Ares Galaxy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|
 Screenshot of the search section of Ares Galaxy 2.1.1.3035 |
|
| Developer(s) | aresgalaxy xeontm[1] |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.1.1.3035 / 2009-01-23 |
| Written in | Delphi |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Peer-to-peer filesharing |
| License | GPL |
| Website | aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net (inconsistently updated) or Ares Sourceforge page |
Ares Galaxy is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. It was spun-off from the Gnutella network in 2002, and is currently hosted on SourceForge.net. Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video viewer. The latest versions also support the BitTorrent protocol and Shoutcast radio stations.
Contents |
[edit] The Ares Network
Ares development began in the middle of 2002 and was originally operating on the Gnutella network. Six months later, it switched to its own network with a leaves-and-super nodes architecture. Its protocol is more difficult to identify than that of other popular P2P programs. As a result Ares is sometimes the only P2P client that works on restricted networks, such as some university campuses. However, it is not impossible to block, and many organizations are now doing so. From version 1.9.0, data sharing was enabled between two peers behind a firewall. This may be due to mediating peers.[2] The Ares network was, at one time, largely free from fake and corrupt files, unlike others like FastTrack. However this has changed as its popularity as a file sharing network increased. Since late 2006, several anti-piracy groups, including MediaDefender and BayTSP, working for the RIAA, have started hosting fake MP3 files on Ares that never start downloading. These files are hosted from multiple computers using extremely high-bandwidth connections and therefore appear at the top of the list for any search query that returns them as a result. Some users report that the reliability of establishing connections can be difficult and erratic. From version 1.9.4, Ares included basic support for the BitTorrent protocol.
For some changes in the network, Ares is not able to discover new peers all by itself. Copying and pasting a special hashlink in the Address bar is needed to import super nodes into Ares.[3]
[edit] Hashlinks
Ares has "hashlinks" functionality, it is able to search for peers with files pertaining to a hash and download from them. Ares also uses hashlinks for its Windows Live Messenger style chatrooms and its direct chat tool. The only website that can decrypt and encrypt both chat and direct chat hashlinks can be found here.
As from Ares 1.9.6 plaintext hashlinks are supported using the following format:
- arlnk://chatroom:127.x.x.x:port|roomname
- arlnk://radio:127.x.x.x:port
[edit] SHOUTcast
From version 1.9.9, Ares Galaxy has experimental support for the SHOUTcast internet radio.
[edit] Alternatives
The following stand-alone alternative clients are known to connect with the Ares network:
- Warez P2P (development of an Ares compatible version has been discontinued)
- FilePipe and KCeasy connect to the Ares network, in addition to OpenFT and Gnutella.
- FileCroc connects to the Ares network and the BitTorrent network.
- iGotcha! connects to the Ares chat network and is designed for Mac OS X.
- Poisoned, a Mac OS X client
In addition, an Ares plugin for giFT has been released to provide access to the Ares network, although there have been certain issues with connecting to the network.
[edit] Awards
Ares has been reviewed and awarded in several magazines and websites, some of them are:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ SourceForge.net: Project Member List
- ^ Ares Introduces Firewall to Firewall Transfers
- ^ Article about the connection fixes
[edit] External links
[edit] Official Sites
- Ares Galaxy at SourceForge (Inconsistently updated)
- Ares Galaxy download page (Up to date)
- Ares Galaxy Official Forum
[edit] Other Sites
- Arca Eclipse (Arca Eclipse Server Website)
- Aresusers.org (Forum containing different stuff, skins and 3rd party apps for Ares)
- Devil Works (Contains custom-made apps and other software for Ares)
- NetStar (Contains a very useful hashlink encryption/decryption utility, and also contains a script version of NetStar for Arca Eclipse)
- Sharp Tricks (sb0t Server Website)
- Ares-forum (Numerous 3rd party applications for Ares and Ares/Computer support forum)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
