What
is eDonkey
The newest version of eDonkey2000 connects to
both the eDonkey2000 and OverNet networks. Both
of these networks use the same protocols to share
files. The biggest difference between the two
is OverNet is serverless, while eDonkey2000 is
server-based.
eDonkey2000 has all of these features:
When searching on the server based network (eDonkey2000),
it doesn't rely on one central server yet searches
are still quick and your client doesn't get bogged
down with endless search requests. You have the
ability to search all the files being shared anywhere
on the eDonkey2000 network.
No central server. Servers can be located anywhere
at any IP address.
It allows you to transfer any type of file. It
automatically resumes interrupted transfers from
alternate sources. It even introduces ways to
share a whole collection of files together so
you can be sure to get all the songs in an album
or all pieces of a movie. Users will be able to
download a file from multiple sources at the same
time thus insuring that transfers will be as fast
as possible.
Files can be uploaded while being downloaded.
This insures that a rare file that is wanted by
many people will be distributed as quickly as
possible.
Downloads are automatically continued from session
to session.
Dynamic ports. The donkey can be configured to
run over any port.
The server and client are both distributed for
free. There are Linux, Windows, and Mac versions
available.
Download
eDonkey
About P2P
A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network
that relies on the computing power and bandwidth
of the participants in the network rather than concentrating
it in a relatively low number of servers. P2P networks
are typically used for connecting nodes via largely
ad hoc connections. Such networks are useful for
many purposes. Sharing content files (see file sharing)
containing audio, video, data or anything in digital
format is very common, and realtime data, such as
telephony traffic, is also passed using P2P technology.
A pure peer-to-peer network does not have the
notion of clients or servers, but only equal peer
nodes that simultaneously function as both "clients"
and "servers" to the other nodes on
the network. This model of network arrangement
differs from the client-server model where communication
is usually to and from a central server. A typical
example for a non peer-to-peer file transfer is
an FTP server where the client and server programs
are quite distinct, and the clients initiate the
download/uploads and the servers react to and
satisfy these requests.
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