Using windows XP, SP2, wireless router ( wired connection ), and a motorola surfboard cable modem.

Anyways, I've went over this with my IT guys and they cant figure it out, so maybe one of you guys can.

With bearshare lite, Most of the time I just get not connected, and it tries to connect for a long time before I just give up, When it finally does connect it is yellow and says UDP firewalled, now the weird part about this is, I've been using bearshare for years and I have no new networking stuff except the modem, but I switched out the modem and tried the old one early today ( Just got the isp IT to do a Mac ID swap. ) Anywho, Like I said, no network settings have been changed. This problem is with my computer, as well as the computer upstairs and with that being said, the problem still occurs with being connected to the router as well as a direct connection to the cable modem.

So I doubt that its a router problem. Now heres where it gets interesting, I also cannot download any torrents, using any type of torrent app. They all just connect to the seeds, say they're downloading but stay at 0kbps and do not move. This also happens when I use limewire and it FINALLY connects, I can start a download, it'll say "Downloading from xx hosts" but it stays at 0 kbps and doesn't move.

I cannot connect to ANY p2p program except for the new bearshare where you basically have to buy everything, that program lets me download songs.

I also can download anything from an ftp or http source, its just p2p programs that are giving me trouble, including torrents. So If anyone has any clue as to why this is happening ( Only been happening for a bout a week now ) give me a reply, because this is ridiculous


Posting again because it got deleted without warning and explanation, hoping someone can help me here.

It got deleted because there's already one post in the BearShare forum. No need to have 2 posts...choose which section you want to post in. Which client do you use most - BS or LW?
Multiple posting's against the Forum Rules

I use both programs, not sure why thats hard to understand, I posted it in both sections because it relates to both programs. And well, the limewire section is much more alive.

Junior Member Evenson

You said that you went over this with your IT guys, if so I am surprised they have not mentioned P2P throttling.

You see, more and more ISPs from all over the world are introducing P2P throttling (aka bandwidth shaping), this technology allows all internet traffic except P2P, which is heavily restricted. The amount of restriction is entirely up to the ISP concerned and their own internal policy.

And basically what it worse, ISPs still advertise unlimited usage but do not tell their customers when they introduce anti-P2P measures, one day you can download anything without any problems the next day you can't download anything off the gnutella network, and that is first you know about P2P throttling.

You know, when an ISP I used to use started P2P throttling they would not even admit it, I had to find out from an internet article that my ISP (Virgin at the time) had introduced bandwidth shaping. So I left them and joined another ISP, which has now been taken over by "Pipex" who also have an anti-P2P policy.

Anyway, who is your ISP?



UK Bob

My isp is a random company I've never heard of, The Amazing Persona. I THINK they use a telus backbone but I'm not sure, I know for a fact telus doesn't use p2p blocking, but the amazing persona might.... So basically if they are using bandwidth shaping i am "screwed" untill I change isps?