Just configure Windows XP as above. When you configure a proxy for Internet Explorer you're actually configuring a proxy for all HTTP traffic (thank Microsoft and their "IE as part of the OS policy" ). On the other hand if you use another browser (Opera/Mozilla/Firefox) and configure a proxy there you'll be configuring a proxy just for that browser. Also, some BT clients have an option to configure proxy.

A web proxy can only be used for the first type of connection, since the second type is not HTTP. Theoretically, you could use the HTTP CONNECT command to tunnel them through an HTTP proxy, but this would require additional code support in the client. There is a possible workaround for this scenario, however; see the final point below. If the proxy does not require authorization, the system-wide proxy configuration should work.

From Wikipedia: BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution tool. You can get the latest version from the official site and read the well-written documentation and FAQ there. We offer the BitTorrent download option for large downloads on the site. If you get a slow download speed, that is likely because there is not enough seeders for that file yet.

torrent. It's lightweight, fast, and easy to use. It'll rarely go over 6MB's of system memory. ?torrent is a great BitTorrent client.

There is no real way to say one torrent client is superior to another because they all behave differently under the environment they are run in. Making sure your firewall has the appropriate rules setup to allow incoming traffic on your specified bittorrent port/range Having said that, it is a well known fact that some Bittorrent clients cause problems for some users.

These days alternative clients usually have much more features than the official client. Recommended clients are BitTornado and ?Torrent. Many more clients can be found on this site.

Yes. When the main window is open, click the button with a check mark. It will open the properties window. From there, click network. You can now enter a proxy, but don't forget to click ok!!

What should I do if the old Proxy server is still set up (or I have another proxy server set up by my ISP or company?)

Edit ~/.jigdo-lite (or jigdo-lite-settings.txt for the Microsoft Windows version) into a text editor and find the line that starts with "wgetOpts". The following switches can be added to that line: e ftp_proxy=http://LOCAL-PROXY:PORT/ -e http_proxy=http://LOCAL-PROXY:PORT/ --proxy-user=USER --proxy-passwd=PASSWORD Of course, substitute the correct values for your proxy server. The last two options are only necessary if your proxy uses password authentication.

Click here for instructions on configuring tracker communication to be tunneled through an HTTP proxy. You are still strongly advised to open up some ports (if you can; see above). The reasoning here is quite simple: burst is unable to find clients to upload to! burst is an advanced application, and as such there are 3 settings which control your "effective upload rate": min uploads, max uploads, max rate.

FTP CLIENT will work with a proxy server or firewall as long as the proxy server or firewall is a "true" FTP proxy or firewall -- not one that substitutes FTP protocol with HTTP. (Note that Web browsers convert FTP to HTTP commands which is why a browser might work with a firewall when FTP Client will not.) If you are behind a [proxy server or] firewall, fill in the Firewall is tab in the Connection screen.