- A strong content management i.e. making the content available, searching for new content, clarifying the information and providing feedback at regular intervals makes the learning system more advantageous.
- On few clicks, you get to learn so much about new projects and techniques. You need not be physically present to attend the training sessions. So, it is beneficial for all those who are operating business from home.
- It basically acts as a communication facilitator. So, you can use it for academics also.
Peer- to- peer learning system requires self-motivated teams, which can share information on mutual basis. Workgroup collaboration, communities of practice, informal self-directed learning; all these are possible with the help of P2P system.
The success of any business relies to a great extent on the application of knowledge. As a small business owner, you must learn about networking and other related aspects to make best use of the system. More the information sharing, more will be the benefit.
If you are confused about how to implement the system and how to make best use of it, you can take advice of technical experts. You can also search for useful tips on internet, guiding you on how to make best use of this tool.
Alexander Gordon is a writer for http://www.smallbusinessconsulting.com - The Small Business Consulting Community. Sign-up for the free success steps newsletter and get our booklet valued at $24.95 for free as a special bonus. The newsletter provides daily strategies on starting and significantly growing a business.
Business Owners all across the country are joining "The Community of Small Business Owners” to receive and provide strategies, insight, tips, support and more on starting, managing, growing, and selling their businesses. As a member, you will have access to true Millionaire Business Owners who will provide strategies and tips from their real-life experiences.
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Top Tips for Downloading Movies, Games & Music Online
By David R Brown
My previous article looked at the basics of Downloading Movies, Games & Music Online and explained what peer-to-peer (or P2P) Networks can do. This article gives tips on how to get the best out of the downloading software. (Note: if you require download software head on over to reviewblaster.com where we review the best available).
No 1. Pick a ‘healthy’ file to download
Perform a search with your downloading software and you will usually get a number of results. Make sure you pick the one with best quality (or health) rating. This is is the best indication of the number of users sharing the file. Your software will then download different parts of the file simultaneously ensuring a much faster download time without interruptions.
No 2. Pick the largest file to download
Larger files are likely to be of a higher quality than the smaller files which can be fragmented. Use both the quality (or health) of the file and its size to determine which one of the search results you should download. They make take longer to download but the results are definitely worth it.
No 3. Download your files overnight
Downloading large files is likely to use up a considerable amount of your computer's memory, no matter how fast your machine or internet connection. It is a good idea therefore to queue up your downloads overnight. It is possible to download 2-3 movies a night or a hundred or so MP3's with a broadband internet connection. Don’t forget to turn off your computer’s power or standby mode options to ensure no interruptions.
No 4. Keep trying
When using any kind of P2P software your search results will depend on the contents of the shared folders of the people who are connected to the P2P network at the time and therefore your search results will change. You may be looking for something that is quite unusual or rare, so try your search again at another time.
No 5. You can download more than movies, games & music
If it’s on the Internet you can find a huge amount of great stuff from TV shows, pictures and art, CD/DVD cover images and sleeves to MP3 players and movie players. You can also get applications and software, anti-virus and pop-up blockers, etc.
Conclusion
Using your P2P software, you will find there are endless exiting opportunities to get the best from the internet and if you follow these tips you will get the best experience. In my next article I will look at the important issues of safety and privacy when downloading.
PS. If you are interested in downloading movies, games or music I review the best software available at reviewblaster.com
David Brown is a big time movie, games and music fan and welcomes your opinions on the best that's out there. Please check out my blog Review Reality and post your opinions.
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My previous article looked at the basics of Downloading Movies, Games & Music Online and explained what peer-to-peer (or P2P) Networks can do. This article gives tips on how to get the best out of the downloading software. (Note: if you require download software head on over to reviewblaster.com where we review the best available).
No 1. Pick a ‘healthy’ file to download
Perform a search with your downloading software and you will usually get a number of results. Make sure you pick the one with best quality (or health) rating. This is is the best indication of the number of users sharing the file. Your software will then download different parts of the file simultaneously ensuring a much faster download time without interruptions.
No 2. Pick the largest file to download
Larger files are likely to be of a higher quality than the smaller files which can be fragmented. Use both the quality (or health) of the file and its size to determine which one of the search results you should download. They make take longer to download but the results are definitely worth it.
No 3. Download your files overnight
Downloading large files is likely to use up a considerable amount of your computer's memory, no matter how fast your machine or internet connection. It is a good idea therefore to queue up your downloads overnight. It is possible to download 2-3 movies a night or a hundred or so MP3's with a broadband internet connection. Don’t forget to turn off your computer’s power or standby mode options to ensure no interruptions.
No 4. Keep trying
When using any kind of P2P software your search results will depend on the contents of the shared folders of the people who are connected to the P2P network at the time and therefore your search results will change. You may be looking for something that is quite unusual or rare, so try your search again at another time.
No 5. You can download more than movies, games & music
If it’s on the Internet you can find a huge amount of great stuff from TV shows, pictures and art, CD/DVD cover images and sleeves to MP3 players and movie players. You can also get applications and software, anti-virus and pop-up blockers, etc.
Conclusion
Using your P2P software, you will find there are endless exiting opportunities to get the best from the internet and if you follow these tips you will get the best experience. In my next article I will look at the important issues of safety and privacy when downloading.
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How Peer to Peer (P2P) Works
By Nigel Wong
Ever wondered how P2P works? This guide will run down most of the major P2P services and how they work. Peer to Peer technology lets people share files over a network on the internet. Most people now use what is known as the second generation of P2P, which is unlike its predecessors like such as Napter, the second generation has no centralized server, making it harder for it to shut down.
How first generation P2P services worked:
A connection is established by a peer finding another peer to connect to. Each peer exchanges active peer and their addresses. When a connection has been established, the user can then search for files. When a search has been submitted, it connects to all nodes on its connection list. The results are then displayed and a connection is made.
How second generation P2P services worked:
Gnutella2: Hubs are used to quickly search for files, eliminating the original "find peer and search" method. Instead, they store a list of files on all the "Leaves" (A peer) that are connected to it, thus dramatically reducing search time. Advantages: Unlike Napster, if a hub crashes, it's network stays alive. Disadvantages: Doesn't make network any more durable than the first generation of P2P. Gnutella2: www.gnutella.com
FastTrack: Programs such as Kazaa and iMesh use the FastTrack protocol. Normal peers connect to a supernode which acts jsut like a hub. Supernodes also connect to other supernodes, allowing search requests to move through the network very quickly. Peers then establish a direct connection to a client after a file has been found. Advantages: Any client can become a supernode. Disadvantages: Corruption of files occur. Clients include: Kazaa (www.kazaa.com), iMesh (www.imesh.com)
BitTorrent: .torrent files are used to store information about the file being shared. Once a torrent file is opened, the client connects to the tracker which tells the client where the file is located and what other peers/seeders there are. BitTorrent works by chunks of small files being transferred (even through multiple connections), while you are downloading. The files are checked for corruption as the download continues. Leechers are people who download and don't upload, and are highly frowned upon on some sites, disallowing them from downloading any further. Advantages: Very fast for popular, new files. Disadvantages: Trackers are unreliable and if it goes down, the file is lost. Clients include: Azureus (www.azureus.com), Shareaza (www.shareaza.com).
EDonkey Network: Edonkey runs on the same principle as first generation P2P, only anybody can become a server. Clients communicate with the server to download files, and random chunks can be downloaded in any order then put together in the end. Advantages: No file corruption, leech penalization. Disadvantages: It can penalize users unfairly. EDonkey: www.edonkey2000.com
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Ever wondered how P2P works? This guide will run down most of the major P2P services and how they work. Peer to Peer technology lets people share files over a network on the internet. Most people now use what is known as the second generation of P2P, which is unlike its predecessors like such as Napter, the second generation has no centralized server, making it harder for it to shut down.
How first generation P2P services worked:
A connection is established by a peer finding another peer to connect to. Each peer exchanges active peer and their addresses. When a connection has been established, the user can then search for files. When a search has been submitted, it connects to all nodes on its connection list. The results are then displayed and a connection is made.
How second generation P2P services worked:
Gnutella2: Hubs are used to quickly search for files, eliminating the original "find peer and search" method. Instead, they store a list of files on all the "Leaves" (A peer) that are connected to it, thus dramatically reducing search time. Advantages: Unlike Napster, if a hub crashes, it's network stays alive. Disadvantages: Doesn't make network any more durable than the first generation of P2P. Gnutella2: www.gnutella.com
FastTrack: Programs such as Kazaa and iMesh use the FastTrack protocol. Normal peers connect to a supernode which acts jsut like a hub. Supernodes also connect to other supernodes, allowing search requests to move through the network very quickly. Peers then establish a direct connection to a client after a file has been found. Advantages: Any client can become a supernode. Disadvantages: Corruption of files occur. Clients include: Kazaa (www.kazaa.com), iMesh (www.imesh.com)
BitTorrent: .torrent files are used to store information about the file being shared. Once a torrent file is opened, the client connects to the tracker which tells the client where the file is located and what other peers/seeders there are. BitTorrent works by chunks of small files being transferred (even through multiple connections), while you are downloading. The files are checked for corruption as the download continues. Leechers are people who download and don't upload, and are highly frowned upon on some sites, disallowing them from downloading any further. Advantages: Very fast for popular, new files. Disadvantages: Trackers are unreliable and if it goes down, the file is lost. Clients include: Azureus (www.azureus.com), Shareaza (www.shareaza.com).
EDonkey Network: Edonkey runs on the same principle as first generation P2P, only anybody can become a server. Clients communicate with the server to download files, and random chunks can be downloaded in any order then put together in the end. Advantages: No file corruption, leech penalization. Disadvantages: It can penalize users unfairly. EDonkey: www.edonkey2000.com
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The Dangers of Peer-to-Peer Systems
By Dee Scrip
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems do not operate on secure lines, thus providing a conduit for hackers to enter a network or computer, access personal and confidential information, as well as deploy viruses or worms. Users of P2P systems are prime targets and/or launching points for malicious hacker attacks simply because it requires downloading and sharing electronic files or programs, not to mention usage on publicly open and interpretable industry standard protocols and industry standard codec.
A Staff Report submitted by the Government Reform Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 2003), entitled “File-Sharing Programs and Peer-to-Peer Networks – Privacy and Security Risks”, stated that users of these programs have inadvertently made their personal information available to other users. “A search of one P2P network found at least 2,500 Microsoft Money backup files, which stores the users’ personal financial records, available for download.”
Personal information includes tax returns containing you name, address, and social security numbers of not only you, but your spouse and dependents, financial information such as income and investments, medical records, business files such as contracts and personnel evaluations, and attorney-client communications, to name a few.
Spyware and adware programs are frequently bundled into P2P file-sharing software. These programs collect personal information for marketers and provide access to your computer by malicious hackers. In an article located on Vnunet.com entitled “Users Fume at Grokster ‘Drive-by Download’”, these two programs “…can redirect a user’s homepage to a different website, install a new browser toolbar, insert entries into the users’ browser bookmark list, reinstall itself after uninstallation, and ultimately crash a user’s system.”
Another grave concern for both individuals and businesses when using P2P software is unknowingly having your computer used as a supernode. A supernode occurs when your computer is arbitrarily assigned as a hub.
When you are running the software for P2P services, your computer’s disk space, bandwidth, and processing power are used to help other users on the same system operate their software more efficiently because of their own network or firewall constraints.
Not only can this overload systems or networks with excessive data, disk space, and network bandwidth, unscrupulous hackers can also insert arbitrary code in each supernode’s address space or crash all supernodes.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems such as Skype operate by taking bandwidth (information carrying capacity) from customers on their service to assist other customers using their service - analogous to a symbiotic relationship. The tools that enable them to accomplish this are bundled in the software their customers download to access their VoIP service.
The above information is an excerpt taken from an in-depth and exclusive Report entitled “Why Hackers Love Computer Phones – A Shocking Report You Must Read!” by Dee Scrip available only at http://www.whypay4calls.com/gtp/to.pl?l=ART-02
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Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems do not operate on secure lines, thus providing a conduit for hackers to enter a network or computer, access personal and confidential information, as well as deploy viruses or worms. Users of P2P systems are prime targets and/or launching points for malicious hacker attacks simply because it requires downloading and sharing electronic files or programs, not to mention usage on publicly open and interpretable industry standard protocols and industry standard codec.
A Staff Report submitted by the Government Reform Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 2003), entitled “File-Sharing Programs and Peer-to-Peer Networks – Privacy and Security Risks”, stated that users of these programs have inadvertently made their personal information available to other users. “A search of one P2P network found at least 2,500 Microsoft Money backup files, which stores the users’ personal financial records, available for download.”
Personal information includes tax returns containing you name, address, and social security numbers of not only you, but your spouse and dependents, financial information such as income and investments, medical records, business files such as contracts and personnel evaluations, and attorney-client communications, to name a few.
Spyware and adware programs are frequently bundled into P2P file-sharing software. These programs collect personal information for marketers and provide access to your computer by malicious hackers. In an article located on Vnunet.com entitled “Users Fume at Grokster ‘Drive-by Download’”, these two programs “…can redirect a user’s homepage to a different website, install a new browser toolbar, insert entries into the users’ browser bookmark list, reinstall itself after uninstallation, and ultimately crash a user’s system.”
