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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So a file I was needing is showing as 9 seeds, 5 peers, but its stalled.

Why is that? And what does it mean for me other than I can't grab it. Is there something I can do on my end, or is it on the other side of things?

I've just cut the cord, so if these questions are basic, I apologize, I am just now learning a lot of this stuff

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, but it wouldn't show those people in the seed number. If it says there are 9 seeders, that means that 9 are actually online right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, or at least 9 when the seed numbers were last checked, which shouldn't change too quickly.

As for why seed numbers listed on trackers are significantly larger than those found by actual clients, who knows.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Okay but there are plenty of real-world reasons that you might not be able to download from those seeds.

No spare bandwidth. Their bandwidth might be saturated on other peers, other torrents, or other applications entirely.
Bandwidth limits. All torrent clients have ways to limit bandwidth. Most often have a UI button to switch between a high and low option. Some also have schedulers for that as well.
Connection limits. All torrent clients have a maximum limit for open connections (ie peers) because large amounts can be very taxing on resources. There are also generally ‘upload slot’ limits too, further limiting those connections that can be used for seeding.
ISP Port throttling. ISPs are constantly trying to block P2P traffic, the seed might need to change their port to become unblocked.
Misconfigured UPnP/Port Forwarding/Firewall settings blocking the seed’s incoming connections, while it still reports to the tracker as this is an outgoing connection.
Geographical distance can also make a huge difference.
Public trackers amplify some of these issues more than private ones. Hence why you often see network configuration knowledge needed for interviews.