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Originally posted by mstfyd
First, the details: I am on a pc running windows xp w/ the xp firewall, 56k modem, avant browser. I have enabled Gnutella port 6346 as per Limewire directions.
I have has successful downloads as well as successful uploads, but the failure rate is high for uploads and since I am doing a large file I have noticed I frequently go from active downloading to position #1 in a queue (which I have taken to mean that I lost connection briefly, and the next person took my place).
The median transfer rate is 1 kps for both uploads and downloads. Download speed has briefly gotten as high as
4kps when no other downloads are active, but this not always the case. I have seen max upload speeds of 2 kps.
I am going to try to force my ip address and have used whatismyip which returned 152.163.xxx.xx. However, I also have pinged my address and gotten back 172.158.xxx.xx.
This is confusing. Which is correct? Can both be correct? Why 2 different results? Where do I go from here? |
First judging by your IP addresses you are an AOL user. You are also using DHCP that is your ISP automatically assigns you can IP address everytime you connect to the network. This IP address probably changes each time also. No mystery here. Finally, There are several reason you might change positions in a queue.
#1 Most Gnutella clients request file chunks that is, some small portion of the file you are trying to download. When you complete downloading this chunk your client needs to make a new request for another piece. If the file is popular i.e. being downloaded by other users then their download requests would fill the slots. Leaving you in line.
#2 Sometime when downloading a file that contains multiple sources perhaps you were queued on one or more of the hosts but you don't become visable until you have completed downloading the segments for which you got an open slot.
#3 There could have been a break in communications (see #1)