Changeset 691

Timestamp:

Jul 24, 2006, 10:58:09 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

livings124

Message:

Updated help from jah.

Location:

trunk/macosx

Files:

• English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib (modified) (1 diff)
• English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib (modified) (previous)
• Transmission Help/html/FAQ.html (modified) (2 diffs)
• Transmission Help/html/pffirewall.html (modified) (1 diff)
• Transmission Help/html/pfrouter.html (modified) (1 diff)
• Transmission Help/html/portforward.html (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/info.nib

@@ -32 +32 @@
         <key>IBOpenObjects</key>
         <array>
-                <integer>1603</integer>
                 <integer>21</integer>
                 <integer>29</integer>
+                <integer>1603</integer>
         </array>
         <key>IBSystem Version</key>

trunk/macosx/Transmission Help/html/FAQ.html

@@ -18 +18 @@
                                 <h1>How do I use it? </h1>
                         </div>
-                                <p>You'll need to download a torrent file (extension .torrent). This is a file which contains information about the actual file you want to download (eg a movie). Once you have the torrent file, open it in Transmission.
-                                <p>It is good etiquette to 'seed' the file for a while (ie leave it uploading) once your download is complete. You can set a default ratio to automatically seed to in either the Transfers pane of Transmission's preferences or the action menu.
+                                <p>You'll need to download a torrent file (extension .torrent).These are commonly found at <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bittorrent+tracker&btnG=Google+Search">'tracker' websites</a>. Torrent files contain information about the actual file you want to download (eg a movie). Once you have the torrent file, open it in Transmission.
+                                <p>It is good etiquette to 'seed' the file for a while (ie leave it uploading) once your download is complete. You can set a default ratio to automatically seed to, and then pause. This can be adjusted in Preferences >> Transfers, or in real time using the Action menu.
                                 <p>
                         <div id="pagetitle">
@@ -26 +26 @@
                                 <p>Make sure Transmission's <a href="portforward.html">port is forwarded</a>. If this is not done, others cannot connect to you, and thus your speed will be hampered. 
                                 
-                                <p>You also need to ensure you cap your upload speed to about 60-70% of its maximum. eg if your upload connection is 256 Kilobits/sec, then you should enter 21 ((256 /8) * 0.66). This can be adjusted in the Bandwidth pane of Transmission's preferences or the action menu.
+                                <p>You also need to ensure you cap your upload speed to about 60-70% of its maximum, so that it isn't flooded. This can be adjusted in Preferences >> Bandwidth, or in real time using the Action menu.
+                                <br>eg. If your upload connection is 256 Kilobits/sec, then you should cap it at 21 KB/sec ((<b>256</b> / 8) * 0.66 = <b>21</b>).
                                 
                                 <p>Ultimately, the speed you get depends on the quality of the peers you are downloading from. If they have dial up connections, you are only going to be able to download at dial up speeds. Furthermore, if there are few seeds and many peers, more people will be fighting for the same scarce pieces and thus will slow things down. Best results are achieved when the torrent has more seeds than peers. Finally, you can only download what others are willing to send to you, and if they don't have it, they can't send it. 

trunk/macosx/Transmission Help/html/pffirewall.html

@@ -14 +14 @@
                                 <div summary="To do this" id="taskbox">
                                         <ol>
-                                                <li>Open T, go to Preferences >> Network and enter a number for the port. Numbers above 45000 are recommended. Let's use 50001 for now. Then quit Transmission. </li>
+                                                <li>Open Transmission, go to Preferences >> Network and enter a number for the port. It is recommended you pick a random number between 49152 and 65535. Let's use 50001 for now. Then quit Transmission. </li>
                                                 <li>Open System Prefs >> Sharing >> Firewall. Click "New." In the "Port Name" pop-up menu, select Other, and fill in the settings as follows: </li>
                                                         <ul>

trunk/macosx/Transmission Help/html/pfrouter.html

@@ -16 +16 @@
                         <div summary="To do this" id="taskbox">
                                 <ol>
-                                        <li>Find out what your IP address is. You can find your computer's IP address (on Mac OS X) by going to System Prefs >> Network, double-clicking on your connection (for instance, Built-in Ethernet), and clicking the TCP/IP tab. It's probably something like 192.168.1.100, or 10.0.1.2.</li>
-                                        <li>Open Transmission, go to preferences, and enter a number for the port. Numbers above 45000 are recommended. Let's use 50001 for now. Then quit Transmission.</li>
-                                        <li>Go into your router configuration screen. Normally this is done via your web browser using the address <a href="http://192.168.0.1">192.168.0.1</a> etc. Apple's Airport uses an application called 'Airport Admin Utility' to configure it.</li>
+                                        <li>Find out what your IP address is. You can find your computer's IP address by going to System Prefs >> Network, double-clicking on your connection (for instance, Built-in Ethernet), and clicking the TCP/IP tab. It's probably something like 192.168.1.100, or 10.0.1.2.</li>
+                                        <li>Open Transmission, go to preferences, and enter a number for the port. It is recommended you pick a random number between 49152 and 65535. Let's use 50001 for now. Then quit Transmission.</li>
+                                        <li>Go into your router configuration screen. Normally this is done via your web browser using the address <a href="http://192.168.0.1">192.168.0.1</a> etc.
+                                        <br>NB: Apple's Airport uses an application called 'Airport Admin Utility' to configure it.</li>
                                         <li>Find the port forwarding (sometimes called port mapping) screen. While the page will be different for each router generally you will enter something similar to the following:</li>
 

trunk/macosx/Transmission Help/html/portforward.html

@@ -17 +17 @@
                                 <h1>Why do I need to Port Forward?</h1>
                         </div>
-                        <p>Transmission uses a single port for all the torrents you are downloading. If the port has not been opened (ie forwarded) that means only you can make connections to others in the swawm. If the port is forwarded, others can connect to you, thus increasing the potential number of people connected to you, and more importantly increasing the speed of your download.
+                        <p>Transmission uses a single port for all the torrents you are downloading. If the port has not been opened (ie forwarded) that means only you can make connections to others in the swarm. If the port is forwarded, others can connect to you, thus increasing the potential number of people connected to you, and more importantly increasing the speed of your download.
                         <p>
                         <div id="pagetitle">