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the_a_b

April 10th, 2003 01:46 AM

ultrapeer vs leaf

i'm running lw 2.9.8 on osx 10.1.5 with cable connection. by default lw configured me as ultrapeer. how are these modes different?

trap_jaw

April 10th, 2003 02:28 AM

as an ultrapeer you are passing on messages for other people, as a leaf you only receive messages concerning you. So ultrapeers are nodes devoting a part of their bandwidth to keep the network alive.

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