Transmission (& Peer Guardian replacement)
Transmission (& Peer Guardian replacement)
My Mac is running OS X 10.7.4 and, as a result, I was no longer able to use it to block incoming and outgoing connections based on IP blacklists by using Peer Guardian. I saw a thread in another forum on the internet saying that I could accomplish the same sort of protections using Transmission (and getting rid of my old bit torrent application, Utorrent, in the process as well). I'm not extremely savvy when it comes to some of the more advanced settings within this program and was hoping someone could offer me some advice on how best to achieve the level of security I did with Peer Guardian using Transmission instead. Thanks!
Re: Transmission (& Peer Guardian replacement)
Thanks, x190. However, I'm running into a problem. The instructions are below:
"1. copy the URL link you desire from i-blocklist.com (its the link on the far right column- not the websites link!!!) http://img215.imageshack.us/i/iblocklist.png/
2. open transmission -> preferences -> peers http://img820.imageshack.us/i/transmissionh.png/
3. paste the url into the URL bar and click "update" (download should be visible)
4. On mac finder bar (no program selected) click on "go" -> "go to folder"
5. enter " ~/Library/Application Support/Transmission " http://img846.imageshack.us/i/gotofile.png/
6. select the blocklist folder *(notice that there is only one "blocklist.bin" folder? That is the blocklist of the current URL that you pasted into Transmission. Transmission will always make this file the generic URL updated .bin file) You don't want that unless you plan on just having one blocklist.
7. click and drag the blocklist out of the folder and onto your desktop! Rename it "(any name) blocklist.bin""
After I copy and paste the url into the URL bar and click "update" (step 3), that's when I run into problems. When I then enter "~/Library/Application Support/Transmission " into a Finder window, I get no results whatsoever. Any ideas as to why this is the case? Since I can't find this blocklist.bin folder, I have yet to been able to move past this step in the process. Any insight would appreciated!
"1. copy the URL link you desire from i-blocklist.com (its the link on the far right column- not the websites link!!!) http://img215.imageshack.us/i/iblocklist.png/
2. open transmission -> preferences -> peers http://img820.imageshack.us/i/transmissionh.png/
3. paste the url into the URL bar and click "update" (download should be visible)
4. On mac finder bar (no program selected) click on "go" -> "go to folder"
5. enter " ~/Library/Application Support/Transmission " http://img846.imageshack.us/i/gotofile.png/
6. select the blocklist folder *(notice that there is only one "blocklist.bin" folder? That is the blocklist of the current URL that you pasted into Transmission. Transmission will always make this file the generic URL updated .bin file) You don't want that unless you plan on just having one blocklist.
7. click and drag the blocklist out of the folder and onto your desktop! Rename it "(any name) blocklist.bin""
After I copy and paste the url into the URL bar and click "update" (step 3), that's when I run into problems. When I then enter "~/Library/Application Support/Transmission " into a Finder window, I get no results whatsoever. Any ideas as to why this is the case? Since I can't find this blocklist.bin folder, I have yet to been able to move past this step in the process. Any insight would appreciated!
Re: Transmission (& Peer Guardian replacement)
x190 - thanks again. I'm all set!