alan c wrote: > twager wrote: > >> alan c wrote: >> >>> twager wrote: >>> >>> >>>> alan c wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> alan c wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I cannot seem to get my ktorrent (2.1) to connect with the tracker. >>>>>> This applies to ubuntu and kubuntu - various versions - 6.06, 6.10, >>>>>> 7.04beta (note I am seeding not downloading these). >>>>>> >>>>>> I am get the torrent file from >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-beta-desktop-i386.iso.torrent >>>>>> >>>>>> It tries to connect to >>>>>> torrent.ubuntu.com (port 6969) >>>>>> and fails. >>>>>> >>>>>> other torrents are no problem - sabayon, knopppix, theopencd, etc etc >>>>>> >>>>>> If something is wrong at this end I cannot see what it is. The other >>>>>> thought is that somehow the ubuntu torrent machine is broken? >>>>>> Has anyone got any other responses? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I have also now tried mirrors in other countries, however, since their >>>>> torrent files also point back to >>>>> torrent.ubuntu.com (port 6969) then they also fail. >>>>> >>>>> I conclude that probably not a single torrent for the ubuntu family >>>>> (from Ubuntu links) is functional, and from what I have seen, has not >>>>> been functional for a month or so. >>>>> >>>>> We are fast approaching the release of 7.04, and hopefully there will >>>>> be a lot of pressure on download mirrors, and torrents will be desirable. >>>>> >>>>> What can be done to get the torrent tracker working, who is the best >>>>> person to contact? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Just tried this here with k3b and it works ok.. >>>> >>>> >>> I did not think k3b managed downloading via torrents? >>> The downloaded iso image itself by ftp etc etc is ok, no problem - I >>> check the md5sums anyway. >>> It is the particular process of downloading using torrents and their >>> trackers which seems to be the problem with ubuntu family of images >>> >>> >> Sorry... >> I was playng with k3b when I was replying...I shoud have said KTorrent >> I have finished the d/load and all went well..I am using port 6881 on >> ktorrent >> and it tells me udp tracker port 4444 >> > > thanks > I am using port 6881 also on ktorrent - other torrents are working ok > on different trackers. > > Where did you get the (ubuntu) torrent file itself from? afaik the > torrent file specifies the tracker details including the tracker port. > >From the address in your mail......
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