Chapter 9 Applications

9.6.3 Configuring the BitTorrent Settings

Click Applications > Download Service > Preferences > BitTorrent to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure BitTorrent settings.

Figure 93 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > BitTorrent

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 37 Applications > Download Service > Preferences > BitTorrent

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Port Number

Assign a port number for BitTorrent downloads. You can select a

 

number from 2 to 65536. It is recommended to use a port number

 

greater than 1025.

 

 

Max. download

You may need to limit the bandwidth the NSA uses for BitTorrent

rate

downloads if your network’s other Internet applications are not

 

getting enough downstream bandwidth. 0 has the NSA impose no

 

restriction.

 

 

Max. upload rate

You may need to limit the bandwidth the NSA uses to share files

 

through BitTorrent if your network’s other Internet applications are

 

not getting enough upstream bandwidth. 0 has the NSA impose no

 

restriction.

 

If you do not allow any uploads, (for example, you set a limit of 1 KB/

 

s) you will not have a good standing in the BitTorrent community.

 

Note: The settings for maximum download/upload rates would

 

not affect peers accessing the NSA from the same LAN.

 

 

Maximum

Specify how many simultaneous BitTorrent downloads are allowed on

Number of Active

the NSA. You can enter a number from 1 to 10.

Torrents

 

 

 

Maximum

Specify how many simultaneous seeds are allowed on the NSA. Enter

Number of

a number from 1 to 10. This value cannot exceed the one you

Seeding Jobs

configured in the Maximum Number of Active Torrents field.

200

 

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