I'm on a G4 Mac sharing appx 2100 audio files. It takes my precious baby about 2 minutes to completely get over it before it can start searching and sharing without hiccups. Once I'm on though, I struggle at times, like you, with many requests before something out there somewhere comes home to daddy.

The only way I can figure it out is to just look at it as a matter of numbers--the more I attempt, the greater my chances of finding an available IP—Do you, or anyone, know if my shotgun attitude/approach clogs up the whole system?

Remember: "Perception is reality; reality is absolute"