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Gnutella Web Cache
Gnutella requires Gnutella Web Caches (GWC) to get IPs to establish a connection to the network. These are critical to ensuring the health of the network. If you have a dedicated server and can spare some extra bandwidth then please consider running a GWC. People that don't have a dedicated server or are on normal broadband consumer lines should not run a cache from home.
A GWC is a simple script that can be put on any webserver that supports one of the following scripting languages:
- JSP (Java Servlet)
- Jums Web Cache (Excellent for heavy loads)
- C
- GhostWhiteCrab (For dedicated server environments and people who know how to compile C source code!)
- ASP
- Perl
- Jon Atkins' perlgcache
- The original GnuWebCache
PHP (Tip: PHP GWCs are usually the easiest to run and setup on a server.)
- The original GnuWebCache (PHP version is no longer supported)
Breakdown Of The Gnutella Web Caches:
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style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background:#ff9090; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no" | Nostyle="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
style="background: #90ff90; color: black; text-valign: middle;; text-align: center; " class="table-yes" |Yes
| Cache: | Gnutella: | Gnutella2: | Spec 1: | Spec 2: | Flat-File: | SQL: | Installer: | Other Networks: | Different network instances: |
| Beacon Cache (Core 2) | Yes (As of 0.2.0 Alpha) | ||||||||
| Beacon Cache (Core 1) | |||||||||
| Skulls | |||||||||
| JumsWebCache | |||||||||
| GnuWebCache (Perl) | |||||||||
| GnuWebCache (PHP) | |||||||||
| GhostWhiteCrab(GWC) | N/A | ||||||||
| PHPGnuCacheII | |||||||||
| Bazooka | |||||||||
| Cachechu | |||||||||
| Perlgcache | |||||||||
| Gerry GWC (v2) | |||||||||
| Gerry GWC (v1) | |||||||||
| Lynn | |||||||||
| LynnX | |||||||||
- Get String Breakdown:
o Update a leaf
+ "?update=1&ip=(ip):(port)&x_leaves=(leaf count)
o Ping Variable
+ Appends &ping=1 to identify the cache name in debug messages (for gnutella and gnutella2 in 2.4.0.0, but only for gnutella2 now in 2.4.0.X for spec1 cache compatibility).
+ This feature new to Shareaza.
o Network Variable
+ Appends &net=gnutella2 on Gnutella2 queries.
+ Does NOT append a network variable on Gnutella(1) queries.
o Client Name / Version Format (2.4.0.0 and earlier):
+ &client=(Shareaza 4 letter code (RAZA / RAZB) )
+ &version=(Shareaza's version)
o Client Name / Version Format (2.4.0.X):
+ If Gnutella
# &client=(Shareaza 4 letter code (RAZA / RAZB) )
# &version=(Shareaza's version)
+ If Gnutella2
# &client=(Shareaza 4 letter code (RAZA / RAZB) )+(Shareaza's version)
- GWC Response Matching:
o i|
+ Informational output alone will not be taken as GWC 'success.'
o i|access|period|(time in sec.)
+ Time in seconds before Shareaza is allowed to make a request to the cache.
o i|update|period|(time in sec.)
+ Time in seconds before Shareaza is allowed to update to the cache.
o i|force|remove and i|update|warning|bad url
+ Remove the GWC from the internal list.
o Some Response Matches (added in 2.3.1.X)
+ i|NO-URL-NO-HOSTS
# Outputs warning of the cache being totally empty to the system log.
+ i|NO-URL
# Outputs warning of the cache having no alternative URLs to the system log.
+ i|NO-HOSTS
# Outputs warning of the cache having no hosts to the system log.
+ i|warning|
# Outputs warning of the cache to the system log.
+ ERROR Something Failed
# Outputs warning of the cache to the system log(Buggy Bazooka GWCs workaround).
+ i|warning|You came back too early (2.3.1.X)
+ i|warning|client|early (2.3.1.X)
+ WARNING: You came back too early (2.3.1.X)
+ ERROR: Client returned too early (2.3.1.X)
# Flood detection for the update side.
# Outputs GWebCache(update) Too many connection attempts to the system log.
+ too early (2.3.1.X)
+ early (2.4.0.X)
# Flood detection for the request side.
# Outputs GWebCache URL: Too many connection attempts to the system log.
+ i|update|OK
# Outputs "GWebCache(v2) Update Passed: " to the system log.
+ OK
# Outputs "GWebCache(v1) Update Passed: " to the system log.
- GWC Response Matching:
o i|
+ Informational output alone will not be taken as GWC 'success.'
o i|access|period|(time in sec.)
