Please note that Furi related Questions have been moved to the Beginners Guide and the Support Section . Gnutella is a new internet protocol for transferring files. 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. Gnutella also refers to the name of the original software program written to use the protocol. As such, it was scrapped at version .48, a working beta.