1) Intro
Want to download free music albums, DVDs, and computer software on your Mac? Already using something like Limewire with ads/nags, slow download speeds, and lots of fake files? Torrents are the solution you’ve been looking for!
The problem is many people are quickly confused when confronting torrents. Follow this guide to learn everything you need in order to make your Mac torrent experience as easy and automated as possible.
If you want to skip around this tutorial, here are the main sections:
• What are Torrents?
• Download a Torrent Client (Transmission)
• Transmission Port Forward Setup
• Static IP Setup
• Port Forwarding Router
• Transmission Tweaks
• Searching for Torrents
• How to Spot a Good or Bad Torrent
• Opening Completed Torrent Downloads
• Slow Speeds?
• TV Junkie?
• Questions & Comments
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I’ve followed this to the letter, including opening Transmission on my firewall, but the port remains closed.
For those with “Port Closed” problems, try setting the Airport base station to bridge mode (in the Connection Sharing tab). Often the Port Closed error is a result of using Airport as a second wireless router after the one your ISP provided, so you would need to port forward each router separately, which can get complex.