Directory of Gnutella Resources

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Gnutella is a peer-to-peer network. Gnutella allows you to easily share or search for files such as audio, video and programs.

Resources in This Category

• Acqlite

  http://acqlite.sourceforge.net/
  Open source Gnutella client for Mac OS X, written in Cocoa and based on LimeWire, Acquisition and Cabos.

• Beacon Cache

  http://sourceforge.net/projects/beaconcache/
  An open-source web cache written in PHP that implements the Gnutella Web Cache 1 and 2 specifications. Built with configurability in mind, it can be adapted to work with other networks.

• Gnucleus

  http://gnucleus.sourceforge.net/
  Offers an open source client for the Gnutella and Gnutella 2 networks but also GnucDNA, a component for building P2P applications, GWebCache, a web caching system and GnucNS, built to study the performance of decentralized networks.

• Gnutella Forums

  http://www.gnutellaforums.com/
  A message board covering LimeWire, Shareaza, Phex, and the Gnutella Network in general.

• Gnutella Protocol FAQ

  http://rickosborne.org/Knowbuddy/gnutellafaq.html
  Rick Osborne's thoughts and ideas about the workings of the Gnutella protocol.

• Gnutella Scalability

  http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~kunwadee/research/p2p/gnutella.html
  A research paper proposing that Gnutella scaling problems may be reduced by caching based on an analysis of query popularity.

• GPU, a Global Processing Unit

  http://gpu.sourceforge.net/
  GPU is an Open Source Gnutella/Pastella client that allows users to share CPU-resources on a truly P2P based cluster. Applications include a Landscape Generator able to generate movies and an experimental Distributed Search Engine. The client is under development.

• Gtk-Gnutella

  http://gtk-gnutella.sourceforge.net/
  Cross-platform client for Gnutella released under GNU Public License.

• Mutella

  http://mutella.sourceforge.net/
  Open source, terminal-mode Gnutella client for Unix systems. No longer being actively developed.

• Napster-like Technology Takes Web Search to New Level

  http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-241223.html
  Article from CNET.com about a prototype of new search technology developed by Gnutella developers which uses the GnutellaNet.

• Net Film Firm Taps Gnutella For Video Sales

  http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-241939.html
  Article from CNET.com about Sightsound.com's plans to sell videos on the Gnutella network.

• Network Auralization for Gnutella

  http://turbulence.org/Works/freeman/
  Open source application for Mac OS X and Windows which turns the process of searching for and downloading MP3 files into a chaotic musical collage by remixing these audio files in real time based on the structure of the Gnutella network itself.

• O'Reilly Network Gnutella Articles

  http://archive.oreilly.com/topics/p2p/gnutella/
  The complete collection of the O'Reilly Network technical articles on Gnutella and related links.

• Phex

  http://www.phex.org/
  Gnutella client with features such as resumable downloads and long term file search.

• Qtella

  http://qtella.sourceforge.net/
  An open source Gnutella client for Linux based on the Qt library.

• Quack Gnutella Server

  http://quack.sourceforge.net/
  Homepage for the quack gnutella server. Quack is a gnutella server that allows the use of index files for searches, instead of just filenames.

• Why Gnutella Can't Scale

  http://www.darkridge.com/~jpr5/doc/gnutella.html
  A mathematical analysis by one of the original developers of Napster detailing why the initial Gnutella protocol would never be able to scale. Since the protocol has been enhanced since then and now uses ultrapeers, this text is of historical interest only.

• WireShare

  http://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/
  Continuation of the original LimeWire open source project. Offers packages for various platforms.

 

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