Another grave concern for both individuals and businesses when using P2P software is unknowingly having your computer used as a supernode. A supernode occurs when your computer is arbitrarily assigned as a hub.
When you are running the software for P2P services, your computer’s disk space, bandwidth, and processing power are used to help other users on the same system operate their software more efficiently because of their own network or firewall constraints.
Not only can this overload systems or networks with excessive data, disk space, and network bandwidth, unscrupulous hackers can also insert arbitrary code in each supernode’s address space or crash all supernodes.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems such as Skype operate by taking bandwidth (information carrying capacity) from customers on their service to assist other customers using their service - analogous to a symbiotic relationship. The tools that enable them to accomplish this are bundled in the software their customers download to access their VoIP service.
The above information is an excerpt taken from an in-depth and exclusive Report entitled “Why Hackers Love Computer Phones – A Shocking Report You Must Read!” by Dee Scrip available only at http://www.whypay4calls.com/gtp/to.pl?l=ART-02
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Bit Torrent File Technology
By Kris Kibak
Bit Torrent is a new file sharing technology that has taken the internet by storm. The bit torrent file sharing technology is unique because it requires that those downloading share files while uploading. This results in higher download speeds than those provided by most P2P software programs, and appears to solve the problems related to “leechers" (those that download but never upload).
The technology has been around for over a year now and has continued to pick up speed as of late as its popularity continues to grow.
Typically bit torrent files are larger than what you might find on a standard P2P network. On a P2P network it is commonplace to download relatively small files such as a single song for example. Alternatively, the bit torrent technology is usually utilized when the file size is larger; as in the case of a movie or a full CD.
Bit torrent also makes use of client side software such as BitLord or the standard software on the official bit torrent website. A user then visits bit torrent websites in order to locate a .torrent file. Once the file is found, the user downloads this small file that contains the information necessary to begin the download. This small file is then opened using the bit torrent client and the download begins.
The speed of the download will depend on two things; the number of other users sharing the file and the number of other users downloading this same file.
Interested in the bit torrent technology? There is a list of bit torrent sites on the about torrents website. This site also has links from which bit torrent clients can be downloaded.
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Bit Torrent is a new file sharing technology that has taken the internet by storm. The bit torrent file sharing technology is unique because it requires that those downloading share files while uploading. This results in higher download speeds than those provided by most P2P software programs, and appears to solve the problems related to “leechers" (those that download but never upload).
The technology has been around for over a year now and has continued to pick up speed as of late as its popularity continues to grow.
Typically bit torrent files are larger than what you might find on a standard P2P network. On a P2P network it is commonplace to download relatively small files such as a single song for example. Alternatively, the bit torrent technology is usually utilized when the file size is larger; as in the case of a movie or a full CD.
Bit torrent also makes use of client side software such as BitLord or the standard software on the official bit torrent website. A user then visits bit torrent websites in order to locate a .torrent file. Once the file is found, the user downloads this small file that contains the information necessary to begin the download. This small file is then opened using the bit torrent client and the download begins.
The speed of the download will depend on two things; the number of other users sharing the file and the number of other users downloading this same file.
Interested in the bit torrent technology? There is a list of bit torrent sites on the about torrents website. This site also has links from which bit torrent clients can be downloaded.
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Legal Music Download Sites
By Anna Rowe
Learn about legal music download sites and compare the differences between legal sites VS file sharing networks now.
For many looking to get music downloads online, p2p file sharing programs are an alluring choice. But using file sharing programs can be risky and harmful, and can even get you in trouble with the Recording Industry Association of America - RIAA for short.
Learning all you can about your music download options online and how to download music legally is critical. So here is a quick guide comparing legal music sites with p2p file sharing sites.
1) Amount of Music Downloads Available to :
The p2p file sharing networks heavily out number the legal music sites when it comes to the amount of files available for download.
A p2p application provides millions of unlimited free mp3 music downloads. Most legal music download sites provide less variety in your music download selection, however, all the music is legitimately licensed and completely legal.
2) Music Download Cost:
You can download p2p file sharing networks for free, or for a very cheap one-time cost giving you unlimited free music downloads for life.
Legal music sites are usually either "subscription-based" or "pay-per-download". Plus, a legal site will usually charge extra for the ability to rip or burn music.
3) Variety of Music Download Files Available:
A legal music site usually ONLY has music files to download. A p2p sharing site provides, besides music downloads, movies, games, videos, software, TV shows and ringtones to download as well.
4) Music Download Legal Issues:
Legitimate legal music download sites are completely free of controversy and are 100% legal to use. P2p file sharing networks, while legal, are not without lawsuit concerns and controversy due to how the file sharing technology can be used.
If you use a p2p file sharing program, there are potential risks you need to be aware of, including:
Lawsuit Risks - Peer to peer file sharing networks have been ruled legal in a court of law. However, if you download and share "copyrighted material" you could risk becoming targeted, and possibly sued, by the RIAA.
Virus And Privacy Risks - Using a file sharing program can expose you to potential dangers, including getting harmful spyware, viruses, worms and malware installed on your computer. And if that's not bad enough, many p2p networks also leave you exposed to online hackers and identity thieves that can steal you personal information.
Music Download Summary:
At first glance the p2p file sharing networks may seem to offer an easy way to get unlimited free music downloads. But remember, nothing is really free and this is especially true with the p2p sites.
File sharing programs come with a price of increased privacy and security threats, and potential RIAA lawsuit risks.
Legitimate legal music download sites get their music legally from the record labels and artists themselves. Therefore, using a legal music site is the best way to safely download music legally online.
Article by Anna Rowe. Please visit her popular free music download site to learn how to download music legally and get free music site reviews of the best online music download sites now.
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Learn about legal music download sites and compare the differences between legal sites VS file sharing networks now.
For many looking to get music downloads online, p2p file sharing programs are an alluring choice. But using file sharing programs can be risky and harmful, and can even get you in trouble with the Recording Industry Association of America - RIAA for short.
Learning all you can about your music download options online and how to download music legally is critical. So here is a quick guide comparing legal music sites with p2p file sharing sites.
1) Amount of Music Downloads Available to :
The p2p file sharing networks heavily out number the legal music sites when it comes to the amount of files available for download.
A p2p application provides millions of unlimited free mp3 music downloads. Most legal music download sites provide less variety in your music download selection, however, all the music is legitimately licensed and completely legal.
2) Music Download Cost:
You can download p2p file sharing networks for free, or for a very cheap one-time cost giving you unlimited free music downloads for life.
Legal music sites are usually either "subscription-based" or "pay-per-download". Plus, a legal site will usually charge extra for the ability to rip or burn music.
3) Variety of Music Download Files Available:
A legal music site usually ONLY has music files to download. A p2p sharing site provides, besides music downloads, movies, games, videos, software, TV shows and ringtones to download as well.
4) Music Download Legal Issues:
Legitimate legal music download sites are completely free of controversy and are 100% legal to use. P2p file sharing networks, while legal, are not without lawsuit concerns and controversy due to how the file sharing technology can be used.
If you use a p2p file sharing program, there are potential risks you need to be aware of, including:
Lawsuit Risks - Peer to peer file sharing networks have been ruled legal in a court of law. However, if you download and share "copyrighted material" you could risk becoming targeted, and possibly sued, by the RIAA.
Virus And Privacy Risks - Using a file sharing program can expose you to potential dangers, including getting harmful spyware, viruses, worms and malware installed on your computer. And if that's not bad enough, many p2p networks also leave you exposed to online hackers and identity thieves that can steal you personal information.
Music Download Summary:
At first glance the p2p file sharing networks may seem to offer an easy way to get unlimited free music downloads. But remember, nothing is really free and this is especially true with the p2p sites.
File sharing programs come with a price of increased privacy and security threats, and potential RIAA lawsuit risks.
Legitimate legal music download sites get their music legally from the record labels and artists themselves. Therefore, using a legal music site is the best way to safely download music legally online.
Article by Anna Rowe. Please visit her popular free music download site to learn how to download music legally and get free music site reviews of the best online music download sites now.
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Privacy When Downloading Movies, Games & Music Online
By David R Brown
My previous article gave tips on how to get the best out of your P2P downloading software. This article looks at the safety and privacy issues you need to be aware of. (Note: if you require P2P download software head on over to reviewblaster.com where we review the best available).
Controlling your P2P shared folder
Uploading files across the P2P networks involves you uploading files from other people’s shared folders (just as they can upload files from yours). You therefore need to make sure you have control over your own shared folder and only add files that you want to share. Make sure you move files in and out of the folder appropriately and remember other users can only access your shared folder and not any other files on your computer. You can opt not to share yours by disabling the file-sharing option and this is recommended if you do not want people to share files from your computer.
Controlling your privacy
Remember, other users of P2P networks can view and download the contents of your shared folder so you should ensure that you only upload files to it that you are willing and able to share. If you are not sharing a file no-one else will have access to it.
Choose the right software
When choosing P2P software ensure it has a full money back policy and a good customer support service in case of any issues or problems.
Always run a virus check before downloading
As with any file you download from the internet you should run a virus check on any file downloaded across a P2P network. Pay particular attention to executable or zipped files (right click on your downloaded file and choose to perform a virus scan on it before you open it.) If you don’t have a good virus scanner, get one!
Beware of unsuitable content
Just as everywhere else on the internet ,there is a great deal of unsuitable content freely available over P2P networks if you look for it. You need to ensure the correct controls are in place, particularly if children have access to your computer. Most good P2P download sites come with parental controls anyway but the best control as ever is personal supervision. Always ensure that you are aware what your children are downloading and educate them to the dangers.
Conclusion
Your security and privacy are very important so please follow the advice above when downloading over P2P networks. My next article goes into more detail about protection from viruses, spyware and adware.
PS. If you are interested in downloading movies, games or music I review the best software available at reviewblaster.com
David Brown is a big time movie, games and music fan and welcomes your opinions on the best that's out there. Please check out my blog Review Reality and post your opinions.
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My previous article gave tips on how to get the best out of your P2P downloading software. This article looks at the safety and privacy issues you need to be aware of. (Note: if you require P2P download software head on over to reviewblaster.com where we review the best available).
Controlling your P2P shared folder
Uploading files across the P2P networks involves you uploading files from other people’s shared folders (just as they can upload files from yours). You therefore need to make sure you have control over your own shared folder and only add files that you want to share. Make sure you move files in and out of the folder appropriately and remember other users can only access your shared folder and not any other files on your computer. You can opt not to share yours by disabling the file-sharing option and this is recommended if you do not want people to share files from your computer.
Controlling your privacy
Remember, other users of P2P networks can view and download the contents of your shared folder so you should ensure that you only upload files to it that you are willing and able to share. If you are not sharing a file no-one else will have access to it.
Choose the right software
When choosing P2P software ensure it has a full money back policy and a good customer support service in case of any issues or problems.
Always run a virus check before downloading
As with any file you download from the internet you should run a virus check on any file downloaded across a P2P network. Pay particular attention to executable or zipped files (right click on your downloaded file and choose to perform a virus scan on it before you open it.) If you don’t have a good virus scanner, get one!
Beware of unsuitable content
Just as everywhere else on the internet ,there is a great deal of unsuitable content freely available over P2P networks if you look for it. You need to ensure the correct controls are in place, particularly if children have access to your computer. Most good P2P download sites come with parental controls anyway but the best control as ever is personal supervision. Always ensure that you are aware what your children are downloading and educate them to the dangers.
Conclusion
Your security and privacy are very important so please follow the advice above when downloading over P2P networks. My next article goes into more detail about protection from viruses, spyware and adware.
PS. If you are interested in downloading movies, games or music I review the best software available at reviewblaster.com
David Brown is a big time movie, games and music fan and welcomes your opinions on the best that's out there. Please check out my blog Review Reality and post your opinions.
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Unstructured and Structured P2P Networks!
By Ankit Talwar
The P2P overlay network consists of all the participating peers as network nodes. There are links between any two nodes that know each other: i.e. if a participating peer knows the location of another peer in the P2P network, then there is a directed edge from the former node to the latter in the overlay network. Based on how the nodes in the overlay network are linked to each other, we can classify the P2P networks as unstructured or structured.
An unstructured P2P network is formed when the overlay links are established arbitrarily. Such networks can be easily constructed as a new peer that wants to join the network can copy existing links of another node and then form its own links over time. In an unstructured P2P network, if a peer wants to find a desired piece of data in the network, the query has to be flooded through the network in order to find as many peers as possible that share the data. The main disadvantage with such networks is that the queries may not always be resolved. A popular content is likely to be available at several peers and any peer searching for it is likely to find the same, but, if a peer is looking for a rare or not-so-popular data shared by only a few other peers, then it is highly unlikely that search be successful. Since there is no correlation between a peer and the content managed by it, there is no guarantee that flooding will find a peer that has the desired data. Flooding also causes a high amount of signalling traffic in the network and hence such networks typically have a very poor search efficiency. Most of the popular P2P networks such as Napster, Gnutella and KaZaA are unstructured.
