[Feature Request] Connect to different UP-vendors

arne_bab · #1 (**permalink**) January 24th, 2009

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Originally Posted by ToNneTje

Thanks for the information... since i'm using Linux, for more then 2 years now, i haven't search and read alot about Windows p2p like Bearshare...

Same for me, but 5 years

But I try to keep informed about the GNutella apps for Windows just to be up to date - and the Bearshare sellout was major (bad) news.

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Well, some minutes ago i was connected to 23 Phex-clients

All of them are using OLD versions of Phex, so maybe it is an idea to show Phex-users an update-message by default when starting Phex???

At download.com is still an OLD version available, NOT the newest version... hope this will be updated soon.

We're displaying an update message during the first week, if a new version is available, and Phex has an internal download mechanism to get the newest version from Gnutella and the sourceforge servers simultaneously (in chunks).

But it's possible that users of old versions disabled the update message, just ignore it or didn't install the downloaded Phex (currently it only downloads the new version, but doesn't install it).

ToNneTje · #2 (**permalink**) January 26th, 2009

About connecting to UP-vendors... as UP and Phex user i would like to connect ONLY to Phex UP's and Leafs.
Limewire connects to Limewire UP's, Bearshare connects to Bearshare UP's, but Phex connects mostly to Limewire/Frostwire (i was connected to 29 Phex-leafs yesterday, and NO Phex UP's).

As far i understand, Phex prefer other Phex clients to connect to when they are online for at least 2 hours.
Is there a possibility to change this so that Phex will ALWAYS connect to other Phex clients when available?
I want to test this to see if i get other (better?) searchresults, less fake-files, and offcourse because it looks better in my Connection field

arne_bab · #3 (**permalink**) January 26th, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToNneTje

As far i understand, Phex prefer other Phex clients to connect to when they are online for at least 2 hours.
Is there a possibility to change this so that Phex will ALWAYS connect to other Phex clients when available?
I want to test this to see if i get other (better?) searchresults, less fake-files, and offcourse because it looks better in my Connection field

Sure. Do you build your Phex from subversion?

Gregor wrote some very efficient and readable comparator code in

src/main/java/phex/host/CaughtHostComparator.java
src/main/java/phex/host/CaughtHost.java

It first checks if the last connection succeeded. Then it checks if the Host is a DecentPhex.

You can make Phex prefer Phex hosts at all times by reducing the requirements for being a DecentPhex in CaughtHost.java:

just comment out the avgDailyUptime if clause in

Code:

    public boolean isDecentPhexHost()
    {
        if ( !StringUtils.equals( vendor, "PHEX" ) )
        {
            return false;
        }
        if ( avgDailyUptime < 7200 )
        {
            return false;
        }
        if ( !isUltrapeer )
        {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

ToNneTje · #4 (**permalink**) January 27th, 2009

Hi Arne,

"Do you build your Phex from subversion?"

I haven't build anything, i'm not an expert

But changing some settings is even for me possible to do

Do you know a good (free) .class editor, beause i can't open the files

Thanks.

arne_bab · #5 (**permalink**) January 27th, 2009

Hi ToNneTje,

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToNneTje

"Do you build your Phex from subversion?"

I haven't build anything, i'm not an expert

Since you're using GNU/Linux, you don't need to be

Which distribution do you use?
(you need subversion, everything else should already be in place)

ToNneTje · #6 (**permalink**) January 27th, 2009

I'm using Ubuntu 8.10.

But even build Phex from subversion sounds difficult to me

(Maybe i must spend some time to learn stuff like that)