Remember, too, that you can only download something as fast as someone can upload to you. Many gnutella hosts are slower at uploading because they are either modem users or are already busy with other uploads.

LimeWire looks for more connections until it has the approximate number it was told to have on the "Connections tab." When a host fails and goes offline, LimeWire automcatically begins looking for another host to replace it so that you remain connected to the network. :-)