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Using only 1 public tracker. DHT enabled in options. Question: if public trackers don't use DHT, where do peers with H flag come from?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Public trackers do use DHT.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

DHT enabled in options

Question: if public trackers don’t use DHT, where do peers with H flag come from?

From the DHT network. As you said you have DHT enabled in your options.

In other words public torrents find peers via DHT/PEX as well as any trackers you may have on them. In fact a public torrent doesn't actually need any trackers on it to function, it'll still find peers via DHT/PEX.