It could be compared to ftp, hotline or napster, but holds one distint advantage over all of them. Gnutella uses what is known as a peer to peer network . Essentially, there is no central sever to connect to.
Every user is both a host and a client.
Because of this, it is near impossible for ISPs, governments, hackers to disable the network. Gnutella can be used to transfer any type of file, and there are no passwords, no fees, and no rules. Each GnutellaNet client can share files, search for files, and download files from any other user. Furi Works on a peer to peer network Can operate on any port. Has no centralized server.