Structured P2P networks overcome the limitations of unstructured networks by maintaining a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) and by allowing each peer to be responsible for a specific part of the content in the network. These networks use hash functions and assign values to every content and every peer in the network and then follow a global protocol in determining which peer is responsible for which content. This way, whenever a peer wants to search for some data, it uses the global protocol to determine the peer(s) responsible for the data and then directs the search towards the responsible peer(s).
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The P2P overlay network consists of all the participating peers as network nodes. There are links between any two nodes that know each other: i.e. if a participating peer knows the location of another peer in the P2P network, then there is a directed edge from the former node to the latter in the overlay network. Based on how the nodes in the overlay network are linked to each other, we can classify the P2P networks as unstructured or structured.
An unstructured P2P network is formed when the overlay links are established arbitrarily. Such networks can be easily constructed as a new peer that wants to join the network can copy existing links of another node and then form its own links over time. In an unstructured P2P network, if a peer wants to find a desired piece of data in the network, the query has to be flooded through the network in order to find as many peers as possible that share the data. The main disadvantage with such networks is that the queries may not always be resolved. A popular content is likely to be available at several peers and any peer searching for it is likely to find the same, but, if a peer is looking for a rare or not-so-popular data shared by only a few other peers, then it is highly unlikely that search be successful. Since there is no correlation between a peer and the content managed by it, there is no guarantee that flooding will find a peer that has the desired data. Flooding also causes a high amount of signalling traffic in the network and hence such networks typically have a very poor search efficiency. Most of the popular P2P networks such as Napster, Gnutella and KaZaA are unstructured.
Structured P2P networks overcome the limitations of unstructured networks by maintaining a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) and by allowing each peer to be responsible for a specific part of the content in the network. These networks use hash functions and assign values to every content and every peer in the network and then follow a global protocol in determining which peer is responsible for which content. This way, whenever a peer wants to search for some data, it uses the global protocol to determine the peer(s) responsible for the data and then directs the search towards the responsible peer(s).
Ankit Talwar
Web Designer
http://www.Dead-Yahoo.com
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P2P File Sharing
By Peter Emerson
Have you heard of the phrase, nothing in life is free? Well, there is a place where a lot of things are for free, and millions of people around the globe are linked by it. It is the Internet.
The Internet has become more than just a means of communication over the years. It is where a growing number of people transact their business: banking, buying and selling, researching, and of course file downloading and sharing. It used to be that files like software, music, and video were stored in a central database that users accessed to be able to download the items. Most sites still use this kind of system. This, however, takes a great deal of bandwidth and often results to slow transmission. An innovation called peer-to-peer sharing, or P2P, has revolutionized how files are shared over the Internet.
P2P sharing allows multiple users to share their files with each other for free. What’s better is that a user can share or download files directly from his computer drive and folders. The data are stored directly in the user’s or requester’s hard drive of external memory. This has enabled P2P users to share big files. Because of these features, P2P has grown so popular all over the globe.
Using P2P is a convenient way of searching and downloading files. Most P2P sites maintain a community of users who believe in free file sharing. Should you decide to buy or download a P2P software program, look for one that allows advanced searches on all types of media files. Also choose software that allows multi-tasking. To add to the fun of file sharing or to pass the time during long download hours (which usually happens when downloading movies), you can also chat with friends or start other downloads.
File Sharing provides detailed information on File Sharing, Free File Sharing, File Sharing Programs, P2P File Sharing and more. File Sharing is affiliated with Secure File Transfers.
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The Internet has become more than just a means of communication over the years. It is where a growing number of people transact their business: banking, buying and selling, researching, and of course file downloading and sharing. It used to be that files like software, music, and video were stored in a central database that users accessed to be able to download the items. Most sites still use this kind of system. This, however, takes a great deal of bandwidth and often results to slow transmission. An innovation called peer-to-peer sharing, or P2P, has revolutionized how files are shared over the Internet.
P2P sharing allows multiple users to share their files with each other for free. What’s better is that a user can share or download files directly from his computer drive and folders. The data are stored directly in the user’s or requester’s hard drive of external memory. This has enabled P2P users to share big files. Because of these features, P2P has grown so popular all over the globe.
Using P2P is a convenient way of searching and downloading files. Most P2P sites maintain a community of users who believe in free file sharing. Should you decide to buy or download a P2P software program, look for one that allows advanced searches on all types of media files. Also choose software that allows multi-tasking. To add to the fun of file sharing or to pass the time during long download hours (which usually happens when downloading movies), you can also chat with friends or start other downloads.
File Sharing provides detailed information on File Sharing, Free File Sharing, File Sharing Programs, P2P File Sharing and more. File Sharing is affiliated with Secure File Transfers.
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Have you heard of the phrase, nothing in life is free? Well, there is a place where a lot of things are for free, and millions of people around the globe are linked by it. It is the Internet.
The Internet has become more than just a means of communication over the years. It is where a growing number of people transact their business: banking, buying and selling, researching, and of course file downloading and sharing. It used to be that files like software, music, and video were stored in a central database that users accessed to be able to download the items. Most sites still use this kind of system. This, however, takes a great deal of bandwidth and often results to slow transmission. An innovation called peer-to-peer sharing, or P2P, has revolutionized how files are shared over the Internet.
P2P sharing allows multiple users to share their files with each other for free. What’s better is that a user can share or download files directly from his computer drive and folders. The data are stored directly in the user’s or requester’s hard drive of external memory. This has enabled P2P users to share big files. Because of these features, P2P has grown so popular all over the globe.
Using P2P is a convenient way of searching and downloading files. Most P2P sites maintain a community of users who believe in free file sharing. Should you decide to buy or download a P2P software program, look for one that allows advanced searches on all types of media files. Also choose software that allows multi-tasking. To add to the fun of file sharing or to pass the time during long download hours (which usually happens when downloading movies), you can also chat with friends or start other downloads.
File Sharing provides detailed information on File Sharing, Free File Sharing, File Sharing Programs, P2P File Sharing and more. File Sharing is affiliated with Secure File Transfers.
Article Source: Have you heard of the phrase, nothing in life is free? Well, there is a place where a lot of things are for free, and millions of people around the globe are linked by it. It is the Internet.
The Internet has become more than just a means of communication over the years. It is where a growing number of people transact their business: banking, buying and selling, researching, and of course file downloading and sharing. It used to be that files like software, music, and video were stored in a central database that users accessed to be able to download the items. Most sites still use this kind of system. This, however, takes a great deal of bandwidth and often results to slow transmission. An innovation called peer-to-peer sharing, or P2P, has revolutionized how files are shared over the Internet.
P2P sharing allows multiple users to share their files with each other for free. What’s better is that a user can share or download files directly from his computer drive and folders. The data are stored directly in the user’s or requester’s hard drive of external memory. This has enabled P2P users to share big files. Because of these features, P2P has grown so popular all over the globe.
Using P2P is a convenient way of searching and downloading files. Most P2P sites maintain a community of users who believe in free file sharing. Should you decide to buy or download a P2P software program, look for one that allows advanced searches on all types of media files. Also choose software that allows multi-tasking. To add to the fun of file sharing or to pass the time during long download hours (which usually happens when downloading movies), you can also chat with friends or start other downloads.
File Sharing provides detailed information on File Sharing, Free File Sharing, File Sharing Programs, P2P File Sharing and more. File Sharing is affiliated with Secure File Transfers.
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File Sharing - What You Need to Know!
By Noel Hynes
File sharing on p2p is soaring despite the music and movie industry efforts to curb the practice. Regardless of which side of the arguement you are on it is likely that sharing of copyright material will continue in one form or another for the foreseeable future.
With the advent of p2p file sharing it is possible to download music, movies, movie trailers, MP3's, TV shows, software, games and ringtones all for free. All that is required is a fast internet connection and some P2P software. A peer to peer computer network is a network used for sharing content like audio, video, data or anything in digital format. The best known example of p2p file sharing application was Napster. Napster was shutdown following a lawsuit with the music industry.
Today, Napster has been replaced by a new type of application which required no central server and allows the anonymous sharing of files. The most common peer to peer networks today are Kazaa, Grokster, eMule and Morpheus.
Be warned however that much of the content on p2p networks is copyright material and therefore downloading or sharing this material can violate copyright laws especially in light of the recent US Supreme Court rules against file-sharing services. There is also the risk of downloading viruses and spyware as these file-sharing networks are not secure. Spyware and adware programs are frequently bundled into P2P file sharing software. Downloaded material could also contain pornography. More file sharing info
(c) Noel Hynes, 2004. Reprint rights granted to copy and publish this article so long as the article and by-line are reprinted intact. File sharing info
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File sharing on p2p is soaring despite the music and movie industry efforts to curb the practice. Regardless of which side of the arguement you are on it is likely that sharing of copyright material will continue in one form or another for the foreseeable future.
With the advent of p2p file sharing it is possible to download music, movies, movie trailers, MP3's, TV shows, software, games and ringtones all for free. All that is required is a fast internet connection and some P2P software. A peer to peer computer network is a network used for sharing content like audio, video, data or anything in digital format. The best known example of p2p file sharing application was Napster. Napster was shutdown following a lawsuit with the music industry.
Today, Napster has been replaced by a new type of application which required no central server and allows the anonymous sharing of files. The most common peer to peer networks today are Kazaa, Grokster, eMule and Morpheus.
Be warned however that much of the content on p2p networks is copyright material and therefore downloading or sharing this material can violate copyright laws especially in light of the recent US Supreme Court rules against file-sharing services. There is also the risk of downloading viruses and spyware as these file-sharing networks are not secure. Spyware and adware programs are frequently bundled into P2P file sharing software. Downloaded material could also contain pornography. More file sharing info
(c) Noel Hynes, 2004. Reprint rights granted to copy and publish this article so long as the article and by-line are reprinted intact. File sharing info
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How To Have Fun And Keep Safe When Using Peer To Peer Software
By Terry Brazil II
As you may have found out by now using peer to peer software can be very fun and good way to get your favorite music, movies, games, and whatever else you want to download. I am sure that you have also heard though that using peer to peer software can openly invite computer problems like adware, spyware, trojans and viruses. Not to mention some files may be illegally distributed and could cost you some very hefty fines. I however want to show you how to safely use peer to peer software just the way it should be.
The Problems With Public Peer To Peer Software
There are several problems that need to be addressed with public peer to peer software. The biggest of them is that they are not monitored. As soon a free peer to peer software program is released it starts building up steam and more and more users join. Some of these users sole purpose in lives are to make others miserable. People will put things like trojans, spyware, adware, and viruses in their files and then distribute them to others. This causes a huge chain reaction as it spreads throughout that particular peer to peer software community. This completely ruins it for everybody.
Here Are Descriptions Of What These People Put On Your Computer
Trojan: A destructive program that masquerades as a true application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer. These are installed once the file is open and starts every time you turn on your computer. These programs can even allow someone to take complete control of your computer.
Spyware: Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet; however, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers.
Adware: A form of spyware that collects information about the user in order to display advertisements in the Web browser based on the information it collects from the user's browsing patterns.
Viruses: A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are manmade. A simple virus that can make a copy of itself over and over again is relatively easy to produce. Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more dangerous type of virus is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security systems.
As you can see you would never want any of this stuff on your computer. These are the most common reasons peoples computers crash and need to be reformatted resulting in the loss of valuable data. There is really only one way to avoid this happening to you. That is to join a private peer to peer network. Many of the people that want to such destructive things will not bother going out of their way or paying to do so. Why would they ever want to do that when there are millions of people to wreak their havoc on much easier.
The Shinier Side Of The Peer To Peer Software Coin
As you very well know peer to peer software is not all that bad. There is no other way out there to get the music, movies, games, or whatever else you want on demand. To buy all of the things the average user downloads in a month would run literally into the thousands.
Peer to peer software is also the best way to insure that you get the titles that you want as quickly as possible. When downloading strait from the web or even on IRC for that matter you may have to wait weeks if not months to see the most newly released products. With peer to peer software everybody works together so that you can get the newest titles as soon as they are available to the public and sometimes before they are.
Speed is also a major plus for peer to peer software. If you where to download a product from the web you may have to settle for a speed allot slower than you connection will allow you to or even worse you may have to wait just to get that slower connection. When you use peer to peer software you can utilize the resources of everybody else on the network that also has that file. That means instead of downloading the file from one place you are getting it from several hundred places. You will never have to worry about the file being inaccessible because a site is down or a person turned their computer off.
Search speed is just another major factor when you become a downloading freak. When using web pages and resources like IRC it can take quite awhile to find what you are looking for. You have to jump from site to site or server to server depending on what you are using, just to see what they have available for you. Then like mentioned before you have to deal with slow speeds and possible a waiting period. Some IRC servers even require you to upload a file to the server before you can even download anything. With peer to peer software you can download anything without having to bother with uploading anything, it is all done automatically.
With all public peer to peer software applications you have to worry about a variety of other things such as amount of files, audio quality, video quality, legal issues, and possibly the biggest of all no tech support. These public peer to peer programs don't offer tech support even though they are still making money off of it by means of advertisements. They would simply be to swamped with the amount of users they get.
