what is the host catcher?
 

What is the host catcher and what does it do?

In the host catcher you'll find ip adresses that run a gnutella servent.
Your servent got them from either a hostcache (a auto connect host) or from another servent you was connected to.
Becouse the Gnutella network does not work with a central server, Phex needs those adresses to connect to the network.
All gnutella programmes are server and client (servent) at the same time .
If you want to learn more about gnutella, read this

And there is something to be majorly improved !
 

I would like to see a filter implemented to not catch hosts with certain ports!

I am suspecting that my default port is blocked here in the University ....
So why waste so many atempts on hosts with blocked ports from my catcher when reconecting ?
When I choose one of the random ports it connects just fine - If I dont it'll take forever to reconnect !

Sounds like a relative easy thing to do - however to implement it well with menuitem and all - well that makes it a little more Komplex !?
But probably still not bad for sombody who is allready familiar with the General Strukture of Phex ?

Thanks and cheers !