+ Time in seconds before Shareaza is allowed to make a request to the cache.
o i|update|period|(time in sec.)
+ Time in seconds before Shareaza is allowed to update to the cache.
o i|force|remove and i|update|warning|bad url
+ Remove the GWC from the internal list.
o Some Response Matches (added in 2.3.1.X)
+ i|NO-URL-NO-HOSTS
# Outputs warning of the cache being totally empty to the system log.
+ i|NO-URL
# Outputs warning of the cache having no alternative URLs to the system log.
+ i|NO-HOSTS
# Outputs warning of the cache having no hosts to the system log.
+ i|warning|
# Outputs warning of the cache to the system log.
+ ERROR Something Failed
# Outputs warning of the cache to the system log(Buggy Bazooka GWCs workaround).
+ i|warning|You came back too early (2.3.1.X)
+ i|warning|client|early (2.3.1.X)
+ WARNING: You came back too early (2.3.1.X)
+ ERROR: Client returned too early (2.3.1.X)
# Flood detection for the update side.
# Outputs GWebCache(update) Too many connection attempts to the system log.
+ too early (2.3.1.X)
+ early (2.4.0.X)
# Flood detection for the request side.
# Outputs GWebCache URL: Too many connection attempts to the system log.
+ i|update|OK
# Outputs "GWebCache(v2) Update Passed: " to the system log.
+ OK
# Outputs "GWebCache(v1) Update Passed: " to the system log.
Gnutella Web Cache Specifications
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Specification 1:
* Networks Served
o Gnutella
* Format
o Update went fine:
+ Ex: OK
o Update Warning (Small prob., not that bad):
+ Ex:
OK WARNING: Error Message
* Severe Warning (No 'OK' message sent)
o Ex:
WARNING: Error Message
* URL Output:
o Ex: http://somefreakinrandomcache.com/cache/gcache.php
+ OR - WITH A PORT NUMBER (If not 80)
# Ex: http://somefreakinrandomcache.com:8080/cache/gcache.php
* Host Output:
o Ex: 66.132.55.12:6346
* Pong (ping variable response) - was explained below under the topic: variables.
* Example Cache Output (Beacon Cache) For urlfile Command
o Example "urlfile Output" URL: Ex: http://grantgalitz.com/Beacon/gwc.php?ping=1&client=RAZA&version=2.3.1.3&urlfile=1
+ Example URL Output:
Getting urls with a pong combined
PONG Beacon Cache 0.1.5D Beta http://gwc.frodoslair.net/skulls/skulls.php http://bbs.robertwoolley.co.uk/GWebCache/gcache.php http://g2.tjtech.org/g2/ http://g2.tjtech.org/g2/index.php http://gwc.monnsta.net/ http://holograph.uni.cc/other/skulls.php http://gwc.nickstallman.net/ http://gwc.eod.cc/skulls.php http://gwc.frodoslair.net/skulls/skulls http://gwc.werwin.net/skulls.php
* Example Cache Output (Beacon Cache) For hostfile Command
o Example "hostfile Output" URL: Ex: http://grantgalitz.com/Beacon/gwc.php?ping=1&client=RAZA&version=2.3.1.3&hostfile=1
+ Example Host Output:
Getting the hosts with a pong combined
PONG Beacon Cache 0.1.5D Beta 71.8.84.153:3915 99.248.214.157:27529 69.60.241.55:16369 193.253.239.246:30218 68.156.175.121:6348 71.179.7.241:18344 74.196.22.241:6348 12.210.197.194:10531 222.150.143.77:10000 58.85.231.135:6346 24.141.199.164:20205 72.175.201.195:6348 69.81.129.228:4880 97.81.221.63:13219 70.15.130.224:7759 216.211.188.106:51903 75.167.168.156:48660 12.214.14.3:35916 76.177.244.106:24180 98.165.218.139:39630 68.112.182.125:3685 68.117.204.57:23482 65.12.154.25:40760 69.180.47.169:5711 75.138.40.173:24987 98.201.19.0:33662 70.187.2.144:6348 68.186.209.107:14429 69.159.7.61:6348 76.208.176.196:48199
* For combining a hostfile and urlfile request:
o Warning: This is non-standard.
