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Chapter 8 Application Screens
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Refresh Click this button to update the information displayed on the screen.
Preferences Click this button to open a screen where you can set the default location for saving
downloads and configure your BitTorrent settings.
The table lists your downloads. Click a column’s heading to sort the entries by that
criteria.
Active Click this tab to see the list of files the NSA is currently downloading or sharing
with other BitTorrent users. The NSA handles a maximum of 10 active tasks at a
time (or fewer depending on how much of the NSA’s system memory is available).
If you add more, they appear in the Inactive tab.
Bit Torrent downloads may appear in the Inactive tab for a while before showing in
the Downloading tab. The NSA automatically moves completed tasks to the
Completed tab.
Inactive Click this tab to see the list of files that are queued (waiting in line) for the NSA to
download or the downloads that have been manually paused.
Completed Click this tab to see the list of files that the NSA has finished downloading.
Error Click this tab to see the list of files that the NSA was not able to download. The
NSA automatically retries unsuccessful download attempts. The download
displays in the error tab when the re-attempts are also unsuccessful and the NSA
stops trying to download the file. To try the download again, use the Add button to
create a new download task.
Status The icon shows the download’s status.
Completed: The NSA has downloaded the whole file.
Seeding: The download is finished and the NSA is allowing other BitTorrent users
to download it.
Downloading: The NSA is getting the file.
Queued: The download is waiting in line for the NSA to download it.
Pause: The download has been manually stopped. Select it and click Resume to
continue it.
Error: The NSA was not able to complete the download. Select it and click
Resume to reattempt the download.
Name This identifies the download file. A “...” indicates an abbreviated name. Hold your
cursor over the name to display the full name.
Complete (%) This is the percentage of the file that the NSA has downloaded.
Location This appears in the Completed tab. It displays the path for where the file is saved.
Seeds Seeds apply to BitTorrent downloads. This is the number of computers that are
sharing the complete file that you are downloading.
Peers Peers apply to BitTorrent downloads. This is the number of other computers that
are also downloading (and sharing) the file you are downloading.
Download Speed This is how fast the NSA is getting the file.
It is normal for a BitTorrent download to start out with a slow download speed since
it has to set up numerous connections. The speed should increase as the
download progresses and decrease near the end of the download.
Upload Speed This is how fast the NSA is sending the file to other BitTorrent users.
Table 26 Applications > Download Service
LABEL DESCRIPTION