5 Steps To A Safer Peer To Peer Software Experience
1) When installing your file sharing software, do not allow it to scan your hard disk for media to share. If you do this, it may end up sharing out every single song, video, picture, etc. it locates, regardless of whether it is copyrighted. This is a very important, especially if you have ripped your CD collection on to your PC.
2) Once you have set up the software, configure it to use a new folder as your shared folder. It may be worth putting some freeware items in the shared folder to make it look like your are not a ‘free loader’, e.g. the latest copy of Winamp, OpenOffice, music made freely available by the author, etc. depending on your uplink bandwidth.
3) If the file sharing software offers the ability to disable the browsing of your shared files make sure is checked. While this does not prevent your file sharing software from sharing out files, at least it prevents nosy people from remotely checking what you have shared out.
4) Periodically check the list of items your P2P application is sharing. Most P2P clients can view a list of shared items and this way you can make sure that you are not sharing out content that should not be shared out.
5) If you download something that you are not fully sure is free of copyright protection, immediately move it out of your shared folder once the download has complete. By default, file sharing software automatically shares any downloaded content, so just be warned. Some file sharing software such as eMule and BitTorrent clients even share out partially downloaded files.
Final Words And Recommendations
First off when using any peer to peer software I strongly recommend using a program like Peer Guardian. You can get Peer Guardian for free at their website. This software gathers a large list of computers you many not want to have access your PC (RIAA, MPAA etc.) and blocks them from connecting to your PC (to browse your shared files, see what you are downloading/uploading etc). It isn't a 100% safe of course, as the lag between them changing there IP and PeerGuardian updating to block it would allow them time to theoretically connect to your PC if they really needed to, also not every single “anti-p2p” IP is known, so it does not leave you completely safe either way. However, for most P2P users it is still well worth having providing you update often. It does however slow down your PC when it is running, so I would suggest disabling it to start automatically with windows and run it only when you have P2P applications running.
Second off join a private peer to peer software group. This highly reduces the risk of getting files that have trojans, spyware, adware, or viruses in them. It is still possible but a lot less likely. You are also a lot less likely to be caught downloading something you shouldn't since it is a private group and not just everybody access it. Overall these groups are the closest thing you will ever see to safe havens for peer to peer software users. I recommend iMP3Download (link in BIO) because of it's large amount of files. There are over 14 million mp3's as well as millions of games, movies, and software. It also gives some killer speed this group reaches speeds about two hundred and fifty times faster than kazaa and is completely spyware and adware free. They also give 24 hour tech support so you know there is somebody there if you have problems.
This article originally posted on great information resource (http://www.guruofinfo.com) where you can find the solutions to your problems.
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As you may have found out by now using peer to peer software can be very fun and good way to get your favorite music, movies, games, and whatever else you want to download. I am sure that you have also heard though that using peer to peer software can openly invite computer problems like adware, spyware, trojans and viruses. Not to mention some files may be illegally distributed and could cost you some very hefty fines. I however want to show you how to safely use peer to peer software just the way it should be.
The Problems With Public Peer To Peer Software
There are several problems that need to be addressed with public peer to peer software. The biggest of them is that they are not monitored. As soon a free peer to peer software program is released it starts building up steam and more and more users join. Some of these users sole purpose in lives are to make others miserable. People will put things like trojans, spyware, adware, and viruses in their files and then distribute them to others. This causes a huge chain reaction as it spreads throughout that particular peer to peer software community. This completely ruins it for everybody.
Here Are Descriptions Of What These People Put On Your Computer
Trojan: A destructive program that masquerades as a true application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer. These are installed once the file is open and starts every time you turn on your computer. These programs can even allow someone to take complete control of your computer.
Spyware: Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet; however, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers.
Adware: A form of spyware that collects information about the user in order to display advertisements in the Web browser based on the information it collects from the user's browsing patterns.
Viruses: A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are manmade. A simple virus that can make a copy of itself over and over again is relatively easy to produce. Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more dangerous type of virus is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security systems.
As you can see you would never want any of this stuff on your computer. These are the most common reasons peoples computers crash and need to be reformatted resulting in the loss of valuable data. There is really only one way to avoid this happening to you. That is to join a private peer to peer network. Many of the people that want to such destructive things will not bother going out of their way or paying to do so. Why would they ever want to do that when there are millions of people to wreak their havoc on much easier.
The Shinier Side Of The Peer To Peer Software Coin
As you very well know peer to peer software is not all that bad. There is no other way out there to get the music, movies, games, or whatever else you want on demand. To buy all of the things the average user downloads in a month would run literally into the thousands.
Peer to peer software is also the best way to insure that you get the titles that you want as quickly as possible. When downloading strait from the web or even on IRC for that matter you may have to wait weeks if not months to see the most newly released products. With peer to peer software everybody works together so that you can get the newest titles as soon as they are available to the public and sometimes before they are.
Speed is also a major plus for peer to peer software. If you where to download a product from the web you may have to settle for a speed allot slower than you connection will allow you to or even worse you may have to wait just to get that slower connection. When you use peer to peer software you can utilize the resources of everybody else on the network that also has that file. That means instead of downloading the file from one place you are getting it from several hundred places. You will never have to worry about the file being inaccessible because a site is down or a person turned their computer off.
Search speed is just another major factor when you become a downloading freak. When using web pages and resources like IRC it can take quite awhile to find what you are looking for. You have to jump from site to site or server to server depending on what you are using, just to see what they have available for you. Then like mentioned before you have to deal with slow speeds and possible a waiting period. Some IRC servers even require you to upload a file to the server before you can even download anything. With peer to peer software you can download anything without having to bother with uploading anything, it is all done automatically.
With all public peer to peer software applications you have to worry about a variety of other things such as amount of files, audio quality, video quality, legal issues, and possibly the biggest of all no tech support. These public peer to peer programs don't offer tech support even though they are still making money off of it by means of advertisements. They would simply be to swamped with the amount of users they get.
5 Steps To A Safer Peer To Peer Software Experience
1) When installing your file sharing software, do not allow it to scan your hard disk for media to share. If you do this, it may end up sharing out every single song, video, picture, etc. it locates, regardless of whether it is copyrighted. This is a very important, especially if you have ripped your CD collection on to your PC.
2) Once you have set up the software, configure it to use a new folder as your shared folder. It may be worth putting some freeware items in the shared folder to make it look like your are not a ‘free loader’, e.g. the latest copy of Winamp, OpenOffice, music made freely available by the author, etc. depending on your uplink bandwidth.
3) If the file sharing software offers the ability to disable the browsing of your shared files make sure is checked. While this does not prevent your file sharing software from sharing out files, at least it prevents nosy people from remotely checking what you have shared out.
4) Periodically check the list of items your P2P application is sharing. Most P2P clients can view a list of shared items and this way you can make sure that you are not sharing out content that should not be shared out.
5) If you download something that you are not fully sure is free of copyright protection, immediately move it out of your shared folder once the download has complete. By default, file sharing software automatically shares any downloaded content, so just be warned. Some file sharing software such as eMule and BitTorrent clients even share out partially downloaded files.
Final Words And Recommendations
First off when using any peer to peer software I strongly recommend using a program like Peer Guardian. You can get Peer Guardian for free at their website. This software gathers a large list of computers you many not want to have access your PC (RIAA, MPAA etc.) and blocks them from connecting to your PC (to browse your shared files, see what you are downloading/uploading etc). It isn't a 100% safe of course, as the lag between them changing there IP and PeerGuardian updating to block it would allow them time to theoretically connect to your PC if they really needed to, also not every single “anti-p2p” IP is known, so it does not leave you completely safe either way. However, for most P2P users it is still well worth having providing you update often. It does however slow down your PC when it is running, so I would suggest disabling it to start automatically with windows and run it only when you have P2P applications running.
Second off join a private peer to peer software group. This highly reduces the risk of getting files that have trojans, spyware, adware, or viruses in them. It is still possible but a lot less likely. You are also a lot less likely to be caught downloading something you shouldn't since it is a private group and not just everybody access it. Overall these groups are the closest thing you will ever see to safe havens for peer to peer software users. I recommend iMP3Download (link in BIO) because of it's large amount of files. There are over 14 million mp3's as well as millions of games, movies, and software. It also gives some killer speed this group reaches speeds about two hundred and fifty times faster than kazaa and is completely spyware and adware free. They also give 24 hour tech support so you know there is somebody there if you have problems.
This article originally posted on great information resource (http://www.guruofinfo.com) where you can find the solutions to your problems.
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Port Forwarding: A Guide
By Ajay Divakaran
So first, here are a couple of things that you can do after you finish this section.
- You can configure BitTorrent to give you excellent speeds
- You can configure your computer to play multiplayer games over the internet
- You can setup your computer as a terminal server (for remote desktop connections)
- and many many more cool stuff!!
This tutorial consists of 2 sections
1. Understanding Port Forwarding
2. Implementing Port Forwarding on common routers
What is portforwarding?
In one sentence, portforwarding makes the internet see your computer as if it were directly connected rather than being connected though a router. For the same reason, if you dont have a router, and your computer IS directly connected to the Internet, then you wont need this tutorial.
A little explanation: When a computer is connected to the internet, it is assigned a unique address called the IP address. This enables other computers on the internet to communicate with it and send packets to it and so on... An IP address has the format ###.###.###.###. It looks like four sets of numbers, separated by a dot. Each set can have a value between 0 and 255.
Usually the internet service provider is the guy who assigns you an IP address for your connection. However, he gives you only ONE ip address and this gets assigned to the cable/dsl modem at your house. If you directly connect your computer to the cable/dsl modem, you are using this IP address to communicate with other computers on the internet. However, you can connect only one computer to the cable modem at any given time. So you go to the nearest store and buy a router.
Role of the router
A router connects to the cable/dsl modem and splits the one internet connection into multiple connections so all the computers in your house can enjoy internet connectivity simultaneously. Once you get the router, you connect the router to your cable/dsl modem, and all your computers to the router.
Internal and External IP addresses
Once you start using a router, the IP address given by your internet service provider gets assigned to the router. This IP address is called the External IP address, as it is part of the external network between your router and the Internet. The router in turn assigns new IP addresses to the computers connected to it. These addresses are a part of your Internal Network, and are called Internal IP addresses. By set laws, an Internal IP address may start with the numbers 10,128, or 192. All the other combinations are used for external addressing.
For example, my external IP address is 68.36.145.156. This IP address is assigned to my router. I have two computers connected to the router, and they have the IP addresses 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.11. These are my internal addresses.
The Port concept
Even when you use a router to connect many machines to the internet, other computers on the internet see one single machine with the external IP address of the router. They dont know that a router is sitting inside your house and splitting the external address into many internal IP addresses. They can only make a connection to your router, and your router decides how to route the connection and to which internal computer to route it to.
IP addresses are further divided into channels called ports. This permits one IP address to be shared by multiple programs at the same time, each using a different port. By standard every computer has 65536 ports (numbered 0 to 65535). When a computer attempts to talk to another computer, the attempt is always initiated along with a port number.
Forwarding Ports
Lets assume that a computer on the Internet needs to initiate a connection to a specific software on your computer. The software in discussion uses port 12345. For simplicity, we will call the initiating computer as ClientX, and your computer as the ServerX. As we discussed earlier, clientX only sees (and knows) the external IP address i.e. the IP address of your router. It tries to initiate a connection to that IP address with the port number 12345. However, your router recieves this request, and sees 4 computers in your house connected to the router. The router is not able to figure which computer the connection from ClientX was intended for! So it simply drops the connection.
Port forwarding is a setting in the router which you can change to prevent this from happening. By doing this, you can tell the router that any connections for port 12345 has to be forwarded to ServerX. Now when the router recieves a request for a connection on port 12345, it checks its table and sees your entry saying that all connections for port12345 have to be forwarded to serverX. Hence it routes the connection accordingly!
Here we'll see how to do portforwarding on most routers.
Scenario : Lets say you need to forward port 6889 to a computer whose Internal IP is 192.168.1.10.
Step 1: Find your gateway IP address. To get this, in windows, select Start > Run. Type in "CMD" and hit enter. Inside the command window, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. The screen will show you the default gateway. Note this down.
Step 2: Open Internet explorer. Enter your gateway from Step 1 in the address bar, and hit enter. A popup window will ask you to authenticate into your router with a username and password. Enter the username and password. If you dont remember, try the default ones below:
Linksys router : Default username "" password "admin"
NetGear router : Default username "admin" password"password"
Belkin router : Default username "" password""
D-Link router : Default username "admin" password""
Gateway router : Default username "admin" password"admin"
If you cant remember the password, post it on the forum at forum.techorient.com and someone will help you!
Step 3:
For Belkin routers, select virtual servers from the left menu. Enter something for description. Type "6889" or the required port number in both fields for inbound port. Do the same for the Private port fields too. Select the connection type from the drop down. If you dont know what you need, try UDP. If that doesnt work, come back and try TCP. In the private IP address field, enter the computer to which you need the connection forwarded. In our case, this is 192.168.1.10
Linksys routers, select "Application and Gaming" from the top menu, and the select 'portrange forwarding' from the submenu. In another family of linksys routers, you can find 'Forwarding' section under 'advanced' tab of main setup page. Rest of the process is the same as that for Belkin routers above.