o Example Cache Output (Beacon Cache) For bfile Command
+ Example "bfile Output" URL: Ex: http://grantgalitz.com/Beacon/gwc.php?ping=1&client=RAZA&version=2.3.1.3&bfile=1
# Example Host and URL Output:
Getting the hosts and urls with a pong combined
PONG Beacon Cache 0.1.5D Beta 71.8.84.153:3915 99.248.214.157:27529 69.60.241.55:16369 193.253.239.246:30218 68.156.175.121:6348 71.179.7.241:18344 74.196.22.241:6348 12.210.197.194:10531 222.150.143.77:10000 58.85.231.135:6346 24.141.199.164:20205 72.175.201.195:6348 69.81.129.228:4880 97.81.221.63:13219 70.15.130.224:7759 216.211.188.106:51903 75.167.168.156:48660 12.214.14.3:35916 76.177.244.106:24180 98.165.218.139:39630 68.112.182.125:3685 68.117.204.57:23482 65.12.154.25:40760 69.180.47.169:5711 75.138.40.173:24987 98.201.19.0:33662 70.187.2.144:6348 68.186.209.107:14429 69.159.7.61:6348 76.208.176.196:48199 http://gwc.frodoslair.net/skulls/skulls.php http://bbs.robertwoolley.co.uk/GWebCache/gcache.php http://g2.tjtech.org/g2/ http://g2.tjtech.org/g2/index.php http://gwc.monnsta.net/ http://holograph.uni.cc/other/skulls.php http://gwc.nickstallman.net/ http://gwc.eod.cc/skulls.php http://gwc.frodoslair.net/skulls/skulls http://gwc.werwin.net/skulls.php
* Variables
o Mandatory
+ ping:
# Response should have this always: PONG
# After, put the cache's name. ex: PONG fakecache 0.01
+ client:
# Four letter code of the client. ex: RAZA
+ version:
# Version number of the client.
+ urlfile:
# Used by the client to request alternate cache urls.
+ hostfile:
# Used by the client to request IPs with port numbers attached.
+ url:
# Client update giving an alternate cache URL.
# Formatted with a http:// prefix to each cache.
+ ip:
# Client update giving one's IP to submit.
+ url1:
# OLD OUTDATED Client update giving an alternate cache URL.
# Formatted with a http:// prefix to each cache.
+ ip1:
# OLD OUTDATED Client update giving one's IP to submit.
o Optional
+ bfile:
# For clients to request both URLs and IPs from the cache at the same time.
+ statfile:
# Statistics of the cache request:
* First line: Total requests of the cache number.
* Second line: Requests of the cache an hour number.
* Third line: Updates of the cache an hour number.
Specification 2:
* Networks Served
o Gnutella, Gnutella2, etc.
* Format
o Information Output
+ Starts with: I|
# Categories
* Pong (ping variable response) - Described below under the topic: variables.
* Update Status Response
o Format: I|update
o Responses
+ I|update|OK
# - Everything went fine.
+ I|update|OK|WARNING
# Small warning.
+ I|update|WARNING
# Severe warning
* Plain Warnings
o Format: I|WARNING
+ Append any warning messages after it - Ex: I|WARNING|You came back too early
* Extra Info - Described below under the topic: variables.
o Host Output
+ Starts with: H|
+ Add the IP with its port:
# Ex: H|0.0.0.0:6346
+ Add the time, thereafter, of the host's (In seconds*) time in cache:
# Ex: H|0.0.0.0:6346|45
+ If cluster exists with cluster=somerandomwords
# Add the clustered words after the host's age:
* Ex: H|0.0.0.0:6346|45|somerandomwords
o URL Output
+ Starts with: U|
+ Add the URL with http:// before it, plus the port (if it's not 80).
