You have a connection problem, your ISP is blocking you because we all get files at 56k so your kick *** ISP sucks, not gnutella. Figure out how they are blocking you and then get around it.
TTL at 10 gets you no where because most clients will just drop your packet if the TTL is over 7.
40,000 clients are on line at any one time, 2 million users are estimated by zeropaid.