Hi Peter,

"Pushing(UDP)" - This is a mechanism that gets around the problem that 
some computers can't receive a connection from the Internet, usually 
because of proxy servers or firewalls.  In the case of Limewire, Ares, 
Gnutella, etc., your computer has determined that the peer that it wants 
to connect to can't receive a direct connection, so it is sending out a 
"push" message to another computer that is connected to that peer.  That 
computer will tell the peer that it needs to connect to you, and provide 
the necessary information so that the peer can find yours.

"Idle" means that the computer is not being used, so it is disconnected 
from some ultrapeers (that's what Limewire calls them, not sure about 
Ares or others) to help conserve network bandwidth.  It's not related to 
downloads or uploads, only to search functions.  I think that the idea 
is that if you're not actually at your computer, you won't be doing any 
searches, so there's no reason to keep a connection open to the ultrapeer.

-Drew Dunn
PCSOFT Listowner

Peter Shkabara wrote:
> When using peer-to-peer networking software such as Limewire or Ares, there
> are some status indications during the process. I am trying to get a better
> understanding of how the sequence of events works and what the messages
> mean. Here is what I think I understand:
>  
> Searching - looking for sources
> Connecting - found a source and trying to establish a connection
> Pushing(UDP) - WHAT IS THIS? I assume it is part of negotiations, but what
> does it actually mean
> Requesting - completed negotiation
>  
> Here are the possible results of a negotiation:
> Idle - WHAT IS THIS? I think it means that the host is not actually
> available at the moment
> Busy - host is not able to accept a connection just now
> Queued(n) - host has placed your request in a queue and you need to wait
> your turn
> Downloading - this is what you want!
>  
> I have capitalized the items I am not understanding well. Can anyone help
> fill-in my understanding? Thank you.
>  
>
>
>   

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