# Ex: U|http://somerandomcache.com/
+ Add the time, thereafter, of the URL's time (In seconds*) in cache:
# Ex: U|http://somerandomcache.com/%7C45
o Example Cache Output (Beacon Cache) For get Command
+ Example URL: http://grantgalitz.com/Beacon/gwc.php?get=1&client=RAZA&version=2.3.1.3&net=gnutella2&ping=1
# Example "Get" Output:
Getting the hosts and urls with a pong combined
I|pong|Beacon Cache 0.1.5D Beta|gnutella-gnutella2 H|65.9.200.243:4968|248261 H|68.228.129.75:44599|242678 H|98.240.196.122:8206|240719 H|76.104.12.133:14921|218273 H|69.136.1.12:3924|211610 H|81.154.208.71:8595|174402 H|97.96.105.51:2076|153610 H|74.192.153.212:39340|144203 H|72.190.106.57:12584|132984 H|78.93.71.132:12334|125668 H|82.43.248.184:27560|97974 H|196.205.224.97:6357|86763 H|74.129.219.30:33172|82005 H|76.104.12.133:19185|57182 H|69.59.83.131:18442|38628 U|http://www.k33bz.com/g2/bazooka.php%7C248639 U|http://gwebcache.ns1.net/%7C248592 U|http://gwc2.wodi.org/skulls.php%7C248384 U|http://gwc.guufshop.com/skulls/skulls.php%7C248322 U|http://groovy.syxy.com/up/skulls.php%7C248300 U|http://g2.tjtech.org/g2/index.php%7C247770 U|http://midian.jayl.de/g2/bazooka.php%7C240719 U|http://www.dom2porno.info/skulls/skulls.php%7C207473 U|http://gwc.frodoslair.net/skulls/skulls%7C125668 U|http://holograph.uni.cc/other/skulls.php%7C9642
* Variables
o Mandatory
+ ping:
# Main Part: I|pong|
# Then add the cache name and version: I|pong|fakecache 0.01
# Then lastly add the network support:
* I|pong|fakecache 0.01|gnutella
o - Gnutella only
* I|pong|fakecache 0.01|gnutella2
o - Gnutella2 only
* I|pong|fakecache 0.01|gnutella-gnutella2
o - Gnutella and Gnutella2 served
+ get:
# Used by clients to requests alternate cache URLs along with IPs and their port numbers.
+ update:
# url:
* Client update giving an alternate cache URL.
* Formatted with a http:// prefix to each cache.
# ip:
* Client update giving one's IP to submit.
+ net:
# Which network to serve the client.
* Gnutella
o Ex: net=gnutella
* Gnutella2
o Ex: net=gnutella2
* Should always be lowercase
o GWCs should automatically convert network name given to lowercase to prevent Net ID mismatches
solely on case alone.
*
o
+ client:
# Four letter code of the client. ex: RAZA
+ version:
# Version number of the client.
o Optional
+ cluster:
# To add extra info to an IP update.
* Output by cache: H|0.0.0.0|AGE OF HOST (Seconds)|clustering some bull****
+ statfile:
# Exactly like the specification 1 statfile (Same routine and output style).
# Statistics of the cache request:
* First line: Total requests of the cache number.
* Second line: Requests of the cache an hour number.
* Third line: Updates of the cache an hour number.
Specification 2.1
* This is an extension of specification 2, not a separate specification!
* Pong extension
o Append the networks supported joined by a hyphen '-'.
o Used for client-side validation of networks supported and for network support reporting to other web caches.
o Format:
+ I|pong|cache name|network names joined by '-'
+ Format Examples:
# I|pong|fakecache 0.01|gnutella
* - Gnutella only
# I|pong|fakecache 0.01|gnutella2
* - Gnutella2 only
# I|pong|fakecache 0.01|gnutella-gnutella2
* - Gnutella and Gnutella2 served
* Host Output
o Just like specification 2, but with more fields supported for host output.
+ H|ip:port|age in cache|clustering|leaves|4 letter vendor code|reported uptime of host|max. leaves possible
# The host, age, and clustering fields are all still the same as in specification 2.
# The leaf count of the hub reported is in the 5th field.
# The vendor code with version number is in the 6th field.
* Request Control Variables:
o getleaves
+ Used to obtain leaf counts of hubs given
+ 4th field ultilized for current leaf count.
+ 7th field ultilized for maximum leaf slots possible.
+ Use this as 'getleaves=1' or 'getleaves' to enable.
o getclusters
+ Enables/Disables clustering.
+ Use this as 'getclusters=1'.
+ Using 'getclusters' or 'getclusters=0' disables cluster output.
o getvendors
+ Used to obtain the vendor code w/ version number of the hubs given.
+ Found in the 5th field.
