here's the link to the detailed thread about Direct Connect
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...direct+connect

Searching from another machine may not always show your files, since each machine connects to different parts of the network ("has a different 'horizon'").

I think a search is estimated to reach about 700,000 other computers, but there can be as many as 5 million online. I'm not sure about the numbers, but you get the idea.

Happy Holidays to you too, and cheers.