How Do You stop Hosts browsing you?
 

Hi Guys just a quick question.

How do you stop hosts browsing you, have searched the Board for this but nothing

Some people, you don't have the browse function or the chat, but others you have no chat, but can still browse, why is this.

Also their using limewire, not any of the other clients.

Happens in any version, have full access to network, on turbo

Also no probs with uploading or downloading

opened up the ports in my zone alarm firewall personally in advanced options

Sgt

How can you tell if a host is browsing you and why don't you want someone to browse your files? Is it because you have files that you don't want other people to download? If that's the case, then you should stop sharing them if they're being shared.

Hi CyberStalker

Thanks For Replying

Just wonfering why sometimes you can browse hosts and somtimes you can even if their LW Hosts.

When I Got Limewire I Thought you could Browse All other Limeware hosts

Sgt

the reasons
1. they had shutedDown their comps.
2. they are not sharing any files.

for the 2nd ones you can limit their acces to your computer:
tool->options->advanced->preferencing
change the files you must share... to 10...100 and drag the slider to Rarely

Hi Dagam3

I will try that and see what happens, thank's for the prompt reply now I Know why I came to this forum


Sgt

Keep in mind that sometimes hosts cannot be browsed because they are behind a firewall. That happens to me a bit.

Thanks guys for the fast replys

I Don't think it's because of firewalls, a lot of the host's i've been able to talk to say they had no problems browsing me, and they say that the've no blocks to stop them , but I Can't browse them, what is going on

Also I Can Not Get More than 10 Hosts no matter what I do, And I'm no computer virgin Been in them since 1974, been on the networks since the early 80s when I was downloading, well we won't say much more about that,
I've been getting 10 hosts no matter if i download video or mp3, I've tried well quite a few times, and the've come down, but why no more than 10 hosts.

The files has had 100s but still dls at 10 why is this, I also know about people online and not on line, that does not account for this


Sgt

If you don't want to be browsed, being firewalled is the only way to go. There is no option in LW to stop other from browsing you.

Ciao

?!?!? where you "Can Not Get More than 10 Hosts no matter what"....?

at one file d/l ???
or the sum of all hosts fromm your all d/ls is not more then 10 ???


'cose I knew that you can not d/l a file from more then 8 hosts...

Thats not true when testing using Pro simultaneous starting 20 files they all start downloading with between 1 an 10 host per file depending on the availability of host for individual file.

Hi Dagam3

can you clarify what your saying, I Have only started on these boards 2 Days ago and only starting to get the abvreviated version of how people speak on the boards, I May Know A Lot About computers but I"m Still trying to find my way on the boards

Sgt

i thinc Grandpa knows better.....
and from how many hosts you can donwload (d/l) a file in both versions (basic/pro) ?

Hi Dagam3

I Did not understand one word of that post

Sgt

Sorry grandpa but when downloading I only get 10 Hosts no matter what I download


Sgt

i'll give this program a chance

But where i'm looking as a consumer the program is Rubbish
it always has been from the moment I Got it

Can Anybody recomend a program where you can get what you want

Sgt

I asked you that when you try to download only one file you get maximum 10 hosts ?
or if you are trying to download let's say 8 files, you still geting 10 hosts alltoghetter ?

hi Dagam3

It's When I downlod 1 File

Sgt

And what more do you want...?

Hi Dagam3

I used to get 16 to 24 hosts now I'm only getting 10 no matter what I download, What I'm asking is why, And I don't Think it's people going of line that fast, So it must be a fault in the program

if I go on Ares for the same file I get 15-20 Hosts

Sgt

Sgt

LimeWire is limited to 10 host per file I believe the theory behind this is that it leaves more host available for other users therefor all users have a greater chance of getting the file they are looking fore quicker. And that is one things that in my opinion that makes LimeWire better than the rest of the P2P software out there.

but what is your connection speed if you are willing to get more than 10 hosts per file

(or what is the reason to want more hosts...?)

Hi Grandpa

Thanks for replying

Now I know it's built into the program and is deliberate

the reason you want more hosts dagma is

You get the file faster and or It takes some of the uploading load of some of the other hosts, and my connection is 2.2mb

sgt

Now I belive you that you want more host...........:cool: