turning my home computer into a seedbox

[ukbballrulez33]

alright i think i know how to set up a "seedbox" from my computer at home, but how do i transfer the files that i've got off torrenting from my seedbox computer to my computer here at school? And will it be really slow transfering them? Thanks again for everyones help.

[iamKy666]

Guy do you have ultra fast pipe?

[Eargasm]

alright i think i know how to set up a "seedbox" from my computer at home, but how do i transfer the files that i've got off torrenting from my seedbox computer to my computer here at school? And will it be really slow transfering them? Thanks again for everyones help.

If you are at home now, go to speedtest.net and check your upload speed. It will be that slow to retrieve the files you downloaded, or even slower if that connection is already bogged down seeding.

In my scenario, I'd setup an FTP server and transfer that way. Others might recommend setting up a share; however, I'm pretty sure you can't use windows sharing when you don't have a pass set.

[Bionic]

alright i think i know how to set up a "seedbox" from my computer at home, but how do i transfer the files that i've got off torrenting from my seedbox computer to my computer here at school? And will it be really slow transfering them? Thanks again for everyones help.

Weather this stuff you could do:

RapidShare .. If you don't have FTP
FTP .. Best
Remote Control - Drag

[Eargasm]

Remote Control - Drag

I'm not so sure. I pay a little extra and my upload is blazing fast. It'd be worth it for me. Although, there is no way I'd use it all the time. I'd probably become a usenet/ftp junky like I was before BT.

Also, I was reading up a little bit more about that Hamiachi and it looks pretty cool. Remote Access and Network Drives/Files.

[predateur]

you should lookout for the following software
realvnc
hamachi
peerguardian

those are all that you need to get started up
u install hamachi on both computers, and you must take a note of the ip at the home seedbox
then you install the realvnc server on the seedbox, and the full client in yours, u connect to the box using her hamachi ip, and ur ready to go
then u try install peerguardian and u will gonna leave him there cause it's useful


further u might think about completely formating the box hard drive and install only the essencial stuff, having a computer on 24/7 may bring connectivity problems some times, heat and others i dont remember now, you will want it the cleanest and neatest possible, and with one or few tools for benchmarking and checking hardware temperature (then look for lavalys's everest)

or make it easy :
just install TeamViwer on both , you can control your home PC, and also you can use it as FTP

[ukbballrulez33]

what is ftp?

[predateur]

what is ftp?

File Transfer Protocol , to transfers data from PC to another PC.

[ukbballrulez33]

and how do i get ftp? do i have to download it? or should it be a part of the netmeeting or whatever software i use to connect to my home computer?

[Eargasm]

FTP daemon, or server, needs to be installed on your host machine. FTP client runs on the client machines and connects to the server. Files can be xsferred back and forth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FTP_servers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_FTP_clients

Remember that on the server side, if you are behind a router/firewall, that you forward your ports accordingly.

The other option, the hamiachi, looks terribly easy though. And I wouldn't discredit other options mentioned here either.