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Originally posted by Moe Szyslak
First, what exactly is a "Host". |
Every user is automatilly a host, this is just an other name.
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If so, than why would I need to be connected to more than one Host? Couldn't I have access to the entire network by connecting to one Host and let the chain reaction do its thing?
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Yes its enough if you are only conneted to one host BUT every search query (a search request) has a limited time to leave (TTL), normally the TTL is up to 7, this means the query dies after 7 hops. Your client sends your query only to the host you are connected with and this host send the query to the host he is connected with and so on... but only up to 7 times! After this the qeury dies.
When you are connected to more hosts your query is sent to more hosts, so you have a higher horizon and will find more files! Note that every host cost you bandwidth, ultrapeers cost you more bandwidth.
Hope you understand it!
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Can you explain why this happens?
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All these files include your key word, Limewire is able to search for similar files too.
Morgwen