Bittorent on Mac

[msommers]

I'm having some trouble getting my buddy's torrenting to work. I downloaded bittorrent, got a torrent and it's stuck at 0.0% and doesn't seem to be downloading. It says at the bottom right "checking firewall..." and doesn't do anything. There is no antivirus software I don't think, is there something that Apple incorporates I have to override? Thanks.

[eglove]

check ports on your router. check to see if the firewall is on in osx --> system prefs > security

[ChestRockwell]

Try downloading utorrent

[msommers]

I'll try the port thing. I initially started with uTorrent but it wouldn't open for some reason.

[Bizzareo]

http://bennydacks.com/wp-content/upl..._dawg_macs.png

Edit: I'm helping!

[Cos]

utorrent doesnt work on a mac AFAIK.

I use Transmission, forward the port and it works great.

[eglove]

utorrent works just fine on mac


http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/mac

[natejj]

I've had problems with bit torrent on mac going through routers, even with ports open. I just hardline it and skip the router.

[Cos]

Originally posted by eglove
utorrent works just fine on mac


http://www.utorrent.com/downloads/mac

hmmm last I looked they were still working on the Alpha.

I would still download Transmission as uTorrent is still a beta and could be causing some of his issues.

[colt22]

another nod to utorrent

[eglove]

Originally posted by Cos


hmmm last I looked they were still working on the Alpha.

I would still download Transmission as uTorrent is still a beta and could be causing some of his issues.

he never said he was using ptorrent, i've been using it since alpha and have had no issues whatsoever

[CivicDXR]

Switched from Transmission to uTorrent when the alpha/beta came out, and its been awesome since...

[dragonone]

n-th nod to utorrent

don't know what's the fuss about vuze or transmission, never liked the bloat

[szw]

I used transmission before utorrent came out. Switched to utorrent for a bit but had some issues at times and so i switched back to transmission which never had any problems.

[atgilchrist]

The built in Xbox streaming in Vuze is handy.

[signature7]

Yeah i've been using utorrent for mac and not a single problem.

[Lagerstatten.ca]

Been using Transmission on Mac for years. Haven't had a single issue. Just make sure you forward your ports properly on your router.

[Jlude]

I've always used Transmission... just recently I've been using Jdownloader.

[sputnik]

Transmission works fine for me.

I suspect his problem is that his router isn't set up properly.

[slick2404]

I've been using Vuze