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[localuser11]

Hello. I run ubuntu Jaunty, 9.04, and aMule. Have to wait a very long time to download any files(video, or mp3), and search doesn't always bring up what I'm looking for. But, since I'm dual boot, I switch to Win XP, and run eMule, I get instant search results, and fast connection. I proved this by importing part.files back and forth to each client. aMule is always slower, and seldom even finds a source(s) equal in number to sources on eMule. I did this with 5 files, 5 part.files, same exact parts. So what is the reason?
Both eMule and aMule are latest versions, firewall open for High ID. KAD and eD2K running.
Is my IP, verizon, have anything to do with difference?
And same ports opened, but are linux and windows firewalls rules different?

[GonoszTopi]

For the test to show any real(istic) result, server.met and nodes.dat should also be the same for eMule and aMule.

Networking parts of both program are as close to each other as possible, so that really shouldn't make a difference. (To be honest, aMule misses yet some features newest eMule has, but I don't think it would make such a big difference.)

[localuser11]

Thank You.
The sever.met(http://www.gruk.org/server.met.gz) and nodes.dat(http://www.nodes-dat.com/) files were both downloaded from same origins, though not at necessarily at same times/dates. Also my credits on aMule should be higher as, aMule DL is +260GB, UL +540GB, and eMule DL 12GB, UL 50GB, and shared files are the same on both(+200 in number). At http://broadband.mpi-sws.org/transparency/bttest.php, I've run tests to see if verizon is throttling eMule, results indicate no. Have not done same with aMule yet. Will do so in next day or so.
Running KAD and E2DK
I invite any dual boot users to compare their results using eMule on windows, and aMule on linux. Search for any well known/popular files, @ windows, microsoft, etc to ensure large number of sources, then compare number of sources, and queue numbers/waiting times, and upload/download rates.

[Stu Redman]

What version of aMule? I suggest you try the 2.3.1 rc1 version.
Try to disable ed2k and use only Kad (both in eMule and aMule) for better comparison.
Does it say something about "firewalled"?

Search for any well known/popular files, @ windows, microsoft, etc to ensure large number of sources

You know, that's almost all p0rn. And some of it truly evil stuff.

[localuser11]

Thank You.
Downloading those sample files was just a way to get a lot of sources, I realize they're mostly porn. I tried the RC1 version months ago, it didn't run to well on Jaunty(9.04)(I'm nearing the end of this laptops life as 'updates' are consuming too much of my system), so I went back to 2.2.6, which runs very well, no crashes. Anyway, my post regarding comparison was just that. I believe any file with a lot of sources will have more on WinXP and eMule, that Linux and aMule. And thus lower wait times. Anyone with dual boot, or two separate computers, one Win, the other Linux can compare for themselves. Then report back here. I can't specifically report the numbers because I'm not running both simultaneously. But I've run aMule and eMule for over ten years, and by experience I can state that eMule finds more sources, and shorter waits. I'll try to run eMule on another computer, and post results.

[Stu Redman]

Try to disable ed2k and use only Kad (both in eMule and aMule) for better comparison.
Does it say something about "firewalled"?

And what exactly was the problem with the RC1? "Did not run so well" is not helpful.

[localuser11]

Thanks Again. I've installed aMule 2.3.1rc1 and have had it running for about 12 hours, no problems. I transfered my credits, ect from 2.6.6, and same nodes.dat, and server.met, will run it with Kad only. Then I'll compare it with eMule again, with same server.met, and nodes.dat, report back. All aMule ports are open.

[GonoszTopi]

... and with the same userhash to get the same credits ...

[myth]

Sometimes I run windows here, and for me it's the exact opposite. I download more (and also more sources) with aMule!

[localuser11]

Hello, I've run separately, emule on WinXP, then amule on Linux, Jaunty, 9.04. Both with same credits(userhash), servers, nodes.dat, all ports open, @ everything as close to equal as I can. I'm trying to post the screenshots of each that show how eMule, in this case finds more sources than aMule. I leave it to others to compare their results.

[Stu Redman]

(back from mail to forum)

I tried your one well working link with aMule both in Windows and Linux.
I got 22-25 sources through Kad right away, which were reduced to 10-12 after requesting.
This means:
1) aMule searches for sources on Kad and receives some.
2) aMule tries to contact these. If a source doesn't respond it gets dropped from the list.

Either it's the IP filter you have set for aMule (disable the IP filter), or some oddity with your Linux installation (boot Ubuntu from a live CD and run aMule from there, or try aMule in Windows).

0/3 , 0/4 in eMule's view means 4 sources, but none of them could be contacted. If you have this a while after startup it means eMule doesn't drop dead sources like aMule (which would quickly switch this to 0). Just cosmetics.