Help! Can't download torrents

Kinq 2010-07-25 13:21:34 UTC #1

Hi, whenever i go to download torrents, every thing looks fine and i get no error msg but it just doesn't download. it just stays at 0%. anyway i think it's my isp but i haven't got a clue how to change the settings. or even where to find my isp.

coolcolors 2010-07-25 14:31:40 UTC #2

They can and have...so your ISP and your IP address can be found. But further to the point what software are you using and what kinda broadband do you have? Without providing more info then stating general errors doesn't help us know what is going on.

Kinq 2010-07-25 20:07:11 UTC #3

Oh sorry. I have never done this before. I'm running Vista, I've gotten this with Limewire first and then Utorrent, and lets see What kinds of broadband are there? sorry I'm so clueless

coolcolors 2010-07-25 22:24:05 UTC #4

Usually when something on torrent stays at 0% means the seeder is no longer seeding or there are no seeders just leechers...so you will either have to find it but other means or wait a long time til someone seeds the files or movies....that is the nature of p2p....

Kinq 2010-07-28 09:45:24 UTC #5

What if a torrent had 8 seeders? then what could it be?

Whappo 2010-07-28 10:30:04 UTC #6

Are you using your own connection or one from a university/library or company? Have you ever been able to download a torrent? Do you have any firewall program running?

Kinq 2010-07-28 12:14:25 UTC #7

I'm using a home connection through a wireless router, I didn't used to have any problems with torrents. I have windows firewall turned off. I use norton normally but i tried with that turned off too. also I don't know if this helps but this particular torrent giving me trouble is a lot larger than what i usually download, is there some feature you know of that would block it because of the size?

Mr_Belvedere 2010-07-29 00:21:43 UTC #8

Your "particular torrent " could be a password protected torrent or otherwise have some special credentials necessary. If an official Ubuntu ISO torrent is working and your "particular torrent" isn't, i highly doubt there is anything wrong with your computer.

mrajan 2010-07-30 05:00:13 UTC #9

When you click on a torrent file on a web site, it runs your torrent program, telling it to add that file to its download list. The torrent program is probably in your system tray (by the clock on the bottom right of the desktop).

If there's someone seeding the file, it'll start downloading. If not you'll just have to wait until someone is. (You're downloading files from people running torrent programs, not from a web site.)

Kinq 2010-07-31 12:55:01 UTC #10

Yeah i understand the concept of file sharing. and it had 8 seeder's when i was downloading it. i just remember reading that something blocks the default router settings or something like that whenever a a file is over a particular size.

coolcolors 2010-08-01 15:15:58 UTC #11

Are you referring to the program or the firewall?? Since you didn't provide us with what the torrent program your using the help your getting is all general help. Without more specific problem or software getting to a solution will be hard to get...

Kinq 2010-08-02 11:21:33 UTC #12

i think i said what i was using in my second post, but i don't mind telling you again. limewire and utorrent, but i think this specific problem is with the firewall or router

Ayiramala 2010-08-08 09:43:39 UTC #13

Try to find another file, one with more seeders, and try to download it. See if it will work.