File-sharing programs are responsible for much of the
bandwidth usage on campus and a significant reason overall Internet
performance has decreased this year. Below are ways to reduce the
amount of bandwidth used by XoloX, a popular file sharing application
that uses the Gnutella protocol. Reducing the amount of traffic
file sharing programs generate not only speeds up your ability to
transfer files, but increases the speeds for those around you.
These instructions assume that you are using XoloX version 1.21 for Windows. Other versions of XoloX may look different and have different menus and options.
We are providing these instructions to encourage ResNet
customers to be considerate of other members of the NC State and
off-campus network community. Please note that NC State ResNet does
not officially support the use of XoloX or other file sharing
applications.
Making the following changes in the XoloX settings and
completely shutting it down when you are
not actively using it will help prevent wasting bandwidth.
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Go to the Tools menu and click Preferences.
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Under the Network preferences tab, set the Upload
Speed to the default value of 3, or lower. Using
a higher value will slow down your computer and use additional
network bandwidth.
Uncheck the Box next to "Use the maximum
download and upload setting..." This will prevent XoloX
from using a lot of bandwidth when you are not using your
computer.
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Under the Sharing tab, you can determine which
directories and types of files XoloX shares. You should only
share files that you hold the copyright to or that you have
explicit permission from the copyright holder to share. The safest thing to do is not share files.
To stop sharing files, remove all folders in
the list by selecting them and clicking the remove button.
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Exiting Xolox
When you close XoloX, it does not actually close
the program, but hides it in the System Tray.
When you are not actively using the program or any time you're
away from your computer, make sure you close Xolox by right
clicking the small X icon on the bottom right hand side
of the screen and then select "Exit".
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