μTorrent

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μTorrent By BitTorrent TM Inc.

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A presentation highlighting the features of the BitTorrent client called μTorrent. It also explains how to download data using Torrent files.

Transcript of μTorrent

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μTorrentBy BitTorrentTM Inc.

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OVERVIEW

Development

Use

Merits

Demerits

Terms

Conclusion

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DEVELOPMENT

The μTorrent application was originally developed by Ludving Strigeus in 2005 for Microsoft

Windows.Size of the application was just 77 KB.

Serge Paquet on December 7 2007 developed it for Linux

GUI and MAC OS X.

Size of the application was 1.46 MB.

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Version Size Release1.0.0 77 KB 2005 / 9 / 18

1.1.7.2 98 KB 2005 / 10 / 22

1.2.2 107 KB 2005 / 11 / 25

1.3.0 115 KB 2005 / 12 / 10

1.4.2 142 KB 2006 / 1 / 11

1.5.0 155 KB 2006 / 3 / 8

1.6.1 173 KB 2007 / 2 / 15

1.7.7 214 KB 2008 / 1 / 25

1.8.9 282 KB 2009 / 10 / 29

2.0.0 311 KB 2010 / 1 / 25

2.0.3 319.8 KB 2010 / 7 / 21

MICROSOFT WINDOWS ANALYSIS

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TERMINOLOGY

Client

Tracker

Torrent

Seeder

Leecher

Swarm

Peer to Peer (P2P)

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Peer to Peer

The technology used for file sharing over the internet. Each node or

computer in a P2P network has the ability to behave as a server as well

as a client.

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Client

The application that enables P2P file sharing or

which provides an interface for the same. In this case e.g. μTorrent.

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Torrent

The Torrent is a file which contains metadata about all files to be shared. It

contains the address of the Tracker for all its communication in the Swarm.

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Seeder Leecher

Swarm

A seeder is a peer that has a complete copy of

the torrent and still offers it for upload.

A leecher is a peer that has a complete copy of

the torrent but does not offer it for

upload.

All peers (including seeders + leechers) sharing a torrent are

called Swarm.e.g. 2 Seeders and 4 Leechers

make a Swarm of 6.

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Tracker

The Tracker is a server which keeps track of which peer is seeding or leeching. This is

useful in calculating the Share Ratio.

Upload is 10% Download is 46%

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USE

Go to www.google.co.in and search for “Download

utorrent”.

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Click on the first result to get to the Download page.

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Click on the “Download Now” button and receive a file

“utorrent.exe”

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The application window opens right after the setup is complete.

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μTorrent for Mac OS X.

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Go to Options.Click Speed Guide.

Configure your network.

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TZ

Go to any of these websites to download the

desired .torrent file.

www.thepiratebay.org

www.mininova.com

www.isohunt.com

www.torrentz.com

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Click on the desired torrent file.

There are hundreds of results, chose the ones having more or equal peers in the

swarm.

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Click on “Download This Torrent”

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Open the torrent file.

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Configure your download options.

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The numeric value inside the parenthesis increases as the

number of downloads increase.

The current status shows that there is only one torrent being

downloaded.

Navigation Panel

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Preview Panel

Name of the torrent

Actual Size of the files depicted in

the metadata

This panel lets you know about the basic details of the

actual data and not the metadata.

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Details Panel

Minute details of the actual data is displayed here.

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Why μTorrent? It uses P2P networking thus is a fast

growing download application. It uses metadata by .torrent files as

means for file sharing. It provides 5 times faster downloads

than the usual download.

Desired data is always available in torrents. It is much secure in terms of data hiding and network security.

Downloads can be resumed even after a power failure.

It is a freeware available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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Why not μTorrent? In the near future, P2P networking will

be banned in some countries due to increase in piracy.

In some cases, random generation of I.P addresses resulted in limited connectivity of network.

Torrents today act as good means for promoting piracy.

Not all torrents are verified, some are fake and some have virus.

For a torrent, if there are more leechers than seeders you will not get fast downloads. The application uses all the bandwidth available for internet access.

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CONCLUSION

μTorrent is praised for its small size and the minimal computer resources it uses

which sets it apart from other applications.

Would you download a software easily available through a torrent or spend some

bucks to buy it? The decision is entirely up to you.

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Shubhashish Punj

μTorrent