Re: IT network bods plz
"Port forwarding" is likely the thing you're looking for. Find out what port your torrent client is using, most likely a high port like 25000+ or something, it'll be in the options settings someplace.
Then on your router you want to set port forwarding such that anything hitting the outside edge of the router on port X gets forwarded direct to your computer (so you'll need to know your internal IP address - go to a DOS box and type "ipconfig /all" - it'll likely be 192.168.X.X, 172.16.X.X or 10.X.X.X
Post up make and model of router and the torrent client you're using and we'll likely dig out more specific instructions.
Oh, and your ISP likely "manages" torrent traffic as well, ie. gives it lower priority than other traffic, some clients allow for encrypted data streams which occasionally helps a little here but in the grand scheme of things there ain't a whole lot you can do about this.
EDIT: Oh, make sure your software firewall (ie. Windows Firewall, or, god forbid, Norton or somesuch) isn't blocking stuff too.
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