a torrent question

[iMav]

i am using azureus as my torrent client .... it shows 400 seeds in a bracket but only 2 outside the bracket ....

1. what does this mean
2. if this means that out of 400 seeds its only connected to 2 why so??

why is not connected to rest of the 398 seeds ... 398 nahi sahi unmein se 98 ko connect kare

[AshishSharma]

Well I am using Utorrent nd there it means only 2 out of the 400 Seeders as per the tracker are available for transfer.
People usually just download but don't care to seed ... So those 398 are probably the guys who were seeding while they were downloading (They have to) but they'r nt seeding nymore... Donno how long the trackers wait before writing off such seeds ...

[MysticHalo]

from wht i have seen, u rarely get data transeferred from the seeders...its the leechers who share more.If u really wnat to get connected to more seeders,increase the connection limit and/or try reconnecting to the tracker