Netgear routers, you'll find 'Port Forwarding' under the 'Advanced' table in the main page. The rest of the steps are same as above.
Step 4:
Save the setting and restart the router. Your port forwarding is complete.
Ajay Divakaran
http://networking.techorient.com/tutorials/portforward.htm
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So first, here are a couple of things that you can do after you finish this section.
- You can configure BitTorrent to give you excellent speeds
- You can configure your computer to play multiplayer games over the internet
- You can setup your computer as a terminal server (for remote desktop connections)
- and many many more cool stuff!!
This tutorial consists of 2 sections
1. Understanding Port Forwarding
2. Implementing Port Forwarding on common routers
What is portforwarding?
In one sentence, portforwarding makes the internet see your computer as if it were directly connected rather than being connected though a router. For the same reason, if you dont have a router, and your computer IS directly connected to the Internet, then you wont need this tutorial.
A little explanation: When a computer is connected to the internet, it is assigned a unique address called the IP address. This enables other computers on the internet to communicate with it and send packets to it and so on... An IP address has the format ###.###.###.###. It looks like four sets of numbers, separated by a dot. Each set can have a value between 0 and 255.
Usually the internet service provider is the guy who assigns you an IP address for your connection. However, he gives you only ONE ip address and this gets assigned to the cable/dsl modem at your house. If you directly connect your computer to the cable/dsl modem, you are using this IP address to communicate with other computers on the internet. However, you can connect only one computer to the cable modem at any given time. So you go to the nearest store and buy a router.
Role of the router
A router connects to the cable/dsl modem and splits the one internet connection into multiple connections so all the computers in your house can enjoy internet connectivity simultaneously. Once you get the router, you connect the router to your cable/dsl modem, and all your computers to the router.
Internal and External IP addresses
Once you start using a router, the IP address given by your internet service provider gets assigned to the router. This IP address is called the External IP address, as it is part of the external network between your router and the Internet. The router in turn assigns new IP addresses to the computers connected to it. These addresses are a part of your Internal Network, and are called Internal IP addresses. By set laws, an Internal IP address may start with the numbers 10,128, or 192. All the other combinations are used for external addressing.
For example, my external IP address is 68.36.145.156. This IP address is assigned to my router. I have two computers connected to the router, and they have the IP addresses 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.11. These are my internal addresses.
The Port concept
Even when you use a router to connect many machines to the internet, other computers on the internet see one single machine with the external IP address of the router. They dont know that a router is sitting inside your house and splitting the external address into many internal IP addresses. They can only make a connection to your router, and your router decides how to route the connection and to which internal computer to route it to.
IP addresses are further divided into channels called ports. This permits one IP address to be shared by multiple programs at the same time, each using a different port. By standard every computer has 65536 ports (numbered 0 to 65535). When a computer attempts to talk to another computer, the attempt is always initiated along with a port number.
Forwarding Ports
Lets assume that a computer on the Internet needs to initiate a connection to a specific software on your computer. The software in discussion uses port 12345. For simplicity, we will call the initiating computer as ClientX, and your computer as the ServerX. As we discussed earlier, clientX only sees (and knows) the external IP address i.e. the IP address of your router. It tries to initiate a connection to that IP address with the port number 12345. However, your router recieves this request, and sees 4 computers in your house connected to the router. The router is not able to figure which computer the connection from ClientX was intended for! So it simply drops the connection.
Port forwarding is a setting in the router which you can change to prevent this from happening. By doing this, you can tell the router that any connections for port 12345 has to be forwarded to ServerX. Now when the router recieves a request for a connection on port 12345, it checks its table and sees your entry saying that all connections for port12345 have to be forwarded to serverX. Hence it routes the connection accordingly!
Here we'll see how to do portforwarding on most routers.
Scenario : Lets say you need to forward port 6889 to a computer whose Internal IP is 192.168.1.10.
Step 1: Find your gateway IP address. To get this, in windows, select Start > Run. Type in "CMD" and hit enter. Inside the command window, type "ipconfig" and hit enter. The screen will show you the default gateway. Note this down.
Step 2: Open Internet explorer. Enter your gateway from Step 1 in the address bar, and hit enter. A popup window will ask you to authenticate into your router with a username and password. Enter the username and password. If you dont remember, try the default ones below:
Linksys router : Default username "" password "admin"
NetGear router : Default username "admin" password"password"
Belkin router : Default username "" password""
D-Link router : Default username "admin" password""
Gateway router : Default username "admin" password"admin"
If you cant remember the password, post it on the forum at forum.techorient.com and someone will help you!
Step 3:
For Belkin routers, select virtual servers from the left menu. Enter something for description. Type "6889" or the required port number in both fields for inbound port. Do the same for the Private port fields too. Select the connection type from the drop down. If you dont know what you need, try UDP. If that doesnt work, come back and try TCP. In the private IP address field, enter the computer to which you need the connection forwarded. In our case, this is 192.168.1.10
Linksys routers, select "Application and Gaming" from the top menu, and the select 'portrange forwarding' from the submenu. In another family of linksys routers, you can find 'Forwarding' section under 'advanced' tab of main setup page. Rest of the process is the same as that for Belkin routers above.
Netgear routers, you'll find 'Port Forwarding' under the 'Advanced' table in the main page. The rest of the steps are same as above.
Step 4:
Save the setting and restart the router. Your port forwarding is complete.
Ajay Divakaran
http://networking.techorient.com/tutorials/portforward.htm
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A History of P2P
By Andrew Horner
P2P use has become an everyday occurrence for many internet users, allowing users to download content reliably, reasonably quickly and quite often, copyrighted material free of charge. Ok, now I hear those P2P virgins cry, “What is P2P?!”. And in response; P2P (peer to peer) is simply connecting to other computers via the internet, and in this case, to download files from them free of charge.
The use of P2P has been attacked by record companies and pro-copyright organisations since the very beginning. Napster was one of the first large P2P systems seen, which allowed users to download music free of charge, however Napster was “shutdown” in 2001 when a court ordered that Napster prevent all illegal file sharing on it’s networks. This, of course, was almost impossible for Napster to do without pulling the plug, and in March 2001 Napster networks were shut down. Later to be re-opened legally, to provide legal music downloads at a price.
Nowadays, programs such as Limewire, Bearshare and Kazaa are used which, in theory, can never be stopped by any legal force, owning to the fact that illegal content is not hosted on any particular server, but on many computers, so blaming the actual programs cannot be legally justified. In effect, the only way to stop P2P file sharing is to nuke the entire internet.
However, in the last year or two, the file sharing community has seen a rising amount of prosecutions and threats from record companies, for “illegal” and “mindless” copyright infringement as a result of P2P file sharing of music and movies. One of the most recent cases involving the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is that of a 10 Year Old girl who was found to be downloading music using a P2P program, where the RIAA allegedly “bullied” and “threatened” her into co-operating with them. There have been many other prosecutions across the US and into other countries too, often with the same ruthlessness as this one.
The use of P2P was changed when a new method of downloading and sharing files was designed and programmed by Bram Cohen. This new method was called “Bittorrent”. Other programmers soon caught onto this method and other Torrent clients were released, such as KTorrent and Azureus. The idea behind using a torrent, is that the user downloads a small file which has the extension .torrent, and this torrent tells the client, eg. KTorrent, where to download parts of the file from. This offers a very stable and reliable method of downloading via P2P.
The RIAA and various other anti-P2P organisations continue to prosecute and threaten users of P2P, however, the majority of sharers will keep sharing….the RIAA cannot stop millions of users worldwide, P2P is here, and it’s here to stay!
NOTE: File sharing is not illegal… but downloading material that is not legally owned by you is ILLEGAL, do so at your own risk.
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P2P use has become an everyday occurrence for many internet users, allowing users to download content reliably, reasonably quickly and quite often, copyrighted material free of charge. Ok, now I hear those P2P virgins cry, “What is P2P?!”. And in response; P2P (peer to peer) is simply connecting to other computers via the internet, and in this case, to download files from them free of charge.
The use of P2P has been attacked by record companies and pro-copyright organisations since the very beginning. Napster was one of the first large P2P systems seen, which allowed users to download music free of charge, however Napster was “shutdown” in 2001 when a court ordered that Napster prevent all illegal file sharing on it’s networks. This, of course, was almost impossible for Napster to do without pulling the plug, and in March 2001 Napster networks were shut down. Later to be re-opened legally, to provide legal music downloads at a price.
Nowadays, programs such as Limewire, Bearshare and Kazaa are used which, in theory, can never be stopped by any legal force, owning to the fact that illegal content is not hosted on any particular server, but on many computers, so blaming the actual programs cannot be legally justified. In effect, the only way to stop P2P file sharing is to nuke the entire internet.
However, in the last year or two, the file sharing community has seen a rising amount of prosecutions and threats from record companies, for “illegal” and “mindless” copyright infringement as a result of P2P file sharing of music and movies. One of the most recent cases involving the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is that of a 10 Year Old girl who was found to be downloading music using a P2P program, where the RIAA allegedly “bullied” and “threatened” her into co-operating with them. There have been many other prosecutions across the US and into other countries too, often with the same ruthlessness as this one.
The use of P2P was changed when a new method of downloading and sharing files was designed and programmed by Bram Cohen. This new method was called “Bittorrent”. Other programmers soon caught onto this method and other Torrent clients were released, such as KTorrent and Azureus. The idea behind using a torrent, is that the user downloads a small file which has the extension .torrent, and this torrent tells the client, eg. KTorrent, where to download parts of the file from. This offers a very stable and reliable method of downloading via P2P.
The RIAA and various other anti-P2P organisations continue to prosecute and threaten users of P2P, however, the majority of sharers will keep sharing….the RIAA cannot stop millions of users worldwide, P2P is here, and it’s here to stay!
NOTE: File sharing is not illegal… but downloading material that is not legally owned by you is ILLEGAL, do so at your own risk.
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Free P2P
By Jennifer Bailey
Free ‘peer to peer’ (P2P) software programs allow users to swap music files, video files, and other material over the internet that are often protected under copyright rules and regulations. Some P2P software systems available on the Internet offer a large user base, thousands of downloadable files, and effective utilization of network resources.
Some of the popular free P2P software systems include ‘edonkey/overnet’ that supports a large base of users and files. The software is compatible with windows, Linux, and Macintosh computers and does not contain any ‘spyware’ found in some free P2P software. Free P2P ‘Shareaza’ offers a powerful search engine capable of connecting to multiple P2P networks and includes intelligence for detecting fake and corrupted files.
‘WinMX’ P2P runs only on windows operating systems and has a reputation of being complex and difficult to use than other P2P systems. The software is popular as it offers a wide selection of mp3 files and helps users to manage file downloads. ‘BitTorrent’ is another free P2P that has attracted a loyal following of users interested in sharing movies and television programs. ‘Limewire’ free P2P is recognized for its clean user interface and is sometimes called the fastest file-sharing program.
‘Morpheus’ P2P offers both free and paid file downloads and is capable of removing bundled advertising that might be attached with downloadable files. ‘eMule’ P2P does not contain any advertising and its software base is maintained by an open source development team. The only drawback of this software is the slow speed at which files are downloaded using this software system.
Free P2P systems do offer easy accessibility to audio/video files but are one of the main sources of revenue losses of music and movie companies. The government is working to enact a law that will make free P2P fully legal by making it a paid service. This will reduce financial losses of companies and provide an affordable means of downloading audio/video files.
P2P provides detailed information on P2P, P2P Downloads, P2P Applications, Free P2P and more. P2P is affiliated with Mpeg Encoders.
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Free ‘peer to peer’ (P2P) software programs allow users to swap music files, video files, and other material over the internet that are often protected under copyright rules and regulations. Some P2P software systems available on the Internet offer a large user base, thousands of downloadable files, and effective utilization of network resources.
Some of the popular free P2P software systems include ‘edonkey/overnet’ that supports a large base of users and files. The software is compatible with windows, Linux, and Macintosh computers and does not contain any ‘spyware’ found in some free P2P software. Free P2P ‘Shareaza’ offers a powerful search engine capable of connecting to multiple P2P networks and includes intelligence for detecting fake and corrupted files.
‘WinMX’ P2P runs only on windows operating systems and has a reputation of being complex and difficult to use than other P2P systems. The software is popular as it offers a wide selection of mp3 files and helps users to manage file downloads. ‘BitTorrent’ is another free P2P that has attracted a loyal following of users interested in sharing movies and television programs. ‘Limewire’ free P2P is recognized for its clean user interface and is sometimes called the fastest file-sharing program.
‘Morpheus’ P2P offers both free and paid file downloads and is capable of removing bundled advertising that might be attached with downloadable files. ‘eMule’ P2P does not contain any advertising and its software base is maintained by an open source development team. The only drawback of this software is the slow speed at which files are downloaded using this software system.
Free P2P systems do offer easy accessibility to audio/video files but are one of the main sources of revenue losses of music and movie companies. The government is working to enact a law that will make free P2P fully legal by making it a paid service. This will reduce financial losses of companies and provide an affordable means of downloading audio/video files.
P2P provides detailed information on P2P, P2P Downloads, P2P Applications, Free P2P and more. P2P is affiliated with Mpeg Encoders.
