I currently download a lot of files using bittorrent, most of which other people in the house (6 students) want access to.
The way I see it (correct me if I'm wrong), the only options are to:
1) Wait for files to download, then share them across the network using any sharing protocol.
2)Set up a tracker on the LAN. If I then external announce to it, will it save my IP & port for the next person to get it when they external announce?
(1) Is what I currently do, but is not ideal as I can't share until bittorrent is finished. (2) I tried using BNBT with fairly crappy results.
What I'd prefer to do is to force a manual connect from one client to another using a local IP and port (much like the external announce in bittornado except to a client rather than a tracker). This then avoids requiring any other software to run at all. The question is, is there a client that can do this (I'm pretty sure the answer is "no", but I'm a glass is half full kind of guy)?
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