Thread: Private torrent question

Hi I want to share some 8 GB + Family picture folder with some of my family member I was wondering is there a open/private tracker that I can use I did try my own ip as private tracker it don't work but on torrent site my torrent works just fine it even uploads from my computer so at this point I am thinking all i need is a tracker to share my files can anyone recommend me one or tell me how to make this work




Thanks

first of all its a bad idea,
well for sharing family pics no one users private tracker or matter of fact torrent is not a medium of sharing personal files

though it says private tracker it doesnt mean it is personal tracker to you ,the files are as well as public ,any member of the tracker can download the file,nobody wants family pics in hands of strangers

options u can use
1- rar all the pics in small sizes up to 500-700 mb each upload to any file hosting site.
password protect the rar files for security ,after uploading provide your family members with the links and the password so they can download
2-best would be just burn em on a DVD n send the DVD to relatives who want em

Well I mean i won't pass torrent file to anyone just between family so what else or how can i transfer it cause torrent can be resumed and paused in between so that's why we were wondering if we could make use of torrent sharing

BitTorrent for Beginners: Share Large Files Using Your Own Private Tracker - How-To Geek

Making uTorrent act as a private tracker

hi richpat, i think you are better off buying a external hard drive put the content you want on it and post off to your family
i hope this helps m8 good luck

Originally Posted by richpat

Well I mean i won't pass torrent file to anyone just between family so what else or how can i transfer it cause torrent can be resumed and paused in between so that's why we were wondering if we could make use of torrent sharing

read this guide some of your doubts will be cleared http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)
as far my knowledge is concerned you cant precisely control who can download your uploaded torrent it sort of becomes public,
and about resume capability there are lots of file hosting sites which provide resume capability eg- mediafire.com

thanks a lot for all your help guys

Originally Posted by don_rocks

as far my knowledge is concerned you cant precisely control who can download your uploaded torrent it sort of becomes public

I'm currently doing it with a friend of mine who's ratio needs help on BitMe. Depending on your client (not uTorrent) you can simply ban or kick peers. With uTorrent you have to create a file called ipfilter.dat. It's just a text file with peers you want to block. In uTorrent you just select your torrent and right click in the 'peers' tab and 'copy peer list.' Just paste that into the .dat file while leaving out your friends or families IP. You can just ask your friend for their IP or make an easy guess by right clicking in the 'peers tab' and 'resolve IPs'. Then just right click again and 'reload IP filter'. This way I only leech from my friend and he reaps all the upload instead of anyone else in the swarm.