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Is it needed to set Static IP and Port to get best performance from Transmission?

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I've recently migrated to Linux from Windows and I work on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I am trying to preserve my usual habits of Windows so that I can use Linux more regularly. One of those habits is P2P activity.

On Windows, to get the best of my P2P client (uTorrent), I was proceeding as follows:

Set a static IP to my system and

Forward a port

Do I need to do the same to make Transmission work at its full capacity?

If yes, how to set a static IP in Ubuntu? (hope, its not too complicated for a novice like me)

I can manage with forwarding a port unless its a specific process for Linux.

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answered 2 Years ago tocklftime · Accepted Answer

My transmission works w/o messing with settings. 1 thing you do need to do is to open ports on your router. Transmisson has a button to check if the port is open:

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If it shows 'port is closed' check your router settings. Mine looks like this:

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A BitTorrent client normally associates the TCP port number 6881. However, if this port is busy for some reason, the client will instead try successively higher ports (6882, 6883, and so on up to a limit of 6999). In order for outside BitTorrent clients to reach this one, they must be able to connect to the correct port.