Your post is a little bit confusing:

What connects ? Limewire?

As for files with hundreds of hosts, those are faked files which you won't ever download. They are intentionally shared by those groups that do not like P2P networks.....

Try to choose files with some 10-20 hosts (or even less). You should also try and check those files with Bitzi:

How to use Bitzi

The following thread explains about how to configurate routers and firewalls including links to "Portforwarding"
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=51357

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