Buffalo LS-XHL - Bittorrent Client

Chapter 3 Useful Functions
LinkStation Setup Manual
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BitTorrent Client
About BitTorrent
BitTorrent is the le sharing protocol and a le sharing software (P2P software) protocol, and uses
P2P (peer-to-peer) networking.
The dierences from other traditional le sharing software and this software are:
• You can download files faster since files are distributed on the network and network
trac to le location will not be concentrated even with a large le.
• It does not keep anonymity, and it is easily known who publishes what les.
Note: – It is prohibited to use any copyrighted movies and audio les without permission from
the owner.
<BitTorrent’s Website> http://www.bittorrent.com/
Step of downloading with BitTorrent
1
Download Torrent information from a search engine on the Internet.
Note: – Torrent Information is called “tracker” (the le with extension of “.torrent”). This le in-
cludes information about “the server that knows where the hosts having the les you
want to download are”.
– Torrent Information can be downloaded from BitTorrent Inc.’s website or personal web-
sites. Follow the terms of use and copyright rules for Torrent Information described on
each website.
2
Torrent Information is sent to a server called “tracker” and receive information about a hosts
which has a le.
3
Start downloading based on the information received from the “tracker” server.
4
Download pieces of data from multiple hosts and make one complete le.
Use the following steps to download shared les to the LinkStation which are published with BitTor-
rent Protocol.