Hey'ya guys...

I'm just wondering...

1. After using utorrent in windows, and using a plethora of other torrent utils in Linux- like Azureus, BitTornado etc., I find that the utorrent downloads were sort of faster. Like I'd get d/l speeds up to 30-40 kbps on utorrent but in other more native clients like TOrnado, Azureus, I can barely get 8-10 kbps. For the EXACT same torrents too.

Basically is utorrent really more efficient in handling downloads?? Or is it just my luck or something???

Utorrent & Wine

2. As I install utorrent for linux using wine, I can run & open the utorrent app fine. I've also specified the download, save paths etc. However, when I try and see the folder utorrent's downloading onto, it's blank. I can see the file w/ wine file browser, but not w/ the file browser. Or even in script...anyone else experience the same probs? Any rectification tips? Thanx.

I have not never used a Win Torrent client through wine on Linux, so I won't be of much help technically with your query, however, I have to ask, why don't you use KTorrent for nix? http://ktorrent.org/ It is a highly configurable Torrent client.

uTorrent is kinda good at helping the user open up its necessary ports. Could the reason your linux-clients doesn't have the same speed be this router-config?

Well, in Bittornado it helps a lot, if you configure the upload and download rate in your ini-file. Look for "max_download_rate" and similar options.

Just out of curiosity, what other Torrent clients for Linux would other members of the forum recommend? I have only used KTorrent to date and would appreciate any feedback on the possibility of a better client being out there.

I only post the Q in this thread as I think it could be relevant and also helpful to the OP. If it is classed as a thread hijack, I will be happy to move the Q to an individual thread.

I use BitTornado, because it's small, fool proof, doesn't get in my way, has never crashed in the last 5 years and it just does what it's supposed to do.

And I'm usally too stupid for fancy GUI torrent clients.

I'd suggest opening ports on your router (if you haven't already) and give ktorrent a try I use it all the time and I can't say I've had any problems.

Yeah yeah .. lol



I might give it a whirl, just for the sack of quenching my curiosity. Thanks for the reply

Deluge is kinda the open-source comparison of utorrent, you could try that

Great link man! THanks for the tip! The D/ls are now working like a charm

Anytime