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December 15, 2002 at 6:07 pm #7645hardxcorexpunkMember
Every time I try to download something, Kazaa downloads between 300 kb – 1000 kb of it and then disconnects my internet and the download. I have dial-up (barf), and it works fine with IE and my e-mail, but Kazaa screws it up. I downloaded the lite version, I disabled the XP firewall, and I set the port to 7000, but the problem persists. Help!
December 15, 2002 at 10:24 pm #65677rustedtightMemberthe lite version differs only in that it does not come with spyware.
Its quite possible that an incorrect uninstall or a faulty .dll left behind n pointed to in the registry is the problem. if you are comfortable with the registry then search for n destroy all relavent files immediately after an uninstall, all fast track clients will exhibit this fault until it is fixed.
Dont rule out the possibility that your OS is unstable and is in need of a rebuild.
naturally, as you never said, it is assumed you are not running Zonealarm.December 15, 2002 at 10:46 pm #65683hardxcorexpunkMember2 things: I’m computer stupid so try to dumb that down a shade. Secondly, the computer is brand new and has been out of the box for 3 days. I doubt it is an OS problem…
December 16, 2002 at 3:07 pm #65676rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:2 things: I’m computer stupid so try to dumb that down a shade. Secondly, the computer is brand new and has been out of the box for 3 days. I doubt it is an OS problem…Ouch, OK our answers here are only ever as good as the question would convey, how could anyone guess its a 3 day old ‘puter in the hands of a newbie?
I speak dumb fluently having mastered it way back when:D.
Consider the posibility that the problem may simply be impatience, give it a lil time, try more popular songs, go for songs with lotz of users online. Its also possible its a bandwidth problem that is best handled by surfing at another time. 🙂
Dont mess with the firewall unless it is to replace it with a ‘REAL’ firewall.:)
Send more details please if this problem continues past 1 week.
Computer stupid? dont feel bad,…. theres tens of millions of us all were stupid at one time……. 😀December 18, 2002 at 11:29 pm #65682hardxcorexpunkMemberWell, it’s been a week since I got the comp, and the problem still continues. I did try downloading more popular songs, to no avail. Although, I was able to somehow download two songs in total, they were not the popular ones and were actually my choices. Now I really don’t know…
I’ve also surfed at all hours of the day, from weekends, to mornings, to afternoons, although now during exam time I have not the time to do such things. Baaaa…..December 19, 2002 at 11:24 am #65675rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:I’ve also surfed at all hours of the day, from weekends, to mornings, to afternoons,I was guessing those were your surfing times as they are also the surfing times of the American continent, really peak demand, expect some ‘drop-outs’ or surf for downloads after midnight n before dawn.
Quote:quote:Kazaa downloads between 300 kb – 1000 kb of it and then disconnects my internet and the download.the bad news is…. kazaa is not doing that, something else is.
December 19, 2002 at 10:14 pm #65681hardxcorexpunkMemberQuote:quote: I was guessing those were your surfing times as they are also the surfing times of the American continent, really peak demand, expect some ‘drop-outs’ or surf for downloads after midnight n before dawn.But every time? I mean, I’ve surfed many a time at peak time on my previous computer, but a situation this serious has never occured…
Quote:quote: the bad news is…. kazaa is not doing that, something else is.What could this elusive body be? And why does it only choose to strike during Kazaa? :confused::confused::confused:
December 20, 2002 at 3:24 pm #65674rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:But every time? I mean, I’ve surfed many a time at peak time on my previous computer, but a situation this serious has never occured…Using Kazaa previously? or another program.? If it was using Kazaa then the answer is obvious, look for the difference between the 2 ‘puters.
Quote:quote:What could this elusive body be? And why does it only choose to strike during Kazaa?Ah hah…… your starting to see a trend here?
If you want to use another computer as a comparison then you must guarantee that it is 100% identical to the current problem one……. Its NOT.
