Why are there some IPs showing up in my downloader that is 100% complete but never transmits a single packet to me

[Vinda]

For some old resources there are just not enough peers and even if there are, they don't transmit packets

 

[Besh]

They’re behind NAT / firewall / blocked ports​

A peer can be “real” but unreachable:

their ISP blocks incoming connections
they’re behind a strict NAT
their client isn’t accepting connections
their port is closed

Result: your client knows they exist, but can’t actually exchange data with them.

They’re seedboxes or peers that refuse you​

Some peers run configurations that:

only connect to certain regions
only connect to private peers
limit upload slots heavily
block certain clients

So you see them, but they never upload to you.


-Besh

 

[barba]

They’re seedboxes or peers that refuse you​

So you see them, but they never upload to you.

yeah. that's my problem.

"wait, wait. is that barba trying to download this? fuck him. block his fuckin' ass." they're the same guys that used to say "it doesn't work? that's because you don't have the right codec."

 

[Besh]

I block on purpose everyone from India, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

-Besh

 

[Vinda]

I block on purpose everyone from India, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

-Besh

Great that is a well-picked list of countries.