Gnutella Clients: Which one to use?

Kenneth J. GarrowMarch 04, 2004

Presentation E

Introduction

Gnutella Clients

Gnutelliums www.gnutelliums.com Windows Linux and Unix Macintosh Conclusion/Recommendation

BearShare (www.bearshare.com)

Search for, download, and share files Works with MP3, MPEG, AVI, ASF, MOV, JPEG,

GIF, and all other file types Features full documentation, slick graphics, and

a user interface that makes searching, downloading, and file sharing easy

Upload bandwidth controls, enhanced connection management, and improved downloading.

Gnucleus (www.gnucleus.com)

Gnucleus itself is a Windows application for accessing the Gnutella and G2 networks

One of the first released after the introduction of Gnutella in 2000.

Features– Open Source - The code that makes this program is free! Anyone

who wants to is free to modify the program– Simple and Powerful - Keep it simple, stupid. – Multiple Windows - Gnucleus has sub-windows inside itself so that

users can observe different aspects of the program simultaneously

LimeWire (www.limewire.com)

Allows users to share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, and text documents

Features– Pushing uploads and downloads– BearShare QHD compatibility– Ability to measure the speed of remote hosts and

preview files while downloading– Chat

Phex (phex.sourceforge.net)

Allows you to share and download any type of files from other users on the Gnutella network

Phex is based on Java technology and therefore available for many different systems

– Windows– Mac OS X– Linux and others

Swapper (www.revolutionarystuff.com/swapper)

Swapper.NET leverages the latest research in peer-2-peer technologies alongside of the newest W3C standards

Swapper.NET was designed from the ground up to support the latest .NET technology.

XoloX Ultra (www.xolox.nl)

Makes file sharing fast, easy, safe, and secure Search for and share all types of digital media,

including music, films, videos, games, photos, documents, software, and more

Automatically installs, configures, and connects with just one click

Added security automatically scans downloaded files for viruses and allows users to preview files before downloading.

Parent-controlled filter is included for family use

Linux and Unix Gnutella Clients

Gtk-Gnutella (gtk-gnutella.sourceforge.net) Mutella (mutella.sourceforge.net) Qtella (www.qtella.net)

Also, LimeWire and Phex (mentioned earlier)

Macintosh Gnutella Clients

The only 2 listed were LimeWire and Phex which we have already discussed.

Not many choices here. Sorry Mac users.

Conclusion/Recommendation

LimeWire– Most popular (widely used)– Easiest to setup and use– One of the coolest looking interfaces (in my opinion)

BearShare– Becoming increasing more popular among windows

users.

Questions?

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