Torrents

Hi
I know this forum isn't exactly for this kind of question. But can anyone explain to me simple what torrents are? How it works? Or direct me to a place that explains it.
Cheers!
Jim

Jim
For info regarding BitTorrents,Give these a read...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_%28client%29
Jim
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How many users on router? run torrent

I share my router and I have "off-peak" internet time 2am to 8am - I needed a script to see if I am the only user on-line so that my torrents don't suck up the other people's bandwidth...
This works:
#!/bin/bash
# should torrent run?
# using a router shared by a number of people
# If I am the only user or it is off peak time (or other concerns) then decide whether to run torrent
#functions
# check who's online
function checkingprocess {
# start by saying there are zero users
homeusers="0"
echo "home users reset to zero"
# nong (important other user) is not on
nong="no"
echo "nong set to no"
# get the file with MAC addresses of people connected to wireless router
wget http://192.168.1.1/wlclientview.cmd --http-user=USERNAME --http-password=PASSWORD
echo "got list"
mv ~/wlclientview.cmd ~/mybin/whoosonline
echo "moved list"
# check if others are on-line
homeusers=$(grep -c "<tr>" ~/mybin/whoosonline)
echo "counted $homeusers table rows"
# remove extra 3 that are not useful
homeusers=`expr $homeusers - 3`
echo "that means we have $homeusers users (result -3)"
# check for special case "nong"
if grep -q "MAC:OF:USER:NONG" ~/mybin/whoosonline
then
# special case - Nong is online too
nong="nong"
echo "nong online"
else
echo "nong not on line"
fi
# report total to text file for conky to display
echo $homeusers > /home/tawan/mybin/whoosonlinenow
# check the time
function timechecker {
# off-peak internet use between 3 and 6 am
# actually 3 to 8 but give others a chance early morning from 6
TIME=`date +%H`
if [ "$TIME" -ge "02" ]
then
mytime="offpeak"
echo "off peak time?"
if [ "$TIME" -le "05" ]
then
mytime="offpeak"
echo "off peak time"
else
mytime="peak"
echo "peak time"
fi
else
mytime="peak"
echo "peak time"
fi
# run
function myrunner {
ps aux > /tmp/ps.log
# look in the file for this name to see if it is running
if grep rtorrent /tmp/ps.log
then
appcheck
if [ "$appkill" -ge "1" ]
then
echo "can't run torrent $appkill x web app open"
else
echo "torrent already running"
fi
else
echo "run torrent"
appcheck
if [ "$appkill" -ge "1" ]
then
echo "can't run torrent $appkill x web app open"
else
urxvt -g 46x1 -title rtorrent -e rtorrent -o http_capath=/etc/ssl/certs &
fi
fi
# kill
function mykiller {
ps aux > /tmp/ps.log
# look in the file for this name to see if it is running
if grep rtorrent /tmp/ps.log
then
killall rtorrent &
fi
echo "kill torrent"
# app check
function appcheck {
appkill="0"
# skype - kill torrents if skype in use
myapp="skype"
appkiller
# chromium - kill torrents if chromium in use
myapp="chromium"
appkiller
# firefox - kill torrents if firefox in use
myapp="swiftfox"
appkiller
# app killer
function appkiller {
if grep $myapp /tmp/ps.log
then
mykiller
echo "killed because of $myapp"
appkill=`expr $appkill + 1`
fi
# think about it all
function mythinker {
# in peak time we run if you are the only user
# in off peak time we run even with other users
# unless that user is nong and so we kill later
# always kill if nong is on-line
if [ "$nong" = "nong" ]
then
echo "nong on-line so kill torrent"
mykiller
else
if [ "$mytime" = "offpeak" ]
then
echo "....off peak time. Let's run torrent"
myrunner
else
if [ $homeusers -le 1 ]
then
echo "....peak time and think only user is you so run torrent"
myrunner
else
echo "....peak time and other users on-line so kill torrent"
mykiller
fi
fi
fi
#end functions
#loop
while [ 1 ]
do
echo "start of loop"
# run the above functions and loop
checkingprocess
timechecker
mythinker
echo "done functions, will sleep"
sleep 20s
echo "end of loop"
done
#end loop
edit : improved
Last edited by tawan (2010-07-25 07:05:20)

