Using Bit Torrent

Hello,
Increasingly I am getting requests from legal site to download their video or Audio content using bit torrent. I have installed the lastest version on my iMac G5 but nothing downloads. Do I need to turn something on or off, I need help please.
Thank you
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.6) 1 gig ram

Hi Brad,
The more ports you enable for torrents the faster your transfer speeds. Typically you can enable TCP 6881-6999 (range of ports). If you use MacOS X's built-in firewall, follow these steps.
1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click Sharing.
3. Select the Firewall tab.
4. Click the New... button.
5. Click the popup menu in the dialog that appears, and choose Other....
6. In the Port Number, Range, or Series field, enter 6881-6999.
7. In the Name field, enter BitTorrent (or any other identifying string.)
8. Click OK.
If you use any other firewall follow its instructions to enable TCP 6881-6999 (range of ports).
If you want to understand how it works, you can find a good FAQ&Guide here: http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/1.html
Macs running 9.x, Macs running 10.4.x, SGI workstations running Irix 6.5.xssion.
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