I was downloading from a computer wirelessly networked. We set up port forwarding in the gateway/access point. On my computer, the XP firewall was not active and the internet connection service was not active.

The only thing I didn't attempt to modify was the DSL modem setup, since I realized that that could also have a firewall function only after I saw that the Bittorrent program was working.

As to being a leech, I followed the recommendation to stay connected after the file was downloaded and during this time, the upload rate was 10 kb/sec. I disconnected after 24 hours as recommended (about 350 meg had been uploaded during that time).

Obviously, I would be happy to upload more (in less time) especially if I would get a higher download rate. Since I am a visitor on my grandson's network, I don't want to muck with it just for my benefit. If he finds Bittorrent useful, then he can go through the ressetting of his modem and router/gateway/access point.

Parenthetically, I noted that there are a number of different Bittorrent and FTP clients said to have different advantages over the "originals". Some programs offer extra features including diagnosis of barriers to downloading and uploading. Any comments on these?

Thanks again.

Steve