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Bearshare Free and Lite P2P Download Clients

By Bradley Mitchell, About.com

Bearshare Client Overview: The Bearshare file sharing client connects to the Gnutella P2P network. Bearshare exists in both free Lite and paid Pro versions. Bearshare is a closed-source (binary only) application. Bearshare is often compared with its main rival, Limewire.
Bearshare System Requirements:
  • 32 MB or greater RAM
  • Live Internet connection
  • Microsoft Windows 98 or newer Windows operating system
P2P Networks Supported:
  • Gnutella
Default Bearshare Client Network Ports:
  • Default TCP and UDP port 6346 to connect to the Gnutella network
Bearshare Network Protocols:
  • Bearshare natively supports the Gnutella P2P network protocol. It does not support Gnutella2.
  • Query Routing Protocol (QRP) for Ultrapeer support
Other Bearshare Network Features: Graphic LED lights on the client main window indicate:
    1. state of network connectivity
    2. detection of a running firewall application
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