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P2P File Sharing
By Jennifer Bailey
Peer to Peer, better known as P2P, is a kind of Internet network that allows a group of people with the same networking program to connect to each other's personal computers for directly accessing and sharing files stored on the hard drives. Peer to peer computing is also used for utilizing the computing power of several thousand computers to do one task, thus drastically reducing the time taken to do that task. Napster was the original P2P software for file sharing which allowed millions of computer users worldwide to share music files. The P2P file sharing programs thus enable people to search for content (music and other files) in millions of computers and download that content from one of the computers on to their own.
P2P file sharing is quite different from the file trading networks in which one is either provided incentives for uploading files or forced to share the files being downloaded from the network. However, one must remember that many of the files that are shared on P2P networks are copies of copyrighted music and movies. Sharing these copies with strangers without authorization from the copyright holder is considered illegal in most jurisdictions.
These days, decentralized networks such as Gnutella and BitTorrent are defining file sharing in the open source domain. Napster has been re-packaged as a commercial online music sharing network and competes with others providing similar services such as iTunes and Rhapsody.
However, apart from copyright issues, file sharing faces several other issues such as inclusion of malware such as adware or spyware in the file sharing software. Many times, this malware is difficult to remove from the system even after the software has been uninstalled.
Thus, file sharing is a good way to share files with millions of computer users worldwide, but one must take care in choosing and installing the file sharing software.
P2P provides detailed information on P2P, P2P Downloads, P2P Applications, Free P2P and more. P2P is affiliated with Mpeg Encoders.
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Peer to Peer, better known as P2P, is a kind of Internet network that allows a group of people with the same networking program to connect to each other's personal computers for directly accessing and sharing files stored on the hard drives. Peer to peer computing is also used for utilizing the computing power of several thousand computers to do one task, thus drastically reducing the time taken to do that task. Napster was the original P2P software for file sharing which allowed millions of computer users worldwide to share music files. The P2P file sharing programs thus enable people to search for content (music and other files) in millions of computers and download that content from one of the computers on to their own.
P2P file sharing is quite different from the file trading networks in which one is either provided incentives for uploading files or forced to share the files being downloaded from the network. However, one must remember that many of the files that are shared on P2P networks are copies of copyrighted music and movies. Sharing these copies with strangers without authorization from the copyright holder is considered illegal in most jurisdictions.
These days, decentralized networks such as Gnutella and BitTorrent are defining file sharing in the open source domain. Napster has been re-packaged as a commercial online music sharing network and competes with others providing similar services such as iTunes and Rhapsody.
However, apart from copyright issues, file sharing faces several other issues such as inclusion of malware such as adware or spyware in the file sharing software. Many times, this malware is difficult to remove from the system even after the software has been uninstalled.
Thus, file sharing is a good way to share files with millions of computer users worldwide, but one must take care in choosing and installing the file sharing software.
P2P provides detailed information on P2P, P2P Downloads, P2P Applications, Free P2P and more. P2P is affiliated with Mpeg Encoders.
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P2P Applications
By Jennifer Bailey
‘Peer to Peer’ (P2P) applications allow users to share and download music files, video files, and other digital content through the Internet. P2P applications have become very popular with domestic users as it allows seamless integration of applications with computers of different configurations without the need for special server devices.
P2P applications available on the Internet offer a large user base, thousands of downloadable files, and effective utilization of network resources. P2P applications in recent years have become a base for developing new business ideas that allow users to meet each other on the Internet and share common interests.
Some of the most popular P2P applications include eMule that was originally started with the objective of building an improved free eDonkey (P2P) client. It has achieved in garnering a large user base and connects to eDonkey P2P file sharing network and a few other P2P networks. The application does not contain advertising and software base is maintained by an open source development team. ‘BitTorrent’ is another P2P application that has attracted a large following of individuals interested in sharing movies and television programs. The official version of this P2P tends to monopolize a network connection and not allow Internet surfing or otherwise utilizing the network while files are being downloaded or uploaded. User’s can overcome this limitation by using the free version of this P2P application.
‘Limewire’ P2P application is recognized for its clean user interface that does not contain advertisements and ‘spyware’ and is sometimes billed as the fastest file sharing application. ‘Kazaa’ P2P application is fast and easy to use but its user base has declined in recent years due to the unavailability of popular audio/video files.
Rampant use of P2P applications has lead to many cases of copyright infringements, which needs to be controlled for ensuring the future growth of P2P networks and applications.
P2P provides detailed information on P2P, P2P Downloads, P2P Applications, Free P2P and more. P2P is affiliated with Mpeg Encoders.
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‘Peer to Peer’ (P2P) applications allow users to share and download music files, video files, and other digital content through the Internet. P2P applications have become very popular with domestic users as it allows seamless integration of applications with computers of different configurations without the need for special server devices.
P2P applications available on the Internet offer a large user base, thousands of downloadable files, and effective utilization of network resources. P2P applications in recent years have become a base for developing new business ideas that allow users to meet each other on the Internet and share common interests.
Some of the most popular P2P applications include eMule that was originally started with the objective of building an improved free eDonkey (P2P) client. It has achieved in garnering a large user base and connects to eDonkey P2P file sharing network and a few other P2P networks. The application does not contain advertising and software base is maintained by an open source development team. ‘BitTorrent’ is another P2P application that has attracted a large following of individuals interested in sharing movies and television programs. The official version of this P2P tends to monopolize a network connection and not allow Internet surfing or otherwise utilizing the network while files are being downloaded or uploaded. User’s can overcome this limitation by using the free version of this P2P application.
‘Limewire’ P2P application is recognized for its clean user interface that does not contain advertisements and ‘spyware’ and is sometimes billed as the fastest file sharing application. ‘Kazaa’ P2P application is fast and easy to use but its user base has declined in recent years due to the unavailability of popular audio/video files.
Rampant use of P2P applications has lead to many cases of copyright infringements, which needs to be controlled for ensuring the future growth of P2P networks and applications.
P2P provides detailed information on P2P, P2P Downloads, P2P Applications, Free P2P and more. P2P is affiliated with Mpeg Encoders.
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How Peer to Peer (P2P) Works
By Nigel Wong
Peer to Peer (P2P) Technology- How it works:
Ever wondered how P2P works? This guide will run down most of the major P2P services and how they work. Peer to Peer technology lets people share files over a network on the internet. Most people now use what is known as the second generation of P2P, which is unlike its predecessors like such as Napter, the second generation has no centralized server, making it harder for it to shut down.
How first generation P2P services worked:
A connection is established by a peer finding another peer to connect to. Each peer exchanges active peer and their addresses. When a connection has been established, the user can then search for files. When a search has been submitted, it connects to all nodes on its connection list. The results are then displayed and a connection is made.
How second generation P2P services worked:
Gnutella2: Hubs are used to quickly search for files, eliminating the original "find peer and search" method. Instead, they store a list of files on all the "Leaves" (A peer) that are connected to it, thus dramatically reducing search time. Advantages: Unlike Napster, if a hub crashes, it's network stays alive. Disadvantages: Doesn't make network any more durable than the first generation of P2P. Gnutella2: www.gnutella.com
FastTrack: Programs such as Kazaa and iMesh use the FastTrack protocol. Normal peers connect to a supernode which acts jsut like a hub. Supernodes also connect to other supernodes, allowing search requests to move through the network very quickly. Peers then establish a direct connection to a client after a file has been found. Advantages: Any client can become a supernode. Disadvantages: Corruption of files occur. Clients include: Kazaa (www.kazaa.com), iMesh (www.imesh.com)
BitTorrent: .torrent files are used to store information about the file being shared. Once a torrent file is opened, the client connects to the tracker which tells the client where the file is located and what other peers/seeders there are. BitTorrent works by chunks of small files being transferred (even through multiple connections), while you are downloading. The files are checked for corruption as the download continues. Leechers are people who download and don't upload, and are highly frowned upon on some sites, disallowing them from downloading any further. Advantages: Very fast for popular, new files. Disadvantages: Trackers are unreliable and if it goes down, the file is lost. Clients include: Azureus (www.azureus.com), Shareaza (www.shareaza.com).
EDonkey Network: Edonkey runs on the same principle as first generation P2P, only anybody can become a server. Clients communicate with the server to download files, and random chunks can be downloaded in any order then put together in the end. Advantages: No file corruption, leech penalization. Disadvantages: It can penalize users unfairly. EDonkey: www.edonkey2000.com
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Peer to Peer (P2P) Technology- How it works:
Ever wondered how P2P works? This guide will run down most of the major P2P services and how they work. Peer to Peer technology lets people share files over a network on the internet. Most people now use what is known as the second generation of P2P, which is unlike its predecessors like such as Napter, the second generation has no centralized server, making it harder for it to shut down.
How first generation P2P services worked:
A connection is established by a peer finding another peer to connect to. Each peer exchanges active peer and their addresses. When a connection has been established, the user can then search for files. When a search has been submitted, it connects to all nodes on its connection list. The results are then displayed and a connection is made.
How second generation P2P services worked:
Gnutella2: Hubs are used to quickly search for files, eliminating the original "find peer and search" method. Instead, they store a list of files on all the "Leaves" (A peer) that are connected to it, thus dramatically reducing search time. Advantages: Unlike Napster, if a hub crashes, it's network stays alive. Disadvantages: Doesn't make network any more durable than the first generation of P2P. Gnutella2: www.gnutella.com
FastTrack: Programs such as Kazaa and iMesh use the FastTrack protocol. Normal peers connect to a supernode which acts jsut like a hub. Supernodes also connect to other supernodes, allowing search requests to move through the network very quickly. Peers then establish a direct connection to a client after a file has been found. Advantages: Any client can become a supernode. Disadvantages: Corruption of files occur. Clients include: Kazaa (www.kazaa.com), iMesh (www.imesh.com)
BitTorrent: .torrent files are used to store information about the file being shared. Once a torrent file is opened, the client connects to the tracker which tells the client where the file is located and what other peers/seeders there are. BitTorrent works by chunks of small files being transferred (even through multiple connections), while you are downloading. The files are checked for corruption as the download continues. Leechers are people who download and don't upload, and are highly frowned upon on some sites, disallowing them from downloading any further. Advantages: Very fast for popular, new files. Disadvantages: Trackers are unreliable and if it goes down, the file is lost. Clients include: Azureus (www.azureus.com), Shareaza (www.shareaza.com).
EDonkey Network: Edonkey runs on the same principle as first generation P2P, only anybody can become a server. Clients communicate with the server to download files, and random chunks can be downloaded in any order then put together in the end. Advantages: No file corruption, leech penalization. Disadvantages: It can penalize users unfairly. EDonkey: www.edonkey2000.com
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Peer To Peer File Sharing - How it Works
By Peter Nisbet
Peer-to-peer (or P2P) file sharing systems connect users (called nodes) directly together. Some are true networked systems while other contain an element of the client-server structure. That is they contain an element of the original Napster centralized server system where clients are fed by a central server. Examples of this are the original Napster (Napster is now a ‘pay for music’ site) and OpenNap which replicates the original Napster functionality.
It was the central server which eventually destroyed the Napster system sins, once the server was forced to close, the whole system ceased to function. The P2P systems are now much more widely used. In these every user can be connected to every other user who is logged on. When you download music or movie files you can be doing so from you next door neighbour, or someone on the other side of the world. You have access to literally millions and millions of files: everything on the other users’ hard disks in fact, and everyone has access to yours. There is no central server, so the system cannot be shut down.
Examples are eDonkey, which is combined with Overnet, the FastTrack network and the Gnutella network. Software which operates on these networks is:
Limewire and Bearshare who both use the Gnutella network. Morpheus which uses all three networks. Kazaa and eMule which operate on the eDonkey/Overnet networks and Ares with its own network. Microsoft has its own system in WinMX, but it is reputed to be complex and has its limitations.
There is also BitTorrent. This has a following among those interested in sharing audio-visual files such as Movies and TV shows. The original and official BitTorrent client tends to monopolize a connection so that other internet business cannot be carried during downloading though this has been resolved in an alternative free version
BitTorrent is different form of P2P file sharing. With normal systems such as the Gnutella system, you will typically download a complete file from one source. In some cases the software allows you to download the one file from a number of contributing sources, thus speeding up the process. With BitTorrent, on the other hand, you download different bits of the file from a number of different sources (each file is split into about 1,000 pieces). This not only speeds up the transfer of large files around the network, but also allows you to upload a file at the same time as you are downloading it.
Brian Dessent likens it to a book. A group of people round a table each have different pages of a book. They want to get the whole book, they let each other know what pages they have and what they require. Eventually the pages are passed around till a whole copy is obtained. If there are any pages missing, someone is available with the whole book (called a ‘seed’) who can supply what is missing to complete the book
Invented by programmer Bram Cohen, BitTorrent is therefore different to any other kind of P2P network. It works differently to other systems in its search facility: it has none! Users must first carry out a web search to find the file they require. There are , however, several BitTorrent search engines on the web such as BTBot and TorrentSpy.
