Originally Posted by AaronWalkhouse

The real BearShare doesn't need registration, but fixing
that's the easy part. Rogers is definitely one of the most
customer-hostile ISPs on the planet, and they are probably
blocking all they can.

Your best shot is to get the beta version from here: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...sabotaged.html
…and then get the data files from here: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/host-c...tml#post293970
…to preload it with a lot of good hosts to try connecting to.
(Once it gets started, it's a lot harder to stop.)

If you get a green light on the right side (There are four
status lights on the top right of the real thing) then you can
go into the Setup menu and turn on Ultrapeer mode in the
Service tab. That'll kick it into high gear and Rogers will
have a hard time stopping you.

If you're still not getting much traction change your port
number in Setup/Connection and set your firewall and
router or modem to let traffic in on that new port. Easy
instructions for firewalls and routers are here:
PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall