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‪#‎Torrent‬ vs ‪#‎Magnet‬ link - Know the difference

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  1. ‪#‎Torrent‬ vs ‪#‎Magnet‬ link - Know the difference
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  4. Instead of downloading the .torrent file from a ‪#‎webserver‬, you download it directly from a seed / ‪#‎leecher‬. The biggest advantage is that you might be able to download the content of the torrent, even if the tracker is down or closed for registration. ‪#‎UnhappyGhost‬
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  6. Traditionally, .torrent files are downloaded from torrent sites. A torrent client then calculates a torrent hash (a kind of fingerprint) based on the files it relates to, and seeks the addresses of peers from a ‪#‎tracker‬ (or the ‪#‎DHT‬ network) before connecting to those peers and downloading the desired content. ‪#‎GeekSchool‬ ‪#‎GeekSch00l‬
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  8. Sites can save on bandwidth by calculating torrent hashes themselves and allowing them to be downloaded instead of .torrent files. Given the torrent hash – passed as a parameter within a Magnet link – clients immediately seek the addresses of peers and connect to them to download first the torrent file, and then the desired content. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  10. It is worth noting that ‪#‎BitTorrent‬ can not ditch the .torrent format entirely and rely solely on Magnet links. The .torrent files hold crucial information that is needed to start the downloading process, and this information has to be available in the swarm. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  12. TORRENT FILE
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  14. Typically, Internet access is asymmetrical, supporting greater download speeds than upload speeds, limiting the bandwidth of each download, and sometimes enforcing bandwidth caps and periods where systems are not accessible. This creates inefficiency when many people want to obtain the same set of files from a single source; the source must always be online and must have massive outbound bandwidth. The BitTorrent protocol addresses this by decentralizing the distribution, leveraging the ability of people to network "peer-to-peer", among themselves. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  16. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l Each file to be distributed is divided into very small information chunks called pieces. Downloading peers achieve rapid download speeds by requesting multiple pieces from different computers in the ‪#‎swarm‬. Once obtained, these pieces are usually immediately made available for download by others in the swarm. In this way, the burden on the network is spread among the downloaders, rather than concentrating at a central distribution hub or cluster. As long as all the pieces are available, peers (downloaders and uploaders) can come and go; no one peer needs to have all the chunks, or to even stay connected to the swarm in order for distribution to continue among the other peers.
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  18. A small torrent file is created to represent a file or folder to be shared. The torrent file acts as the key to initiating downloading of the actual content. Someone interested in receiving the shared file or folder first obtains the corresponding torrent file, either by directly downloading it, or by using a magnet link. The user then opens that file in a BitTorrent client, which automates the rest of the process.This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  20. In order to learn the Internet locations of peers which may be sharing pieces, the client connects to the ‪#‎trackers‬ named in the torrent file, and/or achieves a similar result through the use of distributed hash tables. Then the client connects directly to the peers in order to request pieces and otherwise participate in a swarm. The client may also report progress to trackers, to help the tracker with its peer recommendations.This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  22. When the client has all the pieces, it assembles them into a usable form. It may also continue sharing the pieces, elevating its status to that of seeder rather than ordinary peer.
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  24. MAGNET FILES
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  27. If you have visited a Bittorrent website or torrent search engine lately you might have come upon magnet links that were offered on the torrent download pages. Chance is the magnet link did not really bother you since the torrent link was offered as well on the download page so that it could be downloaded and added to the Bittorrent software. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  29. A closer look at the standard process of downloading files via torrents reveals several factors and parties that are necessary for this. The user needs a Bittorrent client like ‪#‎uTorrent‬ or ‪#‎Vuze‬, a torrent file that is usually downloaded from a Bittorrent server which functions as a tracker and torrent provider and of course other ‪#‎seeders‬ and ‪#‎leechers‬ of that torrent. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  31. A Bittorrent magnet link contains all the information needed to start downloading the files from peers directly. It is a server-less way of retrieving the right information to start downloading the requested files. A magnet link therefor is theoretically all that is needed to download files from other peers in the Bittorrent network. Magnet links can be distributed by email, messaging and other forms of communication but are most often found on the torrent sites that usually offer both torrent and magnet links to their users. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  33. Main Advantages of Magnet Links
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  35. The main advantage for Bittorrent indexers is that they do not have to store the torrents on their servers anymore which could be beneficial for them in several ways. It could reduce the pressure from the media creation industry and reduce hardware infrastructure expenses thanks to less tracking and downloading. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  37. The end users on the other hand benefit from Magnet Links as well. All they need is the link to start downloading the files which makes them independent from torrent indexers. It also allows them to distribute the information more easily. Torrent indexers remain on the other hand the main source of information for new files that are available for download. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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  39. Magnet Links use DHT
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  41. A tracker less environment should raise a question of identification. How can a download be initiated ff there is no tracker to inform the Bittorrent user about other users who download and seed the file? The answer is DHT, Distributed hash tables. DHT is enabled by default in popular clients such as uTorrent or Vuze. Without going into to much detail, the hash of the magnet link is used to find peers using DHT. This content was post on http :// www. facebook .com/geeksch00l
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