command to invoke bittorrent?

[John Wendel]

Zubin Bharucha wrote:
> 
> 
> THUFIR HAWAT wrote:
> 
>> ..
>>
>> I have a wi-fi connection to a router, which connects to a cable
>> modem.  I need to RTFM with regard to ports, IIRC, which, somehow, I
>> keep procastinating on.
>>
>> -Thufir
>>
> 
> I think BT uses ports 6881 through 6889 by default. On your router, open 
> up any port in that range and specify it to be UDP.
> -Zubin
> 

Some ISPS have started blocking the default BT ports. And some 
torrents won't connect if you use the defaults. I'd suggest using some 
random high numbered ports. Use --minport, --maxport to set a range of 
ports.

Regards,

John