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Gnutella2 Developer Network

Welcome to the Gnutella2 Developer Network The Gnutella2 Developers' Network (or G2DN) is a convenient central location for discussing, developing and documenting all aspects of Gnutella2. Like the Gnutella2 platform itself, this website is designed to evolve through community support and participation. Everyone is free to contibute discussion, proposal documents, developer resources or any other relevant material.

Although the G2DN is primarily geared toward developers and technical enthusiests, users of Gnutella2-enabled software are also welcome to participate. Those who are new to Gnutella2 may wish to check out some of the Gnutella2-powered software.

1. The Gnutella 2 Network

1. What is Gnutella2
2. Gnutella2 Standard
3. Network Architecture
4. Background

2. The Protocol

1. Node Types and Responsibilities
2. TCP Stream Connection and Handshaking
3. UDP Transceiver
4. Packet Structure
5. Datatypes
6. Basic Network Maintenance
7. Known Hub Cache and Hub Cluster Cache
8. Node Route Cache and Addressed Packet Forwarding
9. Query Hash Tables
10. Object Search Mechanism
11. Search Security
12. Search Description
13. Search Acknowledgement
14. Search Results
15. Simple Query Language and Metadata
16. Server for Uploading
17. Client for Downloading
18. User Profile Challenge and Delivery

Indices

• Main index
• Root packets index