Possibly yes. lol I've heard of dud UP's out there. That's one reason some people have difficulty connecting. Answer I guess is to close LW & relaunch.

Be aware that a large % of video files out there are shared by other gnutella clients. And one of the most common of these for videos is Shareaza (RAZA). Raza is a multi-network program. Probably 3/4 or more of these users are connected to more than one network whilst on the gnutella network (what they refer to as G1.) But most of their upload bandwidth goes to the other networks. One in particular they can only downld as fast as they upload so ... they don't have much left over for gnutella. It's been argued time & time again they shouldn't be allowed to connect to Gnutella & others simultaneously or should have a minimum speed to offer if doing so (my idea! lol) Raza is not the only one but it's the most reknown.

Right-click the top of the column of the downld window & choose to show client/version & that will help you to know.

I suspect for large files, it may also be an issue with the gnutella network. Perhaps maintaining the speed since the dynamics of the network change all the time. People connecting & disconnecting, & net traffic at sections between you & them. Peak periods for cable users can result in drops in speeds. I'm not sure but it does seem that way. But then again, I've downlded 500 MB -> over 1 GB files at very healthy rates many times.

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