QoS means Quality of Service. Basically it reorders or delays packets depending on priority, so that time-sensitive packets always go first, and unimportant packets like bittorrent can be delayed until there is no other traffic being sent. What I specifally was suggesting here is that your use it to lower the priority of bittorrent traffic, so that you can run it all the time but it only uses spare bandwidth that isn't being used by any other service.
The only catch most routers can only do QoS on inbound connections which is mainly helps latency and not download speeds. However, if your router is running linux it may have that ability. Also look for the 'tc' utility or maybe you can install trickle.
This thread has little bit more info.
Last edited by xenobrain (2010-07-20 14:11:50)

Closed port for torrent with no iptables.rules

I have a home system with internet connection over a router. Firewall in the router seems to be disabled. I had installed guarddog and selected all the protocols that I need. There is no iptables in deamons line of rc.conf nor there is any iptables.rules files. There are 2 files in /etc/iptables, empty.rules and simple_firewall.rules. So, I wonder if any firewall is working at all in my system since guarddog is a frontend to iptables (i guess) and also is there any need for firewall since almost all the ports are closed.
Secondly, the main issue. I was using ktorrent and it was working fine until a few days ago. Now, bittorrent is not working. its not connecting at all. I tried deluge from community repo and tested the ports with http://www.deluge-torrent.org/test-port.php?port=6881 and it gave me this result:
TCP port 6881 closed on 121.247.200.189
UDP port 6881 open on 121.247.200.189
121.247.200.189 seems to be the ip of my isp as I got a dynamic one.
I am able to reach surf net but not able to download using bitorrent, however, both is possible in windows.
Taking clue from forum, i did nmap.
nmap on my router
[shantanu@bluehead ~]$ nmap 192.168.1.1
Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-06-25 20:49 IST
Interesting ports on 192.168.1.1:
Not shown: 1679 filtered ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp
23/tcp open telnet
53/tcp closed domain
80/tcp open http
443/tcp closed https
554/tcp closed rtsp
1755/tcp closed wms
2401/tcp closed cvspserver
5000/tcp closed UPnP
5001/tcp closed commplex-link
5050/tcp closed mmcc
6881/tcp closed bittorent-tracker
6969/tcp closed acmsoda
7070/tcp closed realserver
8000/tcp closed http-alt
8080/tcp closed http-proxy
8888/tcp closed sun-answerbook
11371/tcp closed pksd
Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 27.653 seconds
nmap on my ip
[shantanu@bluehead ~]$ nmap 192.168.1.5
Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-06-25 20:48 IST
Interesting ports on 192.168.1.5:
Not shown: 1696 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
6000/tcp open X11
Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.519 seconds
nmap on isp's ip displayed above.
[shantanu@bluehead ~]$ nmap 121.247.200.189
Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-06-25 20:50 IST
Interesting ports on 121.247.200.189.bang-dynamic-bb.vsnl.net.in (121.247.200.189):
Not shown: 1679 filtered ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
21/tcp open ftp
23/tcp open telnet
53/tcp closed domain
80/tcp open http
443/tcp closed https
554/tcp closed rtsp
1755/tcp closed wms
2401/tcp closed cvspserver
5000/tcp closed UPnP
5001/tcp closed commplex-link
5050/tcp closed mmcc
6881/tcp closed bittorent-tracker
6969/tcp closed acmsoda
7070/tcp closed realserver
8000/tcp closed http-alt
8080/tcp closed http-proxy
8888/tcp closed sun-answerbook
11371/tcp closed pksd
Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 30.573 seconds
Everywhere the bittorrent port seems to be closed. [b]How do I open this port?.[b/]
Last edited by ravisghosh (2007-06-25 21:09:55)

