[samsontan]

1. Azureus or Transmission? (include reasoning)

2. How do i set up port forwarding(i do it because a friend told me it's suppose to fasten download speed) - need ya'll to answer on this "whether it does up the download speed"
BTW, i'm on broadband, router sharing with pc.
I did it for my PC but i switch few months ago to mac, how about forwarding on mac?

[Horsepoo!!!]

Transmission...no frills and a penchant for aesthetics = win.

Azureus and Xtorrent simply have too much bloat. Xtorrent is almost a full-blown web browser FFS. Dave has never "got it" and probably never will.

[samsontan]

not many people download bittorrent huh?

[Tuoder]

You have to set up port forwarding on your router for BitTorrent to work properly, which, at the end of the day means faster. This only applies if you have a router, though. You need to configure the router to send traffic on ports 6881-6999 to a certain IP address, the one your computer uses (that should be static) on the same ports.

Actually configuring a router to do that differs from router to router, so a little more information is required. What kind of router do you use, if you use one?

Also, I like Transmission better. It is a simple, functional, app. It doesn't try to manage my downloading life life some apps do.

[vinster]

Actually if your router is UPnP capable, the BitTorrent client should set up port forwarding at start time.

[samsontan]

nvm guys.. i got it.. cheers! thanks for the time and effort.

Cheers

[frogboy2727]

Try this:

Use the resources of Portforward.com, to learn how to setup your Static IP Address.

Then download the latest version of Transmission: http://chucker.mystfans.com/opensour...ion-latest.dmg

Then read all of the following forum posts:
Transmission :: View topic - Port Is Stealth / Error Mapping Port
Transmission :: View topic - port forwarding help

The newest version of T, has a port forwarding option built in. Read very carefully. It takes a while, but, it works.

Al ..