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mrpink121
mrpink121

Reputation: 191

Torrenting in a local network

If a few people are torrenting the same file in a local network (a computer lab, for example), on different computers, will they be able to download faster?

In other words, is peer selection distance dependent?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1359

Answers (1)

Encombe
Encombe

Reputation: 2089

Peer selection is speed dependent, however LAN speed is almost always higher than for external peers, so it's unlikely to cause problems.

Use Local Peer Discovery, otherwise it can be problematic for the local peers to discover each other. If they use a external tracker and are behind a NAT, the NAT/router needs to support hair pinning to get it to work.

Upvotes: 1

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