+ Use this as 'getvendors=1' or 'getvendors' to enable.
o getuptime
+ Used to obtain the vendor code w/ version number of the hubs given.
+ Value is static, do not change the value given when time passes.
+ Found in the 6th field.
+ Use this as 'getuptime=1' or 'getuptime' to enable.
o spec
+ To force the specification parameter
+ Currently is only supported by Beacon Cache II
o pv
+ Similar to the 'spec' parameter, except that it does not force, instead it simply negotiates the specification.
* Special Data Requests
o info
+ Outputs extra details of your cache.
# Start with the informational response: I|
* Ex: I|open-source|1
o support
+ Outputs USEFUL details of your cache.
# Start with the informational response: I|
* Ex: I|support|gnutella2
o getnetworks
+ Outputs the enabled networks in two formats.
# Start with the informational response: I|
* For the 'I|nets|' line
o The third field contains the supported networks joined by '-'.
* For the 'I|networks|' line
o Interpret the fields from 3 and beyond as individual network names to challenge against.
# Examples
*
o I|net|gnutella-gnutella2
o I|networks|gnutella|gnutella2
* Update Extension Variables:
o x_leaves
+ Number of leaves running on a given hub or ultrapeer.
+ Value must not be greater than an integer value of 2047.
o x_max
+ Maximum number of leaves possible on a given hub or ultrapeer.
+ Value must not be greater than an integer value of 2047.
o uptime
+ Value submitted must be an integer value of the number of seconds of uptime.
+ Value must not be greater than an integer value of 1 year (31536000) and less than 1 hour (60).
Pinging Caches With Your Cache
* Please follow this standard:
o Client: TEST
o Version: Your Cache's Name
+ The old value for "version" was 1
* Some variables to attach to the ping (compatibility):
o multi
+ Used by some gwcs in their pings to other gwcs.
+ It tells the pinged cache to ignore the "net" parameter (so it should never say network not supported) and outputting the pong using this format, if possible, "I|pong|[cache name] [cache version]|[supported networks list]|[url adding is enabled]" - example: I|pong|Skulls 0.2.8a|gnutella-gnutella2|1
+ Used by Skulls GWC only.
o cache
+ This is added to every request made by some gwcs, it is for statistical purposes only.
+ It simply tells the remote cache that the client is a GWC.
* Help
o For PHP
+ Use the fsockopen() function to open a connection to a cache.
# Make sure you "write" to the fsockopen carry value to open the GWC's target file.
* http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.fsockopen.php
Variable Combination Standards
* Net variable decides specification!
o There are many ways to determine spec., but going with net is the safe way.
o Skulls GWC does not use the network parameter to determine specification level.
o Beacon Cache (I and II) uses the network parameter to determine the specification level.
* Your cache needs to be able to process certain combinations of variables.
o Update variable
+ Update should not fail if absent if spec. 2.
# A Specification 2 parameter.
* Spec 1 parameters used in Spec 2:
o Should still accept hostfile and urlfile responses for spec. 2.
+ Beacon Cache (I and II) accepts these parameters on spec 2.
* The 'spec' paameter can be used to force a specification:
o Only known to exist in Beacon Cache II, it can force the request to be handled as a specification 1 or 2 request.
o Spec 1 = 'spec=1'
o Spec 2 = 'spec=2'
o If 'spec' is not equal to any current spec, then default to the predetermined spec.
* Multiple variable requests
o If for instance a ping and request exist, you should always handle them properly.
+ Same goes with other combos like an update and ping, statfile + ping and info.
o Handle multiple variables as BEST as possible!
+ Some scanners and GWCs like to fit all their requests into one URL send.
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Gnutella Web Cache
Gnutella requires Gnutella Web Caches (GWC) to get IPs to establish a connection to the network. These are critical to ensuring the health of the network. If you have a dedicated server and can spare some extra bandwidth then please consider running a GWC. People that don't have a dedicated server or are on normal broadband consumer lines should not run a cache from home.
A GWC is a simple script that can be put on any webserver that supports one of the following scripting languages:
- JSP (Java Servlet)
- C
- Perl
- Jon Atkins' perlgcache
- The original GnuWebCache
- PHP
- PHPGnuCacheII - MySQL
- Bazooka G2WC (recommended) - flat files
- Skulls! Multi-Network WebCache - flat files