Sharing Files

Search Responses

BearShare will only respond to other user's searches if you have allow uploads checked or allow push uploads checked in the uploads page. If you are sharing a large number of files, make sure you put a low limit on the maximum number of files returned for search results in the setup dialog. If you make the limit too high (50 can be too high), your computer will send large amounts of data to your host connections. If your hosts cannot keep up, they will get dropped.

Note that BearShare overcomes the limit of 255 files per search result set in the Gnutella protocol by simply sending more than one query hits response for each query.

Firewalls

If you are behind a firewall, you may experience problems sharing your files. Consult your local network administrator to determine if you need to set a forced local IP address. You can change the forced local IP address by editing the Freepeers.ini settings file.

Etiquitte

Nothing is more frustrating than receiving 80% of a file and having the remote host close their connection. If someone is downloading from you, remember the golden rule.