The gnutella network is never "static"
People connect and disconnect all the time.
If you are searching for hard to get files, you could try to connect and disconnect yourself, but for the health of the network, do not make a habbit of it.
The best strategy is to be patient, keep your client running for half an hour or so and if you still can't get what you are looking for, reconnect

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