How to Tweak Azureus (Java Bit Torrent Client) to Obtain the Best Download Speeds!

Hello, first of all, if you don't know what Bit Torrent is, read on. If you do, skip to the next section of this how-to guide:

I. Bit Torrent
BT is a file sharing program, but it's different than limewire or bearshare; it's unique. With BT (bit torrent, which was developed in 2001 by programmer Bram Cohen) you can download many different types of files, ranging from software to games to video and audio files as well. BT uses a different system of sharing files; people who already have 100% of a given file are "seeders", people downloading it are called "leechers". The more seeders a particular torrent has, the faster it'll download. Remember this when searching torrent sites, torrents with a better seeder2peer ratio are better. You also upload (share) the file with others as you download it. This article is a how-to guide for getting the fastest download speeds in Azureus (client).

If you know what Azureus is, skip to the next section of this guide:

II. Azureus
Azureus is a Bit Torrent client. Bram Cohen developed the first bit torrent client, but it's not the only one; and many people find Azureus to be the best (it's the only the only program you need to start downloading files). You download a .torrent file from a website (I don't need to name specific ones here, just search "torrent" on google, try a few different torrent search engines until you find one that you like); then you open the .torrent file with your client (Azureus in this case). A download will begin; a download which operates using the protocol described above.

If you already have Azureus installed on your computer, skip the following step of the guide: