I downloaded BitComet about 2 months ago and have been unable to do any sort of downloading. I sequentially went through the steps given by the FAQ, however, when it comes to the actually downloading, nothing happens!
For example, I do the search and find that my intended download usually has 300+ peers and a good health rating. Double-click, save the file but then when I try to open the same file, there is no connection, no peers, nothing. Everything is at 0. I would try and attach a pic I’m afraid I’m not the most computer literate person and I don’t know how to link a pic from a http url. (or check file attachment)
I’ve read some other posts and I know you like to have detailed accounts of the problem. Since I’m not exactly sure what it is at this stage (the FAQ smoothly assumes that a download would actually occur), I can give to a bit of a background to my comp:
windows xp
laptop
windows firewall
limewire works (but only just)
i get the internet through a university network
based in southampton, uk
internet works fine, no problems
mozilla firefox is main browser.
I hope that is sufficient information. If you need anymore in order to help, please just ask.
I’m at a loss here (and need to cure my boredom!) so any help or insight to my problem will help.
“Can’t connect Tracker (10060), waiting 10s to retry”
There are two different URLs for the torrents (for 2 downloads) - do you need this information as well? I am currently using the 0.70 version of bitcomet.
I have also searched google for the meaning of the error message and the majority of answers suggust waiting for a few hours/days. In my case, I’ve been waiting for months before I finally decided to post here. Is there a torrent website you can suggust that will give good links or an example of something to download so I can check my bitcomet works?
The best one for checking is the Open Office torrent, which will also show you what speed your hookup CAN get if it has a good swarm. http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/index.html Keep that handy, it’s a good test for hookup issues.
The error you’re getting is, basically, “can’t get a timely response from the tracker”. Obviously that can have some different causes. Most commonly it means the tracker’s just overloaded, and a subsequent attempt should have better luck – hence the advice to just wait a while.
But it can also mean you’re not getting a response because the tracker’s down or dead. If you’ve tried for an hour with no change, then it’s probably down. If you’ve tried on a couple of different days and never get a response, then it’s probably dead. See if you can find another torrent on a different tracker with the same contents, and try that one instead.