Unblocking BitTorrent
I'll begin with the usual disclaimer: I'm not responsible for anything that might happen to you as a result of trying the things described in this tutorial. If you're reading this, you're probably aware of the legal issues surrounding BitTorrent (or specifically, what people download with BitTorrent,) and what you do with BitTorrent is your responsibility. Use your best judgment and don't anger your network administrators/internet service provider.
Okay, now that the lecturing is out of the way...
...You're reading this because you want to know how to 'unblock' BitTorrent. Maybe your internet service provider (ISP) or network administrator blocks the BitTorrent protocol. Maybe you can't download a .torrent file from a tracker web site, or maybe some tracker web sites are just plain blocked. Fear not--usually, there's a way around all of this. The methods for 'unblocking' BitTorrent described in this tutorial will work in most cases--as it takes a catch-all approach--but I can't guarantee that they'll work in your particular situation. That being said, it's possible that you might not have to do all of the things described to get BitTorrent working--experiment! The methods described are geared towards Windows users, but most of what will be said can easily carry over to other operating systems--it's just a matter of finding the right programs. This tutorial assumes you have a basic knowledge of BitTorrent (what a tracker is, what peers and seeds are--that kind of thing.)
Enough background. Let's get our hands dirty, already.