@madeye, first of all I used utorrent in Then I tried as you [shantanu@bluehead Chain INPUT (policy DROP)
target prot opt source ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere ACCEPT 0 -- 192.168.1.5 logaborted tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere nicfilt 0 -- anywhere srcfilt 0 -- anywhere Chain FORWARD (policy DROP)
target prot opt source ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere srcfilt 0 -- anywhere Chain OUTPUT (policy DROP)
target prot opt source ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere s1 0 -- anywhere Chain f0to1 (3 references)
target prot opt source ACCEPT udp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere logdrop 0 -- anywhere Chain f1to0 (1 references)
target prot opt source ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT udp -- anywhere ACCEPT icmp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere logdrop 0 -- anywhere Chain logaborted (1 references)
target prot opt source logaborted2 0 -- anywhere LOG 0 -- anywhere Chain logaborted2 (1 references)
target prot opt source LOG 0 -- anywhere ACCEPT 0 -- anywhere Chain logdrop (4 references)
target prot opt source logdrop2 0 -- anywhere LOG 0 -- anywhere DROP 0 -- anywhere Chain logdrop2 (1 references)
target prot opt source LOG 0 -- anywhere DROP 0 -- anywhere Chain logreject (0 references)
target prot opt source logreject2 0 -- anywhere LOG 0 -- anywhere REJECT tcp -- anywhere REJECT udp -- anywhere DROP 0 -- anywhere Chain logreject2 (1 references)
target prot opt source LOG 0 -- anywhere REJECT tcp -- anywhere REJECT udp -- anywhere DROP 0 -- anywhere Chain nicfilt (1 references)
target prot opt source RETURN 0 -- anywhere RETURN 0 -- anywhere RETURN 0 -- anywhere logdrop 0 -- anywhere Chain s0 (1 references)
target prot opt source f0to1 0 -- anywhere f0to1 0 -- anywhere f0to1 0 -- anywhere logdrop 0 -- anywhere Chain s1 (1 references)
target prot opt source f1to0 0 -- anywhere Chain srcfilt (2 references)
target prot opt source s0 0 -- anywhere That means iptables I removed guarding Removed iptables and Last edited by thanks a lot for such elaborate help.
windows and u r very much right that it uses UPnP. In deluge (bt client on arch), UPnP was there but disabled (shaded). Hence, I tried running utorrent using wine and it gave a error message "Unable to map UPnP port' and is not able to connect. So, UPnP is not working in my box.
suggested "iptables -L" and it gave me the following results.
~]$ sudo iptables -L
destination
anywhere
anywhere udp spt:bootps dpt:bootpc
192.168.1.255
anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED tcp flags:RST/RST
anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
anywhere icmp destination-unreachable
anywhere icmp time-exceeded
anywhere icmp parameter-problem
anywhere
anywhere
destination
anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
anywhere icmp destination-unreachable
anywhere icmp time-exceeded
anywhere icmp parameter-problem
anywhere
destination
anywhere
anywhere udp spt:bootpc dpt:bootps
anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
anywhere icmp destination-unreachable
anywhere icmp time-exceeded
anywhere icmp parameter-problem
anywhere
destination
anywhere udp dpts:6970:7170
anywhere icmp echo-reply
anywhere tcp spts:1024:65535 dpts:6881:6889 state NEW
anywhere
destination
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:6969 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:http state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:http-alt state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:8008 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:8000 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:8888 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:ftp state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:https state NEW
anywhere tcp dpt:rtsp state NEW
anywhere tcp dpt:7070 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:cvspserver state NEW
anywhere tcp dpt:1755 state NEW
anywhere udp dpt:1755
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:11371 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:5050 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:telnet state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpts:5000:5001 state NEW
anywhere udp spts:1024:5999 dpt:5000
anywhere tcp dpt:domain state NEW
anywhere udp dpt:domain
anywhere icmp echo-request
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:5222 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpt:5223 state NEW
anywhere tcp spts:1024:5999 dpts:6881:6889 state NEW
anywhere
destination
anywhere limit: avg 1/sec burst 10
anywhere limit: avg 2/min burst 1 LOG level warning prefix `LIMITED '
destination
anywhere LOG level warning tcp-sequence tcp-options ip-options prefix `ABORTED '
anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
destination
anywhere limit: avg 1/sec burst 10
anywhere limit: avg 2/min burst 1 LOG level warning prefix `LIMITED '
anywhere
destination
anywhere LOG level warning tcp-sequence tcp-options ip-options prefix `DROPPED '
anywhere
destination
anywhere limit: avg 1/sec burst 10
anywhere limit: avg 2/min burst 1 LOG level warning prefix `LIMITED '
anywhere reject-with tcp-reset
anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
anywhere
destination
anywhere LOG level warning tcp-sequence tcp-options ip-options prefix `REJECTED '
anywhere reject-with tcp-reset
anywhere reject-with icmp-port-unreachable
anywhere
destination
anywhere
anywhere
anywhere
anywhere
destination
192.168.1.5
192.168.1.255
bluehead.localdomain
anywhere
destination
anywhere
destination
anywhere
is not disabled and that firewall rules are setup by guarddog.
using "pacman -Rns guarddog" and rebooted. Still get the same results with utorrent and "iptables -L" and also the port test shows tcp 6881 is still closed.
now bt clients seems to be able to connect and it works; however, port test still shows tcp 6881 closed.
ravisghosh (2007-06-27 16:51:12)

