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Old June 24th, 2007
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Default LOTS of sources but still will not download

I'm having this problem ALOT lately, and i need it fixed asap.
Here it is:
I have a static ip setup and the proper ports forwarded to my computer for Frostwire.
I will search a movie, and i will get alot of sources so i double click and soon i get "connecting(X host tried)" (where x is any given number that increases)
and then it switches to "need more sources"
so i click find sources.
it says connecting for a while, then says, "waiting 300s for sources"
you know what i mean.
then it goes to "awaiting sources" which i know is crap cuz there's like 94 sources as it says in the search.
any help would be great.
no matter how many times i click resume it does nothing.
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Old June 25th, 2007
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There are fake files all over the network. They'll sit connecting for ages, then get stuck needing sources forever. Always check movie files with Bitzi before download. If a file has heaps of sources but no Bitzi rating, chances are it's a fake (just because a file has heaps of sources, doesn't mean that they're genuine sources). Music doesn't get rated as much with Bitzi. It's worth avoiding the files with huge numbers of sources...go for a file with around 10 sources.
There's a lot more info & tips in these 2 threads, including info about using Bitzi. The threads are referring to LW but still apply to FW.
Fake files showing up in search results
How to find music

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