[X4U] ISPs, DSL, dhcp vs. PPPoE, and VOIP

[Jim Robertson]

On 12/6/07 5:36 AM, "Stroller" <macmonster at myrealbox.com> wrote:

> In fact, your son IS hosting when he downloads via BitTorrent, or
> should be, as it is a distributed protocol - clients are configured
> to share the parts of the file they've already got and give
> preference to other clients who have shared most with them (i.e.
> discriminating against those who don't share).

And there's some flexibility in how the client is configured so that you're
basically a scavenger rather than a sharer. I'd have to look at how it's set
up again on his machine.

Thanks for all the help. A TiVo maven who understands POTS way better than I
told me the problem with FAX over VOIP is that VOIP protocols often use
compression that is OK for the frequency spectrum of the human voice, but
not for FAX. Makes sense to me.

Jim Robertson
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