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What are nodes?
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A node is another user of who Zultrax P2P knows her sares or is downloading a certain file. So in other words, the node is a place where we might have a chance download at least part of this file from, the more nodes, the smoother the download will go. Zultrax P2P is as long as you are downloading the file searching for more nodes.
Files shared by only one or only a few or just one node might take long time to download or might not download at all. That one node is just a single other user, he might have a bad connection, a very busy connection or just turn out his computer and go on a holiday. So, if you have choice, always try the file with the most nodes.
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This file doesn't download at all
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Over a P2P file sharing network you depend on other users so not all files will download succesfully. You have however much control and you can get a lot of files downloading at high speed.
- Try to download those files that have the most nodes.
- Clear downloads from your list that haven't started after several hours
- Put multiple downloads, so if the program cannot reach the one file it can be busy downloading the other
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After being 90% complete the file is now 70% complete. How comes?
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The program downloads blocks of a file from other users. Each file consist out of a certain number of blocks, depending on the file size, the percentage complete shows how far that process is done. If a file consist out of 30 blocks, you already have 15, it shows 50% complete. Another process that runs is verifying those blocks. Suppose you downloaded a block but it is not correct. That will make the entire file faulthy. So after download each block is when possible also verified, simply said by downloading a few bytes of the same block from another source. If that verifying finds a certain block is not ok it removes that block and removes all other blocks downloaded from the same source (and doesnt download anything anymore from that source)
As a result of that verifying the percentage complete can drop.
Normally this dropping happens only occasionally and for a few percent only. If it happens all the time for a certain file or a certain group of files (all downloads started about at the same time?) you are most likely downloading from some sources over the Gnutella network that is spreading garbage.
You could either accept your loose, cancel those downloads and start new ones (the chance the same issue occures again isn't big) or continue downloading the file(s), if it is a real existing file the program will finally get it. However if it drops over and over, that's not a good sign. You might be better of cancelling it.
You got this issue for a whole bunch of files? You started those downloads all at about the same time. Although the program tries to avoid it you have gotten search results from a very doubtfull source. Best take your loss, cancel all downloads you started in that time frame and start over again.
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I downloaded a file that says I need another media player to play it. Is this normal?
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Someone somewhere figured out it is an easy way to make money to spread corrupted files over P2P networks and have you to use their player to play it. Those players are often malware (spyware, adware or worse containing virusses) and/or paid. It is pure scamming and on the end you often still cannot play the file.
Also don't start searching the web for a crack of this players (Domplayer is currently the most wellknown) as they also produce those virus-overloaded cracks themselves, you will just end up with s**t installed on your computer and still cannot watch your video file.
You can help the community by deleting these files as soon as you find out. This way you help stopping the spreading of these files.
Don't take any explanation as true. Some even state by buying their player you support the development of P2P software. It is not true, any file that needs a special player is a scam and should be deleted.
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