Hi,
Im Brad from Australia. I've used heaps of downloading programs, mostly Gnutella based. Limewire, Frostwire, Bearshare etc. But recently, Bearshare updated and I didn't like the new update, so I moved back to Limewire.

I noticed, when I downloaded files, It said " Connecting " and then after that it would say " Need More Sources ". I kinda' looked around, and the solutions to these problems were explained to complicatably. So I was wondering, why does it do this? Can you explain what to do to stop this? Thanks
-Brad

1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? Norton
3. How much ram? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 71GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Netgear Router and Motorola Modem
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.) Home
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Limewire 4.12.6 and Java 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)? Telstra
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Uhm, Theres 2 Computers and 2 Laptops connected to the router. *Doesnt make it slow*
11. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Experienced User
12. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? *YOUR TEST WORKED*
13. Try and download a magnet file from here and see what speed you get for it, then post the result as well: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml I got about 120kbps.

BITZI doesnt help, not downloading video's.

thanks

Bitzi is for verifying files are ok & seeing if there's any user feedback to see that the file is good or poor, or whatever.

BearShare now has content filtering. That's why the new versions are no good. They sold themselves out after out of court settlement.

Hi Brad from Australia. The way files download using LW or FW are a litte different to BS.

Be aware of recent spamming on the network of fake files. See Recognising fake files which may answer why your downlds are "connecting" for ages & then go to need more sources. That's a typical symptom & description of fake files.

How to stop it? Don't choose copyright files to download. Choose modem users to download from. Choose those with just a few hosts when you get hundreds or thousands of results for a single search (98% of those will be fake with such high search results!)

Lol, HEY LORD OF THE RINGS FROM MIDDLE EARTH. thanks dude. =0!

So should I download the earlier versions of BS? like 5.0 or what?

Yep ... check the stickies in the bearshare forums & you'll find a link to an old beta which is "the" best BS!
Look for "BearShare has been sabotaged." in the Open Discussion section of BS forum sections.