Cisco SA520 - Unable to block all torrents and Poor Performance

Hi, I have installed a Cisco SA520W Appliance at a Client who has about 40-50 PC's, the device has the latest firmware 2.1.7 and latest IPS signature (17) installed, the client is quite disappointed about the performance of the device as he believes Internet browsing access has slowed down substantially.
The main problem the client is encountering is that, he is unable to block Utorrent P2P software and this is not allowing him to retain Internet control from the SA520 appliance.
He had also commented on the fact that there does not appear to be a status monitor on IP usage of Internet access to pinpoint who at that time would be hogging up the bandwidth.
Any feedback, same encounters scenarios and possible fixes to the above issues would be appreciated.
Thanks
Shawn

You might find this thread interesting regarding the router's performance with IPS turned on. An SA540, and an access point, would yield slightly better performance. That's what we use.
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2022832?tstart=60
There are some older threads regarding the SA500 series router's ability to detect torrent activity. You might want to dig them up and respond to them. The Cisco folks were working diligently at optimizing the IPS engine's ability to detect different types of torrent activity.
There is no way to monitor Internet access usage at the individual IP level that I am aware of. I suggest turning on network logging (to a syslog server as there will be a lot of data to capture) and monitor traffic that way. Kiwi Syslog Server has a free version that your client could use.
http://www.solarwinds.com/register/kiwi_registration.aspx?Program=874&c=70150000000EIV7

Any time I try to down download something from torrents an add fro MacKeeper pops up. It then doesn't let me complete the installation. so I have neither MacKeeper nor anything from Torrents. How do I stop the MacKeeper ad from popping up?

Any time I try to down load something from Torrents an ad for MacKeeper pops up. It then doesn't let me down load it to my computer so I have neither MacKeeper nor anything from Torrents. It will not let me access the the client Transmission. How do I stop it from popping up and blocking my access to torrents?
Thank you.

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How can I locate and delete torrent files from my mac

I recently deleted a bunch of old files from macbook air from a p2p website I use (vuze.com) when I checked back on my hdd it was still full, and loaded with 'other files' which I'm pretty sure are torrents. I'm wondering how I can find these files (because I can't seem to locate them with spotlight) and trash them? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

For starters... you may already know this, but be sure to empty your trash. You can use something like OmniDiskSweeper (free) to show where most of your space is being taken up. It will list your folders/files in order of size. This will generally make any folder which is excessively large show up right away:
http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnidisksweeper/

I download a file in the torrent site which is MP4 but unfortunately i tried to delete it but i can not. but all the files that i have is easily to delete only MP4 files i can't delete in the download foldeer please try to help dont know what to do please

i download a file in the torrent site which is MP4 but unfortunately i tried to delete it but i can not. but all the files that i have is easily to delete only MP4 files i can't delete in the download foldeer please try to help dont know what to do please

Well you can sync your iPod/iPhone to yur computer or laptop then take the photos off of your iPod like taking photos of of a SD card (from a normal camera) or off of a USB..! Good Luck. plz tick this saying This solved my question if it helps you.

