Questions tagged [peer-to-peer]
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Why am I getting 950 Mbps up but only 360 Mbps down on Gigabit Ethernet?
I got two desktop computers talking to each other directly. They both have Gigabit Ethernet capable network adapters. That's 1 Gbps or 1000 Mbps. I have them connected with a brand new 10 meter long Cat6 UTP straight cable and I get pretty close to…
Samir
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How does peer-to-peer work over the internet?
From what I understand, there is no way to send a packet to a computer in a local network from outside the network, unless we know the routing mechanism employed by the router.
Assuming we have a set-up that looks like this:
Computer-A, IP…
Pacerier
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What data is being downloaded by my client when seeding a completed torrent?
When I'm seeding completed torrents, I often notice that aside from bytes leaving my PC, there are also bytes entering my PC. Examples of this can be seen in the image below. I am using Tixati as torrent client.
I understand that I'm uploading data…
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Why don't p2p connections need open ports?
I mean, if someone is downloading a file from me, doesn't that means that I'm the host and he is connecting to me?
Or am I connecting to him?
Either way one of us need an open port, no?
I don't have any open port routing to my computer in my router,…
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Is there any peer to seeds ratio that gives max download speed?
I understand the terms seed and peers in context to bittorrent but while downloading a file what does 1(2) may be for seeds and 1(4) for peer represent ? What does it mean ?
The following pic shows this :
what does that mean ?
Also what does the…
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How to setup VLAN from Mac OS Mojave using terminal
I need to create a VLAN in order to be able to ssh from my macbook to another computer(Comp1). My macbook is connected to this computer(Comp1) peer to peer using ethernet cable.
If this computer(Comp1) was connected to my ubuntu machine, I would…
Rose
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how p2p connections are established over the internet
it's being said that a peer to peer network is not server-base for routing and processing data and only uses server for getting the up to date nodes addresses (probably their internet IP address) to connect to other node directly without no…
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how do the world's peer to peer networks handle UDP hole punching?
With Bitcoin and Ethereum in the news so much I started to look into peer to peer networks more. My question is, do most of the people running full Bitcoin or Ether nodes have to open port 8333 to the public internet? Or is it possible to use…
Andrew Arrow
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Why does peer-discovery work for IPv6 but not IPv4?
I'm building a peer-to-peer protocol where nodes advertise the existence of other nodes by sharing the IP addresses they are connected to. This functionality is called "peer-discovery". One of the nodes I am running has a static IPv4. Let's call…
Thorkil Værge
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Not Seeding - For Beginners
I have downloaded a file using qBittorrent. However, it does not seem to be seeding - I know the difference between seeders, peechers, and leechers - and there are no upload limits. Also, I am using a P2P-friendly VPN.
1. In the first image, you…
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How do p2p nodes connect over Internet
I have always been curious about how do, say two computers, connect over the Internet.
For example, using the IP address from whatismyip service, I can only see the config page of my router, but pure p2p services like Bitcoin connect two computers…
Alexander Ho
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How does skype send files directly?
I'm wondering how skype can send files directly to users that are usually behind a firewall? How does this work since I need to develop something similar where one local webserver (behind a firewall) needs to be able to send/stream files directly to…
Rok
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Why does PeerBlock constantly block things?
What I mean is that when it's running, even if I'm not on the web or doing anything and have no programs running, it's CONSTANTLY blocking requests from countless institutions and organizations I've never even heard of. I don't really understand…
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Peer-to-peer video chat application?
I use Skype to video chat with my parents, but Skype video quality is very poor on my network. However, connecting directly to the other person's webcam works great.
I am looking for a P2P video chat application for Windows, that would work over WAN…
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What are the different ways to transfer a a large (5 Gb) file between two Windows systems?
Google Drive is failing on me with an incredibly slow upload speed (my internet connection is 100 MBit up / down so it's not to blame). Dropbox appears to have an identical issue. Skype won't accept files over 300 Mb. My ISP will not easily let me…
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