In addition to simultaneous downloading from multiples sources which is common with most of the modern P2P applications, eDonkey2000 also allows sharing of file segments where the file size is larger than 9.8M. As with BitTorrent, this allows you to upload a file while you are still downloading it so that the more popular files can be very rapidly distributed round the network. The problem with this is that sometimes the whole file cannot be found, and you are left with part of the file which you must complete at later date. This cannot happen with traditional P2P systems such as Gnutella (e.g. Limewire and Bearshare).
Free Downloading
The P2P networks such as Gnutella and BitTorrent are free. Many companies will try to charge you for downloading the software, but they are taking advantage of your ignorance. However, you should be careful when selecting the free software.
The majority of free download programs comes with bundled adware and spyware (also free of course!). An example of adware is the pop-ups which appear on your screen and are devilishly hard to remove. Sometimes the only way is to switch your computer off and on again. Spyware sits on your computer and send back messages to advertisers as to what you are doing or watching so that ads can be customized to your preferences.
At its nastiest, spyware can copy your credit card and banking details. It can also record keyboard clicks which allows all sorts of Big Brother activities. Employers can find out what you have been logging into all day, strangers can identify number strings which could be credit card and bank account details, including your passwords and login details. All very nasty, so beware of free downloads.
Spyware and adware can be removed using software similar to anti-virus programs. Beware of the free versions, however, since they can put their own adware and spyware on which, naturally, are not removed during the cleaning service. You are better to use reputable paid software
However, back to download systems.
So, while most P2P software is available free, I would go for the paid version. The payment normally has the option of a one-off lifetime payment of up to around $39, though frequently less. This covers maintenance of the site and 24/7 support. The software itself is free. It also generally ensures that the software is free of adware and spyware.
Copyright 2006 Peter Nisbet
Peter Nisbet is a graduate research chemist with a great interest in audio-visual file formats and codecs, and legal file sharing. Read about his views on the legal and so called illegal aspects of P2P on http://www.legalandfree.com. If movies are your thing, try http://www.online-free-movies.com where you will learn about file formats, codecs and a lot more.
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Peer-to-peer (or P2P) file sharing systems connect users (called nodes) directly together. Some are true networked systems while other contain an element of the client-server structure. That is they contain an element of the original Napster centralized server system where clients are fed by a central server. Examples of this are the original Napster (Napster is now a ‘pay for music’ site) and OpenNap which replicates the original Napster functionality.
It was the central server which eventually destroyed the Napster system sins, once the server was forced to close, the whole system ceased to function. The P2P systems are now much more widely used. In these every user can be connected to every other user who is logged on. When you download music or movie files you can be doing so from you next door neighbour, or someone on the other side of the world. You have access to literally millions and millions of files: everything on the other users’ hard disks in fact, and everyone has access to yours. There is no central server, so the system cannot be shut down.
Examples are eDonkey, which is combined with Overnet, the FastTrack network and the Gnutella network. Software which operates on these networks is:
Limewire and Bearshare who both use the Gnutella network. Morpheus which uses all three networks. Kazaa and eMule which operate on the eDonkey/Overnet networks and Ares with its own network. Microsoft has its own system in WinMX, but it is reputed to be complex and has its limitations.
There is also BitTorrent. This has a following among those interested in sharing audio-visual files such as Movies and TV shows. The original and official BitTorrent client tends to monopolize a connection so that other internet business cannot be carried during downloading though this has been resolved in an alternative free version
BitTorrent is different form of P2P file sharing. With normal systems such as the Gnutella system, you will typically download a complete file from one source. In some cases the software allows you to download the one file from a number of contributing sources, thus speeding up the process. With BitTorrent, on the other hand, you download different bits of the file from a number of different sources (each file is split into about 1,000 pieces). This not only speeds up the transfer of large files around the network, but also allows you to upload a file at the same time as you are downloading it.
Brian Dessent likens it to a book. A group of people round a table each have different pages of a book. They want to get the whole book, they let each other know what pages they have and what they require. Eventually the pages are passed around till a whole copy is obtained. If there are any pages missing, someone is available with the whole book (called a ‘seed’) who can supply what is missing to complete the book
Invented by programmer Bram Cohen, BitTorrent is therefore different to any other kind of P2P network. It works differently to other systems in its search facility: it has none! Users must first carry out a web search to find the file they require. There are , however, several BitTorrent search engines on the web such as BTBot and TorrentSpy.
In addition to simultaneous downloading from multiples sources which is common with most of the modern P2P applications, eDonkey2000 also allows sharing of file segments where the file size is larger than 9.8M. As with BitTorrent, this allows you to upload a file while you are still downloading it so that the more popular files can be very rapidly distributed round the network. The problem with this is that sometimes the whole file cannot be found, and you are left with part of the file which you must complete at later date. This cannot happen with traditional P2P systems such as Gnutella (e.g. Limewire and Bearshare).
Free Downloading
The P2P networks such as Gnutella and BitTorrent are free. Many companies will try to charge you for downloading the software, but they are taking advantage of your ignorance. However, you should be careful when selecting the free software.
The majority of free download programs comes with bundled adware and spyware (also free of course!). An example of adware is the pop-ups which appear on your screen and are devilishly hard to remove. Sometimes the only way is to switch your computer off and on again. Spyware sits on your computer and send back messages to advertisers as to what you are doing or watching so that ads can be customized to your preferences.
At its nastiest, spyware can copy your credit card and banking details. It can also record keyboard clicks which allows all sorts of Big Brother activities. Employers can find out what you have been logging into all day, strangers can identify number strings which could be credit card and bank account details, including your passwords and login details. All very nasty, so beware of free downloads.
Spyware and adware can be removed using software similar to anti-virus programs. Beware of the free versions, however, since they can put their own adware and spyware on which, naturally, are not removed during the cleaning service. You are better to use reputable paid software
However, back to download systems.
So, while most P2P software is available free, I would go for the paid version. The payment normally has the option of a one-off lifetime payment of up to around $39, though frequently less. This covers maintenance of the site and 24/7 support. The software itself is free. It also generally ensures that the software is free of adware and spyware.
Copyright 2006 Peter Nisbet
Peter Nisbet is a graduate research chemist with a great interest in audio-visual file formats and codecs, and legal file sharing. Read about his views on the legal and so called illegal aspects of P2P on http://www.legalandfree.com. If movies are your thing, try http://www.online-free-movies.com where you will learn about file formats, codecs and a lot more.
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BitTorrent Client Review - uTorrent
By Ryan Hansen
uTorrent is by far the most popular BitTorrent client around today. It is known for being so lightweight, that many systems can run it without lag. This is why other clients such as BitTornado have decreased in popularity.
One of the big things with BitTorrent software today is getting the green light. What is the green light? Basically, it means your connection is working smoothly. However, when behind a router, the user usually needs to make a few technical changes to his router to get the green light. The software understands this, which is why the user is able to do things like change the port used for incoming connections and enable UPnP port mapping.
Also, the user has the option to add uTorrent to the Windows Firewall exceptions list. Aside from this, you can limit your upload/download speed, connect through a proxy server, and much more. Also, the software is completely free. For the newbie user unsure of the proper settings, one could simply choose their connection speed, and the software will do the rest.
There is no doubt that uTorrent will be the leader in clients for years to come. They even have expanded to other countries, supporting over 40 different languages. it's so user friendly that they even allow skins. If you don't like the current interface, download one of the dozens of skins created by other users. These, just like the client, are free.
At the moment, uTorrent is developing a "WebUI". This will allow the user to control their client from any place in the world connected to the internet. This has never been done by any other software creator, and is a perfect example of why uTorrent will be the most used client for years to come. The list of features is endless.
For example, you don't even need to download an installation kit. A simple download of the application allows for full usage. The executable file is less than 170 kilobytes in size. The dedicated community behind uTorrent also offers full support of the program via either IRC or forums. New releases can be found frequently, with the latest bug fixes and updates. They also support the protocol encryption joint specification which is compatible with Azureus and BitComet. Many users also claim that uTorrent downloads files the fastest of all the clients.
For those looking to switch to this great client, it is very easy. On their site, they have several guides on the various aspects of uTorrent. These guides include how to create your own torrent, connection setup guide, and even a beginner's guide to BitTorrent. uTorrent is easily the best client around. Whether you are a newbie or guru, this software is for you. It's long list of features, both large and small, make it the number one client out there.
Ryan Hansen writes many articles related to BitTorrent. Much more BitTorrent help and tips is available, so feel free to stop by and learn more!
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uTorrent is by far the most popular BitTorrent client around today. It is known for being so lightweight, that many systems can run it without lag. This is why other clients such as BitTornado have decreased in popularity.
One of the big things with BitTorrent software today is getting the green light. What is the green light? Basically, it means your connection is working smoothly. However, when behind a router, the user usually needs to make a few technical changes to his router to get the green light. The software understands this, which is why the user is able to do things like change the port used for incoming connections and enable UPnP port mapping.
Also, the user has the option to add uTorrent to the Windows Firewall exceptions list. Aside from this, you can limit your upload/download speed, connect through a proxy server, and much more. Also, the software is completely free. For the newbie user unsure of the proper settings, one could simply choose their connection speed, and the software will do the rest.
There is no doubt that uTorrent will be the leader in clients for years to come. They even have expanded to other countries, supporting over 40 different languages. it's so user friendly that they even allow skins. If you don't like the current interface, download one of the dozens of skins created by other users. These, just like the client, are free.
At the moment, uTorrent is developing a "WebUI". This will allow the user to control their client from any place in the world connected to the internet. This has never been done by any other software creator, and is a perfect example of why uTorrent will be the most used client for years to come. The list of features is endless.
For example, you don't even need to download an installation kit. A simple download of the application allows for full usage. The executable file is less than 170 kilobytes in size. The dedicated community behind uTorrent also offers full support of the program via either IRC or forums. New releases can be found frequently, with the latest bug fixes and updates. They also support the protocol encryption joint specification which is compatible with Azureus and BitComet. Many users also claim that uTorrent downloads files the fastest of all the clients.
For those looking to switch to this great client, it is very easy. On their site, they have several guides on the various aspects of uTorrent. These guides include how to create your own torrent, connection setup guide, and even a beginner's guide to BitTorrent. uTorrent is easily the best client around. Whether you are a newbie or guru, this software is for you. It's long list of features, both large and small, make it the number one client out there.
Ryan Hansen writes many articles related to BitTorrent. Much more BitTorrent help and tips is available, so feel free to stop by and learn more!
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Starting to get a bit file from here
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Would you know about bit file? If yes, click here to get a bit file from the web.
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Everyone who use a BitComet program will know well a Bittorrent file.
Would you know about bit file? If yes, click here to get a bit file from the web.
But if you said 'No' please go back to read another articles is this blog again.
After that please enjoy yourself with bit file.
Be good.
How to Upload and Share a Torrent File
By Ryan Hansen
One of the first things to consider before creating a torrent is which site it will be uploaded too. There are many public trackers out there. Check out a site and review its policies and rules before making a decision. Several sites do not allow certain types of content. Please note that once you have created a torrent, it cannot be moved or modified.
The most popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent, allows simple creation of torrent files by going to File-Create a New Torrent. Simply add the files or the directory of the content you want to share. Then, find out the URL of the tracker. This is possible by going to the upload page of the site and looking for something that says 'Tracker URL'. uTorrent also has a piece size feature, but for mostly everyone that uploads a torrent, this should be left alone. You may also which to start seeding once the torrent has been created. In some cases, you may not want to do this, as trackers will require you to re-download the torrent you uploaded before you start seeding. However, if you know this is not something your tracker requires, then choosing the Start Seeding option is fine.
Once the torrent has been created, uTorrent will ask where you would like to save the file. This really does not matter, but the name does. Try to make the description as short yet as descriptive as possible. If you name it "The Best Torrent", no one will download it. Put in details like title, quality, and format. At this point, it has been created. Simply navigate to the site that you would like to upload the file to, and follow the instructions provided on the upload page.
Please remember that some private trackers will require you to download your own torrent again after uploading it, but unless they specifically state this, there is no need. Clearly, creating and sharing a torrent is a simple task. Although many users of BitTorrent simply download from the community, please consider to upload some of your own material. It is not difficult at all, and your content will be enjoyed by many. Also, when uploading your own material on private trackers, it will greatly improve your seed to leech ratio. Because you are not downloading even one kilobyte, the size of the entire torrent will be added to your upload statistics. Remember, if a user goes below a certain ratio on a private tracker, they run the risk of being banned for life.
Do not be afraid to upload your content. After all, it is easy, free, and will improve your reputation within the BitTorrent community.
More BitTorrent help and tips are available so stop by and learn more! Ryan Hansen writes numerous articles regarding torrents, file sharing, and web surfing.
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One of the first things to consider before creating a torrent is which site it will be uploaded too. There are many public trackers out there. Check out a site and review its policies and rules before making a decision. Several sites do not allow certain types of content. Please note that once you have created a torrent, it cannot be moved or modified.
The most popular BitTorrent client, uTorrent, allows simple creation of torrent files by going to File-Create a New Torrent. Simply add the files or the directory of the content you want to share. Then, find out the URL of the tracker. This is possible by going to the upload page of the site and looking for something that says 'Tracker URL'. uTorrent also has a piece size feature, but for mostly everyone that uploads a torrent, this should be left alone. You may also which to start seeding once the torrent has been created. In some cases, you may not want to do this, as trackers will require you to re-download the torrent you uploaded before you start seeding. However, if you know this is not something your tracker requires, then choosing the Start Seeding option is fine.
