Sharing Between Friends

[Nobody]

Hi all,

I am trying to share some files with a specific computer (machine 2) using the Gnutella network. Both machines are running LimeWire v4.18.2 - would like to stick with this version.

I have shared the files on machine 1, and set port forwarding manually - Limewire says it is NOT behind a firewall, and also tried with uPnP (router shows this has worked and LimeWire says it is NOT behind a firewall).

The files appear to be shared in LimeWire on machine 1. These are unique files, created by myself, so will have a unique MD5 and SHA1 hash. They have also been named uniquely, so that machine 2 can find them using the right keywords.

Now, I have only once (after 2 days of trying) been able to see the files when searching from machine 2, and connect using Direct connect to the IP address (Machine 1) sharing the files. Even when it did work, it didn't last for long (I did not disconnect from the network on any of the machines, and so don't understand why I stopped seeing machine 1 - possibly something to do with UltraPeers?); again, I am unable to find the files using the search, and am unable to direct connect to the IP address, which LimeWire is showing is NOT behind a firewall. I even tried placing the sharing machine in a DMZ, which produced the same result.

Can anyone shed any light on why this is not working? Does Gnutella segment the network, and you can only connect to ones within your own segment, or something similar to that? I have read much of the wiki but still not sure about the answer.

Both Machines are connected to the internet using different public IP addresses.

Thanks for your help.

Ps, Yes, I know there are better ways to share files between 2 machines, but I am using LimeWire for a reason.