How to speed-up freenet

[rutger1977]

Hi there, latest tips on how to improve your speed was by Roamerick somewhere february on this forum.
I did the things he suggests and freenet is running right now on my computer.
(the "store-map" in programfiles>freenet is filling up with data).
Are there any more tricks?? Should we update or, not update freenet??
Let's help eachother here.

post by roamerick:

-go to www.freenetproject.org and dload the latest freenet stable build
-Install it, but don't run it
-go to www.freenetproject.org/snapshots and download:
freenet-unstable-latest.jar (rename to freenet.jar)
unstable.ref (rename to seednodes.ref)
-Copy these two files over the originals in your freenet folder
-Run freenet!

You should now be running an unstable (dont be fooled by the name) build. Now double-click on the freenet icon in your tray (for Win), the web interface will load in your default browser (useMozilla FireFox for better anonimity!). Go to the Dolphin's Freenet Index and start exploring the weird world of Freenet.
NOTE for router/firewall users: You may need to right-click the blue icon, click Configure, go into the Serious Geeks panel, allow IP changes, go into Normal panel, and change your IP to your WAN IP (i.e. the one your router has as seen from the internet).
When you're a bit better settled, find yourself Frost and FUQID for all your newsgroup and downloading needs. They work like a charm now.

Good luck, and enjoy.
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Last edited by Roamerick : February 28th, 2004 at 10:12 AM.

[rutger1977]

My tip is to set the "Node data store" level higher than normal.

- Start freenet
- look down right (next to clock) on your screen and right mouseclick teh freenet-logo
- choose configure, and set the "Node data store" at least on 1024 megabyte (1 gig)

The store is the place where freenet drops some part of the freenet in a very secure complete
encrypted way. No one (even you) can see what's in the store but it makes your freenet faster because the more data you store, the more nodes will find you!

check programfiles > freenet > store to see the data wich is on your computer.

As you first start freenet you will find find freenet filling the store with data.

Give it a try and have fun.
Any more tips? post them !!!!!

[black_magiic]

hmmm I may just try freenet, just out of curiosity

[freeloader767]

Originally Posted by black_magiic

hmmm I may just try freenet, just out of curiosity

Please do just keep in mind that you have to leave it runnin for a few days before it really starts working...........Freenets proxied like crazy so you shouldnt have to worry about lawsuits.......

[Hornet]

Originally Posted by black_magiic

hmmm I may just try freenet, just out of curiosity

As you like Bit Torrent - i think that you should try another anonymous P2P2P program that uses torrents and has a forum on zeropaid as well as trying out freenet.

This program may soon be updated to allow users to choose between anonmity and speed.

If you don't know the program check AssieMatt's posts out :)

Peace

Hornet

[evilmegaman]

My biggest beef with freenet is with the data store. If I leave it running. It downloads stuff to my computer, It could be child porn. But I will never know. Who would want that on their computer. DISTRIBUTING it to others? No way! I just hope there is a way to prevent the storage of things you don't want.

The whole point of Freenet is to eliminate censorship. You can't have it both ways. If one thing is allowed to be censored out then anything could be censored out.

For the record people that like child porn should be castrated.

[seeto]

Could someone clear something up for me?

Looking at my IP address set in the Node Address section under the 'Normal' tab, it was set to "localhost". Having just read (a dozen times) the Freenet help guide, am I right in thinking that this address should be my IP address ie, 220.etc.xxx.xxx. I am rather confused to say the least. I should say Freenet was working ok (albeit slow) and I am just playing with a few settings trying to speed it up. Port forwarding has really confused me...

Frost - I can't even get it working and there doesn't seem to be a Frost guide for absolute dummies out there?

The help guide says:
"1e. Frost
There is not much to installing Frost. Just create a "frost" folder in "Program Files" and extract the files to it. You can create a shortcut for it using the following settings (Windows NT/2K/XP):

Target: %windir%\System 32\javaw.exe -jar frost.jar %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7
Start in: "C:\Program Files\frost\"
Icon: %Program Files%\frost\jtc.ico

When you first run it, Frost will create a key signature for you".

What's that mean in ultra simple plain English???

[eivioolla]

Originally Posted by evilmegaman

My biggest beef with freenet is with the data store. If I leave it running. It downloads stuff to my computer, It could be child porn. But I will never know. Who would want that on their computer. DISTRIBUTING it to others? No way! I just hope there is a way to prevent the storage of things you don't want.

Sorry but that's just a bit naive way to think about it. You don't have "child porn" on your computer, you have seemingly random, encrypted blocks of data. Some of these blocks might be a small part of a child porn file, but seriously, who cares? Since it's out of your control, you're no more responsible than the ISP is for transferring it on their lines.

[mp3MaStA88]

what really is freenet and how does it really function. How do you get files that you want? etc?

[Kevloral]

Originally Posted by seeto

Frost - I can't even get it working and there doesn't seem to be a Frost guide for absolute dummies out there?

The help guide says:
"1e. Frost
There is not much to installing Frost. Just create a "frost" folder in "Program Files" and extract the files to it. You can create a shortcut for it using the following settings (Windows NT/2K/XP):

Target: %windir%\System 32\javaw.exe -jar frost.jar %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7
Start in: "C:\Program Files\frost\"
Icon: %Program Files%\frost\jtc.ico

When you first run it, Frost will create a key signature for you".

What's that mean in ultra simple plain English???

1.- First of all, you have to know which version of Java you have on your computer (1.4.x or 1.5.x). You can see that information in two ways:

a) Open the Windows Control Panel (I am assuming you are on Windows) and open the Java icon in there. Look for the version that it reports.

b) Open a command line window (from the start menu, use the "Run" option and type cmd there). Inside that window, type java -version and press return. It will tell you what version of Java you have.

2.- Depending on the version of Java you have, download the corresponding version of Frost from here:

http://jtcfrost.sourceforge.net/download.html

3.- Once you have downloaded it, uncompress the zip file to the directory where you want Frost to reside and once you have done that, just double click on the file called frost.jar or execute the file called frost.bat (both of them will be in the directory you uncompressed the zip to).

If you have further questions, please, do not hesitate to ask (here or on the forum on Frost's website http://jtcfrost.sourceforge.net).

Kind regards.

PD. I updated the help information in the page you mentioned.