August 13, 2003
Pleas(e) For Help
If anyone can offer assistance on getting a BitTorrent server running on Mac OS X with a Netgear RT314 router and dyndns.org service (to get around the dynamic IP crap), I'll... I don't know... help you with something. Basically, all the Python scripts work, and I am able to generate the metafile correctly. And I am even able to run the headless downloader fine, but no one can connect to the server. I have the ports setup in the router and have messed around with all kinds of stuff, but still no go.
(Disclaimer for the RIAA: I intend to only legally share music that is specifically allowed by bands that have an open taping and trading policy. Lay off.)
Also, Michael Tsai released a seemingly cool utility called BBAutoComplete today that offers automatic word-finishing in BBEdit and some other Barebones apps. The problem is, I can't seem to get it to do anything. I haven't completely RTFM yet, but I think I've read the important parts, and the damn thing just doesn't do a thing. (Figured out the root of my ignorance. Was starting with a blank document to test this out, and BBAutoComplete uses the text in the document and other open documents to figure out how to complete the words. Got it. I'm a dunce.)
If you happen to be able to help me with both of these, I'd prefer help with the BitTorrent stuff. I have a feeling that I'm just missing something stupid on the BBAutoComplete and will figure that out soon. Thanks!
Posted by jtnt at August 13, 2003 10:26 PM in Technology