Resolve peer hostnames

[somus1735]

I would love to see the hostnames of torrent Peers instead of IPs. Activation could be configurable.
GeoIP plugin resolves countries, but I would simply want hostname instead of IP.

Moreover I don't have the possibility to install php-geoip on my Synology NAS as it's using ipkg, therefore simple hostname would make sense. uTorrent has this feature - works like a charm.

 

[dsouvik215]

sounds like a bounty item.

 

[somus1735]

Sounds like "I can do it myself", but need anyone to confirm that this is needed not only for me

 

[shwetha17]

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I would love to see the hostnames of torrent Peers instead of IPs. Activation could be configurable.​

It *already* configurable. Check plugins/geoip/conf.php.

 

[somus1735]

GeoIP does not activate because I do not have php-geoip installed and I am not sure I am able to do it the easy way on my rutorrent device.

 

[shwetha17]

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GeoIP does not activate because I do not have php-geoip installed and I am not sure I am able to do it the easy way on my rutorrent device.​

Yet once. Check plugins/geoip/conf.php. Is you understand English?

 

[somus1735]

Ok, got it
Code: (php)
$retrieveCountry = true;
$retrieveHost = false;

However geoip description on wiki does not say anything about hostname resolving. Why not enable both variables to true so that country AND hostname are resolved by default. If php-geoip does not exist, then only hostname would be resolved by default.

 

[shwetha17]

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geoip description on wiki​

Wiki contents has relation to version 2.8.

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Why not enable both variables to true so that country AND hostname are resolved by default. If php-geoip does not exist, then only hostname would be resolved by default.​

Because reverse DNS is very slow on most of systems.

 

[somus1735]

well, rDNS works fine on most of desktops as uTorrent has it enabled by default. However I won't argue on this one, could be you're right... just needs wiki correction so that users could find this feature.

 

[dsouvik215]

rDNS can be horribly slow.

Almost ALL servers options have this disabled by default because of this issue.

 

[somus1735]

How come it works totally fine on desktops?

 

[dsouvik215]

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How come it works totally fine on desktops?​

well technically it doesn't


Some desktops keep a cache of dns info but true RDNS is just as slow, if not slower than servers.


The illusion of it working on a desktop is due to the fact that 90% of the ip's you look up have already been looked up before, and hit the cahce

 

[somus1735]

Well, then that's fine, let's keep cache within ruTorrent and clear it once it reaches some limit.

 

[dsouvik215]

lol, there is no NEED for this. Rutorrent works FINE right now.

 

[somus1735]

well rtorrent works "just fine" via console, but someone needed WebUI... ok, leave it, I see that you guys don't want it no matter what...

 

[jith45]

dude, no, it's not that. It's that you are asking for something that already works.

There is a pluign which does this already, you've been told 3 times, unless we just don't understand each other.


If there is another option whihc isn't in rutorrent that you want added, by all means open a bounty for it.



i mean, if you read what novik said:

GEOIP already resolves hosts....just edit the conf.php to look like this:



Code:
<?php^M
// configuration parameters^M
^M
$retrieveCountry = false;^M
$retrieveHost = true;^M
^M
?>^M

 

[dsouvik215]

I was refering to having hostname resolving enabled by default instead of enabling it via config editing.

 

[jith45]

yes, but that's an unrealistic ideal.

We've explained for multiple reasons why it is disabled.

It's an option which CAN be enabled if you need it, but 95% of the people using rutorrent don't need it, dont' care or don't want to use it.

We added the option for the 5% who DO want it, asking for it to be on by default is selfish and unreasonable considering you can just enable it yourself if you need it.

 

[dsouvik215]

I was refering to having hostname resolving enabled by default instead of enabling it via config editing.

I think more people will than disable it again.
As like said , it is slow.. and to download/seed , you don't need it.