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Downloading
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Failed Downloads
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Since Gnutella is a peer to peer network, you may frequently find that hosts do not
respond to your download requests. There are a number of reasons for this. The remote
host might have exited their application, they may have disconnected from the Internet,
or they may have decided they no longer want to share the file. When this happens,
try to locate the file from another server.
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Firewalls
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A firewall is a combination of hardware and software that is placed in between a
computer and their connection to the Internet. The impact of firewalls on Gnutella is that
some hosts may not be able to accept your incoming download connection requests. In
these cases, the Gnutella protocol specifies a 'Push' mechanism, where the remost host
is asked to connect to you instead. Due to the bandwidth barrier and poor implementations
of some client software, push requests can get lost in the network. As a result, the success
rate for push downloads may be lower than the success rate for regular downloads.
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Busy Servers
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Servers may impose a limit on the total number of active downloads. When BearShare detects
that a server is busy, it will try again at certain intervals until it can get the file
or the number of tries is too large.
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Tips
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Try finding a different location to get your file if the primary location is busy or
unavailable. Also note that the faster hosts usually tend to be more responsive to download
requests. You can sort the search results list by speed, and choose from the fastest of
available servers to download your files.
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