I can no longer open torrent files with transmission without downloading them; I could do this easily before the most recent update, how do I make this right??

I tried to get a torrent file today, normally I tell firefox to open with transmission, today it wasn't an option. I tried to go to preferences and change it there but torrent files weren't even an option. Yesterday it worked fine, but after last nights update I can't get it to work at all.

Similar problem here. My Ical refuses to edit or delete events. Viewing is possible, though sometimes the whole screen turns grey. Adding new events from mail is still possible. The task-pane completely disappeared. My local apple technic-centre messed about with disk utility for a bit and than told me to reinstall leopard. I could of course do that, but it seems to me that reinstalling Leopard just to fix iCal events is a bit invasive.
I tried also tried removing everything, installing a new copy of iCal from the leopard-cd, software updates, all to no avail.
At the moment I'm open to all suggestions that do not include a complete leopard reinstall.

Disk error when downloading Vuze torrent

Helloooo.
Twice now while downloading a Vuze torrent I get a note saying there's a disk reading error. This occurs at just about the half way stage.
On these downloads I have been downloading continuously. Is this significant?
Is there anything I can do?
I don't think I can download Transmission - 10.4 - (Many seem to enthuse about Transmission).
Any thoughts from anyone?
Thanks

How much free space is on the hard drive?
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Tiger Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

Torrent websites not loading, no error message just blank page

Whenever I try to load any kind of '''torrent ''' sites, e.g., torrentz.eu, www.picktorrent.com, it doesn't load and just stop leaving a blank white screen. This problem has been occurring for last few weeks. I have the latest version of Firefox(4). There is no error message.
Please Help.

Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
*Firefox > Preferences > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
*Firefox > Preferences > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

What happened is that my internet connection was not good so i downloaded .ipsw file from a torrent but now i cannot get it to update my ipad because ios 5.0.1 is out i tried copying files to ipad updates in the itunes folder but no help

what happened is that my internet connection was not good so i downloaded .ipsw file from a torrent but now i cannot get it to update my ipad because ios 5.0.1 is out i tried copying files to ipad updates in the itunes folder but it still asked me to download a 700mb software update
plz help

If you downloaded the correct version for your iPad model (and the different models have different ipsw files), then you should be able to navigate to it in iTunes by pressing and holding the shift key on Windows (command key on Mac) when clicking the Check For Updates button.
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WRT54GS V6.0 Slow with Torrents running

Hello,
Current Config: WRT54GS - V6.0 - Firmware Version: v1.52.0 (just updated)
WAN info:
All Manually assigned.
LAN - 1 static IP and 1 laptop on dhcp
Issue:
Normal surfing and downloading is perfect, no issues on a 6MB WAN link. The only issue is when I start up a uTorrent program, then all pings and internet access either drops or goes very slow.
The load on the link is less then 1MB - so there is no issue with the torrent system hanging the link.
I believe the router is not closing open connections, or just is not able to handle the Torrent traffic AT ALL.
Troubleshooting done so far:
==> Upgraded to latest firmware (this HELPED, but did not solve issue - less ping drops with new firmware)
==> Tried torrents again WITHOUT ANY ROUTER, this worked pefect!!
==> Tried torrent on different port, same issue.
==> Tried torrent on both machines, no change (only I need to change the port rules on the router).
I do not think this is port forwarding related as I've the correct ports assigned to the torrent machine.
The issue only happens whilest any torrent program is open, it does not even need to be downloading or uploading!
I see a lot of related discussions on this issue on many web sites, but no one has offered an official solution. This is what I'm now requesting.
Router is less then 24hrs old, so I have the option to return it.
Many Thanks,
Joe Leavy
Dublin

Just use DDWRT firmware and all of your issues with the WRT54G and WRT54GS will disappear.
My WRT54GS used to crash every 2 hours to 24 hours, having to Power cycle it every time. It will just loose connection to the internet and dropping Wireless connection. My WRTG4GS was upgraded to DDWRT third party firmware and has never dropped any connection since.
Too Bad linksys does not have a proper testing procedure for their firmware
http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv2/index.php

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