I purchased Limewire Pro 4.0.4 and when i first connect and start downloading it goes really fast, but the longer that im connected to limewire my downloads start to go a lot slower, and if ive been connected to limewire for a while and try to browse the internet is slower too..........is there any way change this?

i thought it might be...because when i click the connections tab theres like a whole bunch of things connecting and disconnecting and lots of crazy stuff

If your Connections Pane shows more than about 6 hosts, that means the code has decided your connection is good enough to serve as an Ultrapeer, handling about 6-7KB/s of gnutella traffic. Congrats.

If your other internet activity slows down, just reduce the upload bandwidth to about 85% in the slider tools->options->uploads. That should prevent any noticable lag when browsing or doing email.

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What does that mean ultra peer? and why did u congradulate me..................and your advice worked though thanks

it worked but my net is still slower.....is it supposed to be like that???? jw?

I congratulated you because your connection is well set up and good enough to be an Ultrapeer--able to handle far more messages and traffic than most. Sometimes Ultrapeers are also called Supernodes.

See Arne's http://gnufu.net/ (in German or English)

You shouldn't really notice much slower web browsing and email, but online gaming will be slower.

Check the Library Pane and the Monitors Pane.

The Library shows the files you share, and the Monitor shows the uploads in progress (and pieces of shared downloads that others are also getting)

my internet is slower with it......and i have no uploads nor downloads going............well does a router have anything to do with it?? because seems like 75% of my problems are because of it

Well, you haven't told us you connection type and speed. I assume 85% are still too much. I have for example an 1500KBit/256KBit connection. Lets say I have selected Cable/DSL as my connection speed in the settings. Cable/DSL is interpreted as 350KBit/350KBit. 85% of 350KBit are 297.5KBit and as you can see is this still more than my max upload speed.

im not really smart with computer....i have comcast cable....hehehe thats all i know....and its really fast just not when i run limewire............If i disbale ultrapeer capabilities its fast but then i get less search results and slower downloads

Fast is relative. OK, go to the settings and select in the Speed settings Cable/DSL as your connection speed and then go to Uploads -> Basic. Start to shift the Upload Bandwidth slider from the right to the left in small steps and stop if your internet is no longer slow. Note: you must press Apply on every change and wait about 10-20 seconds to see the effect.

Note: You don't have more search results or better download speeds in UltraPeer mode, it's just luck.