Questions on How File Downloads

Hi everyone when I go to download a file it cant get passed Connecting. My question is, is my computer even talking to the server or is one of those fake server things i have been hearing about?

Thanks

LW doesn't have a central server, you're connecting to other computers.
Sounds like you're trying to download a fake file. These things will never connect.

Search again. Try the All Types category as well as the more specific ones. Vary your search terms - look for artist, album, actors' names etc. Stay away from files with huge numbers of sources, try a file with 10 sources or less.
Check out video files with Bitzi before download
How to use Bitzi

Why would someone put up a fake file? And ill try that out thanks. Is that a good thing that its fake?

I guess these fakes are supposed to discourage people from using p2p, by making it more difficult for people to use the apps

If you check out the post below, it has a few interesting links!
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...56&postcount=2

Wow thanks for all of this help Birdy I never expected it. But one last quwstion i read those lins and it says the music goverment thing records ips? Is hat bad? Or am I fine cause it never got passed connecting?

Thanks sooo much for your time.

Here are a few threads to read
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...hlight=dynamic
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...onitor+address
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...onitor+address

For more info, use the forum search... you're sure to find a few more threads