Can anyone tell me why a small files downloads in record time but a large file will..
 

never even connect?

I don't get it. I just downloaded a 6 mb mp3 in record time... just a few seconds. When I try a larger fiel - 50mb or 100's (what I'm ideally trying to get) it doesn't even connect at all ever. The quality of the host or number of sources doesn't matter. This doesn't make any sense. It always ends up saying "need more sources"

For reference:

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
WIN XP Professional SP2

2. What firewalls you have?
N/A - I have a Dlink DI-624 router but I have the comptuer with limewire set as dmz. The firewall icon does not appear in limewire and the connection quality is always perfect (all green bars).

3. How much ram?
512 mb

4. Hard Disk space available?
100+ GB

5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
Verizon Fios Fiber Optic

6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
I don't know the modem - wahtever verizon gives.
Router: D-Link AirPlus XtremeG D1-624


7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?
home.

8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
Limewire 4.12.16
Java 1.5.0-_09

9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)?
Verizon Fios.

10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there?
"Your Test Worked"
It works.

11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
There's two other PC's. They are usually not using P2P. They are not set as the DMZ, my computer is.

12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
Was using bearshare, performance was poor but worked sporadically. Limewire does not work at all, ever.

13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?
No, Initially I did but now I'm not. Not sure what I changed to make it go away.


I was using bearshare and the performance was getting worse and worse. Certain files never work or the download will start and run slowly and then die. I find that small files work more often. Also if I were to que up maybe 50 large files and then leave my computer on for a day or two eventually I get some of them but not all.

I thought perhaps the version of bearshare was outdated so I tried limewire (which I also know to be clean of spyware - bonus) but limewire doesn't work at all. I pick files with lots of sources and a four star quality but ti doesn't matter. They just sit there for every and either never connect or say more sources needed which it never finds. I never see any uploads going out either. Bearshare always worked with uploads disabled or if I enabled it a ton of files would upload just fine. If I turn the search monitor on in limewire I see incoming searchs and I can search files but that's all I can do.

I have a routed but my p2p computer is set as the DMZ.

What I don't understand is if all they're doing is blocking the port why I can't just change it and have it work. I've tried changing the ports in limewire but it doesn't work.

Does anyone have any ideas?

I've been through this too: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=51357

You don't need to change ports if your connection is fine. You said all green bars & no firewall icon...connection is fine. Files that themselves will not connect, then show 'need more sources' are fakes. They won't connect or download.
Check the sticky below for more info
Fake files showing up in search results (Connecting for ages with many hosts & then Need More Sources when trying to download a file.)

Interesting. That sucks. So what happened to the gnutella network? It seems like ALL large files are now fakes? It didn't seem like it used to be this way 6 - months to a year ago.

Also what about large files that go slowly and download about 10% and then die. Are those fakes or are those just bad connections...?

How are they even legally able to do that. I thought DOS attacks were against the law?

Thanks

No...not all large files are fakes! Just keep searching & you could eventually find some good sources.
If a file downloads a certain % then stops, could be that the host of that file has gone offline. You may well be able to resume that incomplete file later.
The speed of a download depends on a few factors (your speed, host(s) speed, how many upload slots the host has open, how many hosts you're downloading the file from etc).

Have you seen these stickies? They might help you out:
How to find music
Fake files showing up in search results