How to add a peer on uTorrent?

Vegeta · 7 Aug 2011 at 18:41

Hi. Me and a friend are downloading a file from a torrent. Since I've finished quick I would like to upload to my friend. It says add peer. What information do I need from my friend to be able to add them to upload and how would I get this information from their system?

Vegeta · 7 Aug 2011 at 19:10

If uTorrent isn't the best for seeding to a friend what is?

Ross1234 · 7 Aug 2011 at 19:11

A USB stick?

masterluke · 7 Aug 2011 at 19:16

I guess this is a very large file? If so maybe burn it on a dvd

What speed is your upload and you friend's download connections?

Vegeta · 7 Aug 2011 at 19:45

Well I can upload at around 85kb's and my friends download is about 180 kb's. Just want to add to it so file gets done quicker. Cba to go round with a usb everytime for a file.

masterluke · 7 Aug 2011 at 20:16

If you really want to do it like this you can to use utorrent's embedded tracker function.

http://filesharefreak.com/2008/10/08/share-private-torrents-with-utorrents-embedded-tracker/

http://bootstrike.com/Articles/CreateTorrent/

..BUT I don't think your friend can add your tracker with his existing .torrent and expect it to download from your tracker. I think he would need to use a new .torrent which you need to create specifically for your tracker. I may be wrong here.

In future you could setup a private ftp server so he can download the whole file directly from you at 85kb/s if you wanted.

Vegeta · 7 Aug 2011 at 21:17

I was hoping to let my friend leech from others (so have a rough speed of 180kb/s) and then use my full bandwidth of 85kb/s so in total around 260.

Seems very complicating I might leave it.

asim18 · 7 Aug 2011 at 22:28

So you want to dedicate your upload speed exclusively to your friend?

That's easy. Just ask him for his IP address. Find him in the list and block all others by selecting all then right click and select "Block Upload", so he is the only one who's unblocked and everyone else is blocked. Then you will only upload to him, exclusively!

Used to do this all the time on Azureus. (Best torrent application ever)

Sin_Chase · 8 Aug 2011 at 10:50

asim18 said:
Used to do this all the time on Azureus. (Best torrent application ever)

Now Vuze and sucks balls.

Sunbed · 8 Aug 2011 at 11:04

What’s the Easiest Way to Share Large Files and Media with Friends?

http://lifehacker.com/5472050/whats-the-easiest-way-to-share-large-files-and-media-with-friends

Deleted member 77746 · 8 Aug 2011 at 11:18

If they live close just pop it on a USB stick or HDD n go see them rather than sitting behind a screen all the time.

Vegeta · 8 Aug 2011 at 12:03

Why do people never answer the question and come up with solutions that won't work for me lol. It's not as simple as sticking it on a USB and giving it to him otherwise I would. Anyways i'll check out Vuze thanks. They don't live close so never assume.

Deleted member 77746 · 8 Aug 2011 at 12:07

Vegeta said:
Why do people never answer the question and come up with solutions that won't work for me lol. It's not as simple as sticking it on a USB and giving it to him otherwise I would. Anyways i'll check out Vuze thanks. They don't live close so never assume.

That's why I said IF. Are these files over 20MB?

cos if they are smaller you could just use a drop box type of environment

or is this file a movie?

Vegeta · 8 Aug 2011 at 12:13

iDroid84 said:
go see them rather than sitting behind a screen all the time.

Yes and you came across as such a nice person. And I cannot disclose that information on here

Deleted member 77746 · 8 Aug 2011 at 12:36

Vegeta said:
Yes and you came across as such a nice person. And I cannot disclose that information on here

bledd · 8 Aug 2011 at 13:25

Vegeta said:
I was hoping to let my friend leech from others (so have a rough speed of 180kb/s) and then use my full bandwidth of 85kb/s so in total around 260.

No

If his max download is 180, your 85kb upload would be included in that 180...

Just set your upload to infinite and it will speed up the file for all, including your friend.

You could use Dropbox or Windows Live Mesh to transfer the file(s) to your friend, easier than setting up an FTP if you don't know how to do that

Vegeta · 9 Aug 2011 at 02:38

Sorry my bad I'm explaining this soo badly! The actual broadband itself is capable of 400-500kb/s but for some reason torrents only run from between 50-180kb/s whereas on the same torrents I am able to get my full bandwidth speed of 800kb/s. I have tried my best to get the speeds up and everything seems to be fine and open but it just won't go any quicker. So I was hoping to dedicate my bandwidth to directly upload to my friend.

bledd · 9 Aug 2011 at 07:44

He's probably limited by his ISP, or a crappy router

How big is this file? or is it multiple files?

Mr-White · 9 Aug 2011 at 08:56

masterluke said:
I guess this is a very large file? If so maybe burn

USB pens are much bigger than dvds, you mean burn to blu-ray

MW

masterluke · 9 Aug 2011 at 17:46

Vegeta said:
Sorry my bad I'm explaining this soo badly! The actual broadband itself is capable of 400-500kb/s but for some reason torrents only run from between 50-180kb/s whereas on the same torrents I am able to get my full bandwidth speed of 800kb/s. I have tried my best to get the speeds up and everything seems to be fine and open but it just won't go any quicker. So I was hoping to dedicate my bandwidth to directly upload to my friend.

Reading between the lines here in this (again) horrifically explained post.. you are saying that you friend's broadband has 400-500kb/s download and you have 800kb/s ? What is your upload connection speed (for the second time)? And how big is the file? Is this a trade secret?