Ultrapeer
 

I've just started using 1.9c.

When I first connect, I have ordinary connections, then after a while it changes to Ultrapeer 1,2,3.

Can someone explain (in laymans terms) what is happening there.

Just for info :)

First you have normal connections to everybody and LimeWire sends and receives searches and search results to everybody .

Suddenly it stumbles upon a LimeWire client running in Ultrapeer mode .
Your LimeWire immediatly drops all it's connections exept for that Ultrapeer and sends an index (a list) of your files to it .

This is good because no searches and no search results are going trough your modem .
The Ultrapeer handles all searching , search results , matching , ...

The only activity you will see in your modem is when someone downloads a file from you or when you start searching and downloading .

So if you are on a slow 56K (phoneline) this is a blessed thing .
It can however be a curse if you have a T1 for just 2 PC's (my situation)

Why do I have to explain this to a member with +420 psts while being new myself ?? :confused:

To post on a forum for a long time does not mean to necessary get involved in understanding the functioning of the network. It seems to me Kath is more involved in gardening (which is maybe better). And, without any roughness, no one forced you to explain anything :p .

LOL
 

LOL :cool:

Point taken .