HELP!!! What the crap does all this mean???

[Shutterbug]

I just got a wonderful new membership to a music downloading site.
So now I have to figure out these bazzar terms...

PEERS
SWARMS
NAT
SEEDS
and SEEDING
TORRENTS
and BIT TORRENTS
there's much more.....

Can someone explain in laymans terms?
I hate not understanding this stuff.
Thanx

[BlakeS]

Originally Posted by Shutterbug

I just got a wonderful new membership to a music downloading site.
So now I have to figure out these bazzar terms...

PEERS
SWARMS
NAT
SEEDS
and SEEDING
TORRENTS
and BIT TORRENTS
there's much more.....

Can someone explain in laymans terms?
I hate not understanding this stuff.
Thanx

PEERS are the people like you that are sharing music (or files) on the network
SWARMS I have no clue (pretty sure if I don't know what it is then its not important)
NAT not sure (" ")
SEEDS are the number of people that have the particular file you're downloading from. Each seed represents one person with the file. The more seeds the better.
and SEEDING is when you're in the act of downloading the files from the network
TORRENTS are basically like shortcuts to where the desired file can be downloaded. When you double click on a torrent it will automatically find as many seeds for the file as possible and download from each in order to download as quickly as possible
BIT TORRENTS: As far as I know its the proper name for a torrent but is one in the same.

-Blake

[2k2tdi]

You don't need to worry too much about it. Those are all terms used to describe various facets of the Bit-Torrent distribution system. You do not need to worry about any of them.

The system is based on a distributed model. You download the small parts of the total package from others, while making your bits available to others so they can download the parts thay do not have. The more people that are swapping bits and pieces, the faster you are able to acquire the whole download. The torrent refers to the potential stream of information from many many sources.

[yodabug]

Before you launch BitTorrent, it pays to familiarize yourself with the lingo. Torrent files are nuggets of information—usually a few kilobytes in size—that point your client to trackers. The sole function of a tracker is to connect BitTorrent users to one another by creating and managing a swarm, which consists of all the seeders, peers, and leechers on a torrent. A seeder is someone who has downloaded a file in its entirety, whereas peers and leechers are those in the process of downloading it. The more seeders in a swarm, the faster you can download the file. Another term you should know is hit 'n run. This is when you close your client immediately after your download is complete. It's considered bad BitTorrent etiquette.

NAT is natural address translation. If you have a router you sit behind this and is a 1st level of defence against internet terrorist.

[gilligan]

It took me twelve days but I succesfully downloaded every episode (43 gigs worth) of green acres with bit torrent. awsome!!

[Shutterbug]

I have downloaded Bonnie Raitt's Sweet Forgiveness, yippie!....now what is the correct way to burn it on to a CD? Funny, I have the LP from way back and have memorized all the skips and pops.
It'll be nice to hear clean sound again.

Thanx for sharing the knowledge guys

[Shutterbug]

Originally Posted by gilligan

It took me twelve days but I succesfully downloaded every episode (43 gigs worth) of green acres with bit torrent. awsome!!

I love Green Acres!....it's the place to be.

[larryziegler]

[QUOTE=Shutterbug]I love Green Acres!....it's the place to be.[/QUOTE

Green Acres uses names acquired with various valley communities here. There is a small village called Green Acres near Visalia.....There is a town called Pixley on Ca-99 south of Tulare and the train used is actually based in the Jamestown area off Ca-49 near Sonora.