If you are unable via a process of elimination in tracking down the current fault then please provide more details… type of net connection:dialup?, service provider, complete build of ‘puter, OS, browser, firewalls, non standard firewall rules in effect, AV software, running tasks, background tasks, & brand of coffee consumed.:D
A previously encountered problem here (Australia) was with service providers pinging the client (you) to determin if the connection was live, introduce a firewall that wont allow a reply to a ping and the service provider after 15-20 mins assumed the connection was dead n DC’d the connection. Naturally everyone blamed the newly installed firewall. 😀 Its often default settings or the nut on the keyboard that is the problem.:DDecember 21, 2002 at 2:35 am #65680hardxcorexpunkMemberWhoops that made no sense, this is what i meant:
Well, this new computer is about 1200 khz faster, more ram, XP rather than ’98, same ISP, and I was using grokster on the old computer, with no new firewalls that I know of, other than the XP which the Kazaa lite people told me to disable, I’m more of a tea drinker, could be the earl gray 🙂 … i really don’t know…
you’re australian? me too..tho’ i moved to the u.s. ’bout 3 years ago…December 21, 2002 at 2:41 am #65678magistykMemberYou can use the edit post button, instead of reposting it.
December 22, 2002 at 5:30 am #65679hardxcorexpunkMemberQuote:quote: You can use the edit post button, instead of reposting it.I did mention I was an idiot, didn’t I…
January 5, 2003 at 12:34 pm #65685DJHyperbyteMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by hardxcorexpunkEvery time I try to download something, Kazaa downloads between 300 kb – 1000 kb of it and then disconnects my internet and the download. I have dial-up (barf), and it works fine with IE and my e-mail, but Kazaa screws it up. I downloaded the lite version, I disabled the XP firewall, and I set the port to 7000, but the problem persists. Help!
AFAIK, the following happens:
KaZaA is trying to send/recieve at a higher rate than your connection can handle, so your connection reaches it’s ‘bottleneck’ after a short while, and then disconnects.
You should be able to solve this by going to your modem settings. There is a setting there called ‘Maximum speed (bytes per second)’. If you have a 56k modem, set this value to 57600. This way Windows should limit your speed to 5.6 kilobyte/sec, and prevent disconnects like this.
January 6, 2003 at 3:14 pm #65673rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:KaZaA is trying to send/recieve at a higher rate than your connection can handle, so your connection reaches it’s ‘bottleneck’ after a short while, and then disconnects.Actually not correct, the hand shaking between sender and receiver is based on packets received and packets dropped, while you may claim to be the fastest connection, you do not fool the sender. To say this will cause disconnection is to belieive that if one stood in a river with a bucket that allowed nothing to pass thru then the river would stop flowing? No the stream flows, you take from it what you can.
Kazaa is a service to connect peers, it does NOT send/receive any content. If this were so the RIAA would have shut it down the day after it started.January 8, 2003 at 12:38 am #65684DJHyperbyteMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by rustedtightQuote:quote:KaZaA is trying to send/recieve at a higher rate than your connection can handle, so your connection reaches it’s ‘bottleneck’ after a short while, and then disconnects.Actually not correct, the hand shaking between sender and receiver is based on packets received and packets dropped, while you may claim to be the fastest connection, you do not fool the sender. To say this will cause disconnection is to belieive that if one stood in a river with a bucket that allowed nothing to pass thru then the river would stop flowing? No the stream flows, you take from it what you can.
Kazaa is a service to connect peers, it does NOT send/receive any content. If this were so the RIAA would have shut it down the day after it started.I was referring to the program, Kazaa, which is attempting to send/recieve data all the time.
January 8, 2003 at 7:51 am #65672rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:I was referring to the program, Kazaa, which is attempting to send/recieve data all the time.OK you are not reading everything so I try to pose this question..
What constitutes the content of this massive stream of highspeed data being sent only by Kazaa that is convincing my ISP that i am offline and causing a service disconnection??FYI I am on a 56 k modem and presently downloading a file from a peer at between 6.85 and 7.25 it peaked at 9.24Kb/s a few times, this while also surfing this site and posting here.
Hey! its just a thought hardcore but if anti spyware apps have not been run prior to installing Kazaa lite then the answer I guess you already can work out. 😀
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