The first generation of peer-to-peer file sharing died leaving room for the second generations to come forward and take its place in the world of P2P file sharing networks. Originally, the first generation of P2P networks focused on a centralized server that maintained the data to be down load, while the second generation made room [...]

When speaking about a multi network file sharing application, you must first consider the simple fact that many of the file sharing protocols as well as the application software developed on them are free. Therefore it is not uncommon to be in the middle of a download, and glance in the “Peers Connecter” tab and [...]

The eDonkey P2P file sharing network began quite simply as a first generation server-client-protocol network, but became eDonkey2000 as part of its decentralization process. It no longer uses a centralized service as it did in the past, but unlike Napster who stayed centralized as a pay service, eDonkey became a totally different machine. When eDonkey [...]