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Gnutella bandwidth bandits

Gnutella bandwidth bandits
But Gnutella developers aren't waiting around for Qtraxmax to start behaving well. Programmers are discussing a number of technical proposals that would make access to the network contingent on good behavior: If you write code that hurts Gnutella, in other words, you don't get to play. One idea would allow only "clients that you can authenticate" to speak on the network.

Posted by rshah on August 08, 2002| Comments (0)

Peer-to-Peer Architecture Case Study: Gnutella Network

Peer-to-Peer Architecture Case Study: Gnutella Network
Matei Ripeanu has studied the topology of Gnutella's application level network. The two major findings we focus on are: (1) although Gnutella is not a pure power-law network, its current configuration has the benefits and the drawbacks of a power-law structure, and (2) the Gnutella virtual network topology does not match well the underlying Internet topology, hence leading to ineffective use of the physical networking infrastructure.

Posted by rshah on July 27, 2001| Comments (0)

GNUTELLA GROWTH EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

GNUTELLA GROWTH EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
Despite the general belief that technical limitations would put a cap on the size of Gnutella, the file sharing system is growing much faster than expected. The WSJ reports that it can now reach tens of thousands of users at once, 20 times more than just a few months ago.

Posted by rshah on May 29, 2001| Comments (0)

MPAA Goes After Gnutella

MPAA Goes After Gnutella
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has sent hundreds of letters to major Internet service providers and universities, warning them that some people on their networks are violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by trading copyrighted movies through Gnutella, see also Slashdot

Posted by rshah on April 19, 2001| Comments (0)

RIAA: Gnutella not yet a threat

RIAA: Gnutella not yet a threat
As the record industry tracks down post-Napster file-swapping havens, it's giving the sprawling Gnutella network a pass, at least for now.

Posted by rshah on March 30, 2001| Comments (0)

GNUTELLA WORMS INTO YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION

GNUTELLA WORMS INTO YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION
A proof-of-concept worm reportedly started spreading over among the PCs of Gnutella users. The Gnutella worm infects a user's PC and then monitors a computer's network connection.

Posted by rshah on February 28, 2001| Comments (0)

Running The Numbers: Why Gnutella Can't Scale

Running The Numbers: Why Gnutella Can't Scale
This paper discusses the technical merits concering scalability through a detailed mathematical analysis of the Gnutella architecture, see also Slashdot

Posted by rshah on February 15, 2001| Comments (0)

Gnutella swapping cookies, too

Gnutella swapping cookies, too
Web surfers trading free music and other digital goods over one of the Web's most popular file-swapping networks are sharing much more: sensitive data files that could expose them to identity theft.

Posted by rshah on February 09, 2001| Comments (0)

Gnutella puts up fight for Web elite

Gnutella puts up fight for Web elite
Predictions that Gnutella would quickly offer an effective file-swapping alternative to Napster have proven premature, with the technology's own developers admitting more work is needed before it will take off as a way to trade free music and other digital wares.

Posted by rshah on January 29, 2001| Comments (0)