Once the torrent has been created, uTorrent will ask where you would like to save the file. This really does not matter, but the name does. Try to make the description as short yet as descriptive as possible. If you name it "The Best Torrent", no one will download it. Put in details like title, quality, and format. At this point, it has been created. Simply navigate to the site that you would like to upload the file to, and follow the instructions provided on the upload page.
Please remember that some private trackers will require you to download your own torrent again after uploading it, but unless they specifically state this, there is no need. Clearly, creating and sharing a torrent is a simple task. Although many users of BitTorrent simply download from the community, please consider to upload some of your own material. It is not difficult at all, and your content will be enjoyed by many. Also, when uploading your own material on private trackers, it will greatly improve your seed to leech ratio. Because you are not downloading even one kilobyte, the size of the entire torrent will be added to your upload statistics. Remember, if a user goes below a certain ratio on a private tracker, they run the risk of being banned for life.
Do not be afraid to upload your content. After all, it is easy, free, and will improve your reputation within the BitTorrent community.
More BitTorrent help and tips are available so stop by and learn more! Ryan Hansen writes numerous articles regarding torrents, file sharing, and web surfing.
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The Future of BitTorrent
By Ryan Hansen
BitTorrent is the most widely used peer-to-peer filesharing protocol. It's estimated BitTorrent is responsible for 35% of all internet traffic today. Since it's conception by creator Bram Cohen, BitTorrent been known and used for piracy of files such as movies, television shows, and music. However, legal options have always been available. In fact, Cohen created BitTorrent to remain legal, and he hopes to further relationships with media companies and hardware developers to distribute their content.
Today you can use BitTorrent to download just about any TV show or movie you want for free and without commercials. They'll be stored on you computer's hard drive, ready to watch whenever you want. Think about it as free TiVo on your PC or free video on demand. Of course, there are obvious limitations: you could get in legal trouble, and who wants to watch movies on their computer monitor anyway?
As this technology continues to grow and mature, we'll move past these limitations, and BitTorrent will become a major legal distributor of video content, it will be a major competitor to TiVo and TV networks. Soon, we will be downloading our favorite tv shows from BitTorrent right on your television set. More and more homes will be hooked up to BitTorrent just like they're hooked up to cable TV.
What steps are being for this to be possible? BitTorrent's relationship with media companies is continually growing and evolving. Media companies see an obvious value in the BitTorrent community: extremely low cost or free distribution of their content. This low overhead cost will keep costs down, and the savings will trickle down to consumers. Using BitTorrent, content distribution companies can easily undercut services like TiVo and even cable TV by charging less.
Also, a company called Iadea Corp. is producing BitTorrent optimized microprocessor chip that will be implemented to everyday consumer electronics like DVD players and television sets. The chip will be available to system designers in Q1 of 2007. What does this mean? BitTorrent will effectively be available to to everyday consumers, legally distributed content will be downloaded by millions up people, and of course, uploaded by those same millions of people. Quality and speed will skyrocket very quickly.
But will people pay for BitTorrent even when free options exist all over the web? Yes, I believe so. First of all, a relatively small number of people are using BitTorrent. The market is under utilized. Though many people use BitTorrent, only a fraction of people who watch TV shows or movies are using it to obtain their content. This means, once BitTorrent is available through everyday consumer electronics, millions more will be exposed to the network and millions will be made into customers. People already using BitTorrent will be enticed because it will be legal and the selection and quality of content will be on a much grander scale.
Can BitTorret compete with TiVo? No problem. They will also be competing directly with cable and satellite companies. TiVo requires a monthly subscription fee, must be connected to a cable or satellite network, and can only record what is on TV. With BitTorrent, consumers (hopefully) will be able to choose between a monthly all-access fee or an ala carte plan. Consumer's will not necessarily need a cable TV hookup, just broadband internet access, so you may even be able to cancel your TV service to save even more! Also, a huge and unprecedented amount of content is available through BitTorrent: TV shows, movies, video blogs, music, and all sorts of content anyone can make at home and then distribute for free. I predict BitTorrent is capable of being the number one distributor of multimedia content sooner rather than later.
So when all this happen? Who knows, but it seems to be on the fast track. Hopefully within five years major producers of consumer electronics will be including BitTorrent in their products. And from there it will grow extremely fast and become an everyday experience to millions of people.
Ryan Hansen writes for e-Consumerguide.com a website focused on helping you learn about the internet and other technology related subjects including BitTorrent. Stop by today.
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BitTorrent is the most widely used peer-to-peer filesharing protocol. It's estimated BitTorrent is responsible for 35% of all internet traffic today. Since it's conception by creator Bram Cohen, BitTorrent been known and used for piracy of files such as movies, television shows, and music. However, legal options have always been available. In fact, Cohen created BitTorrent to remain legal, and he hopes to further relationships with media companies and hardware developers to distribute their content.
Today you can use BitTorrent to download just about any TV show or movie you want for free and without commercials. They'll be stored on you computer's hard drive, ready to watch whenever you want. Think about it as free TiVo on your PC or free video on demand. Of course, there are obvious limitations: you could get in legal trouble, and who wants to watch movies on their computer monitor anyway?
As this technology continues to grow and mature, we'll move past these limitations, and BitTorrent will become a major legal distributor of video content, it will be a major competitor to TiVo and TV networks. Soon, we will be downloading our favorite tv shows from BitTorrent right on your television set. More and more homes will be hooked up to BitTorrent just like they're hooked up to cable TV.
What steps are being for this to be possible? BitTorrent's relationship with media companies is continually growing and evolving. Media companies see an obvious value in the BitTorrent community: extremely low cost or free distribution of their content. This low overhead cost will keep costs down, and the savings will trickle down to consumers. Using BitTorrent, content distribution companies can easily undercut services like TiVo and even cable TV by charging less.
Also, a company called Iadea Corp. is producing BitTorrent optimized microprocessor chip that will be implemented to everyday consumer electronics like DVD players and television sets. The chip will be available to system designers in Q1 of 2007. What does this mean? BitTorrent will effectively be available to to everyday consumers, legally distributed content will be downloaded by millions up people, and of course, uploaded by those same millions of people. Quality and speed will skyrocket very quickly.
But will people pay for BitTorrent even when free options exist all over the web? Yes, I believe so. First of all, a relatively small number of people are using BitTorrent. The market is under utilized. Though many people use BitTorrent, only a fraction of people who watch TV shows or movies are using it to obtain their content. This means, once BitTorrent is available through everyday consumer electronics, millions more will be exposed to the network and millions will be made into customers. People already using BitTorrent will be enticed because it will be legal and the selection and quality of content will be on a much grander scale.
Can BitTorret compete with TiVo? No problem. They will also be competing directly with cable and satellite companies. TiVo requires a monthly subscription fee, must be connected to a cable or satellite network, and can only record what is on TV. With BitTorrent, consumers (hopefully) will be able to choose between a monthly all-access fee or an ala carte plan. Consumer's will not necessarily need a cable TV hookup, just broadband internet access, so you may even be able to cancel your TV service to save even more! Also, a huge and unprecedented amount of content is available through BitTorrent: TV shows, movies, video blogs, music, and all sorts of content anyone can make at home and then distribute for free. I predict BitTorrent is capable of being the number one distributor of multimedia content sooner rather than later.
So when all this happen? Who knows, but it seems to be on the fast track. Hopefully within five years major producers of consumer electronics will be including BitTorrent in their products. And from there it will grow extremely fast and become an everyday experience to millions of people.
Ryan Hansen writes for e-Consumerguide.com a website focused on helping you learn about the internet and other technology related subjects including BitTorrent. Stop by today.
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All About BitTorrent Clients, Trackers and Downloads
By Robert Stein
In just a few short years, the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing protocol BitTorrent has become one of the most popular methods of file sharing on the Internet. With an ever growing amount of legal content available via "Torrents," Downloading BitTorrents has a very bright future.
What makes BitTorrent different than other P2P networks is its extremely efficient distribution method. Unlike other file sharing networks where downloads slow as more and more users download the files, downloads will get faster the more users that are online, downloading and sharing the files. The BitTorrent protocol is currently the amongst the fastest at moving very large files across the Internet.
In order to begin, the first thing you need to track down is a piece of software to act as the BitTorrent Client. Some users recommend uTorrent because of its small size and limited system resource usage. Others prefer the torrent clients, Azureus and BitComet. I recommend you download a couple of different clients and use the one you feel most comfortable with.
BitTorrent clients are easy to install as any other software and very small. Once installed you are just about ready to begin downloading. To find files to download, goto any search engine and search for "Torrent Tracker" or "BitTorrent Tracker."
In order to download a file using BitTorrent, another user must be uploading (also called "seeding" the file with their own torrent client. Choose the file to download, click the link to the .torrent file on the tracker page. This will trigger your installed client to open begin downloading to your computer. The more seeders the file has the faster the download will go. There is a very good chance that others downloading the torrent will be able to see your ip address so be sure to only use BitTorrent for its intended legal purpose.
Another unique aspect is the possibly for the seeder to force others to seed and share. In order to keep BitTorrents working properly everyone must share something. The protocol depends on it. If you share with other users while downloading, your download speeds will increase as you are helping the other users to download.
Robert Stein has been an avid consumer of video since 1981.
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In just a few short years, the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing protocol BitTorrent has become one of the most popular methods of file sharing on the Internet. With an ever growing amount of legal content available via "Torrents," Downloading BitTorrents has a very bright future.
What makes BitTorrent different than other P2P networks is its extremely efficient distribution method. Unlike other file sharing networks where downloads slow as more and more users download the files, downloads will get faster the more users that are online, downloading and sharing the files. The BitTorrent protocol is currently the amongst the fastest at moving very large files across the Internet.
In order to begin, the first thing you need to track down is a piece of software to act as the BitTorrent Client. Some users recommend uTorrent because of its small size and limited system resource usage. Others prefer the torrent clients, Azureus and BitComet. I recommend you download a couple of different clients and use the one you feel most comfortable with.
BitTorrent clients are easy to install as any other software and very small. Once installed you are just about ready to begin downloading. To find files to download, goto any search engine and search for "Torrent Tracker" or "BitTorrent Tracker."
In order to download a file using BitTorrent, another user must be uploading (also called "seeding" the file with their own torrent client. Choose the file to download, click the link to the .torrent file on the tracker page. This will trigger your installed client to open begin downloading to your computer. The more seeders the file has the faster the download will go. There is a very good chance that others downloading the torrent will be able to see your ip address so be sure to only use BitTorrent for its intended legal purpose.
Another unique aspect is the possibly for the seeder to force others to seed and share. In order to keep BitTorrents working properly everyone must share something. The protocol depends on it. If you share with other users while downloading, your download speeds will increase as you are helping the other users to download.
Robert Stein has been an avid consumer of video since 1981.
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First Napster, and Now BitTorrent?
By Alan Raimes
Napster one of the very first technologies that was used to promote file sharing and illegal downloading of music ended up being closed down. Then multiple forms of file sharing were popularized, none of them quite as popular as Napster.
One of the new technologies that was developed was BitTorrent. It’s been a thorn in the side of the music and movie industries. Because there is no centralized company that runs BitTorrent, it’s been impossible for the powerful music and movie industry to close down.
How BitTorrent works is that the entire network of users are able to talk to each other, and download not from one central source, but instead from a group of other users. And in turn the user allows others to download from them while they are online. So, it allows a network of users to share amongst themselves.
The music and movie industry has tried unsuccessfully to shut the service down for years, with no success. So, it appears that now they’ve instead decided to join forces with the enemy. They’ve created the BitTorrent Entertainment Network. The new network features a very comprehensive library of downloadable digital content from 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and BitTorrent’s newest partner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM).It’s a step towards legitimizing what has previously been a very contentious service.
What remains to be seen is if BitTorrent users long accustomed to downloading music and movies for free will be willing to move towards a pay system for movies and TV Shows.
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Napster one of the very first technologies that was used to promote file sharing and illegal downloading of music ended up being closed down. Then multiple forms of file sharing were popularized, none of them quite as popular as Napster.
One of the new technologies that was developed was BitTorrent. It’s been a thorn in the side of the music and movie industries. Because there is no centralized company that runs BitTorrent, it’s been impossible for the powerful music and movie industry to close down.
How BitTorrent works is that the entire network of users are able to talk to each other, and download not from one central source, but instead from a group of other users. And in turn the user allows others to download from them while they are online. So, it allows a network of users to share amongst themselves.
The music and movie industry has tried unsuccessfully to shut the service down for years, with no success. So, it appears that now they’ve instead decided to join forces with the enemy. They’ve created the BitTorrent Entertainment Network. The new network features a very comprehensive library of downloadable digital content from 20th Century Fox, Lions Gate, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and BitTorrent’s newest partner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM).It’s a step towards legitimizing what has previously been a very contentious service.
What remains to be seen is if BitTorrent users long accustomed to downloading music and movies for free will be willing to move towards a pay system for movies and TV Shows.
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