Thread: Question (how can i increase the number of ultrapeers in lw)
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Old November 29th, 2009
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Depends on which version of LW you are using. There is a default of 3 ultrapeers to connect to for basic users & 5 for pro users. If you are running in ultrapeer mode you can connect to many more.

To become an ultrapeer, you must not have any firewall issues. For LW 5, go to Tools menu -> Advanced Tools, & see what the message says about any firewall.
Becoming an ultrapeer is up to the network & what it requires at the time. If it needs more then it will seek those that are behaving well enough to become ultrapeers.
Also, Tools menu -> Options -> Advanced -> SuperReallyAdvanced, Performance, & make sure Ultrapeer mode is not disabled. By default it is not disabled.

The longer you are connected to the network the better chance of becoming an ultrapeer. How to know if you are running as an ultrapeer? Advanced Tools menu is one method, it will show how many connections.
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