mikeb Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 On torrents what's "seed/peer[All]" mean to your download's success? Am I understanding this correctly? Seed is the person(s) putting the file up, or the person(s) with the completed file peers are the people downloading from the seeds but they are also in a way seeding as well and All is everyone participating? If you complete downloading the file, you automatically become a seeder? If that's correct then what does this set of numbers mean 6/34[6/40]? I understand that the 40 means 40 possible peers could connect but why is that relevant if there are 34 connected as you download? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted January 30, 2006 Moderators Share Posted January 30, 2006 Once your download is complete and you leave the client open then yes you become a seeder.(you are just sending the file to others.) The number is significant because the more seeders(people with whole file) the faster the download will be. Also the less peers there are the faster it will be.(usually) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeb Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 The number is significant because the more seeders(people with whole file) the faster the download will be. Also the less peers there are the faster it will be.(usually) Okay, so in the example I gave ideally a ratio of say 28/40 is WAY better/faster than 6/40? Or if the ratio was 6/10, and assuming the seeders had broadband, that's also a much better ration than 6/40? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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