user name pop-up

I have gotten 2 pop-ups which are part of Limewire with a host # at the time and 2 fields, one asking for my user name, and one for my password. I've been using Limewire for awhile now and never seen this before. Does anyone know what this is? Thanks!

[doppelganger]

I meant to type host # at the TOP, not time, but I can't get in to edit the damn thing!

[NutterBudgie]

I have also gotten the name-password popups, i thot (clumsy typing & all) i had hit the wrong key & activated something to chat. So what R the popups??

[piagi9]

It's being discussed in the Open Forum, but no one has said what it is yet (http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=18790).
Looks like an FTP sign-in, I leave it empty and click Ok.
It goes away, but I still ain't sure what it is.

[sberlin]

like trap_jaw said in the other thread, it was intended as a feature for limewire to allow private networks. it was never fully implemented, and i also thought it was removed for the current release. i'll double check, but i know i saw the change checked in to the code ..

[piagi9]

Sounds good. Except it leaves me wondering...

If (A) Some people activated it for them and their buddies
Then (B) Why is it showing up in others programs
If (C) We're not allowed access anyways?

[trap_jaw]

LimeWire has to do that to determine if you are allowed to establish a connection to a certain ultrapeer.

[stief]

Does this mean that people in the know are hacking limewire to allow for a private p2p network?

Sounds like Hotline. I guess PayPal will be involved soon.

Does limewire display which IP requested the pop-up, or where can I go to get in on this list?

[trap_jaw]

Yes, it does.

The authentication feature was intended for private gnutella networks for example for companies or universities, btw.

[stief]

Thanks for the quick reply T_J

any suggestions for finding out more about how to get in on this? Yeah--I know--I'm publicly asking for access to a private net.

BTW--I'm on a Mac running your favourite OS, Jaguar, so don't be too disgusted: I haven't yet tried Apple's new beta of Java--I'll wait for Limewire/Acquisition 3.1 and Java 1.41