Unlike modern streaming (Spotify/Netflix), LimeWire was a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) client.
In the Gnutella network, there were two types of hosts:
When you double-clicked a file to download it, your LimeWire client negotiated a direct connection with the uploader. But what if the uploader was behind a strict firewall (a "firewalled node")? LimeWire used a "Push" system: it asked an Ultrapeer to ask the firewalled user to push the file to you.
The 5510 error occurs when:
Specifically, error 5510 translated to: "Push proxy request rejected: Target host is unreachable or does not support the required transfer version."
In human terms: "You want a song from a guy who can't accept visitors, and you can't accept visitors either. The middleman gave up."
In October 2010 (months after this version was released), the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) won a lawsuit against LimeWire LLC.
Why did users confuse 5510 with "corrupt file" or "copyright block"? Because of timing. When the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) began poisoning the network, they flooded it with fake files. Those files would hang, time out, and often resolve to a generic 55xx connection failure. 5510 became the garbage can error code for "This download ain't happening, buddy."
LimeWire 5.5 moved away from the clunky look of the early 2000s to a more streamlined, dark-themed UI.
Unlike modern streaming (Spotify/Netflix), LimeWire was a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) client.
In the Gnutella network, there were two types of hosts:
When you double-clicked a file to download it, your LimeWire client negotiated a direct connection with the uploader. But what if the uploader was behind a strict firewall (a "firewalled node")? LimeWire used a "Push" system: it asked an Ultrapeer to ask the firewalled user to push the file to you.
The 5510 error occurs when:
Specifically, error 5510 translated to: "Push proxy request rejected: Target host is unreachable or does not support the required transfer version."
In human terms: "You want a song from a guy who can't accept visitors, and you can't accept visitors either. The middleman gave up."
In October 2010 (months after this version was released), the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) won a lawsuit against LimeWire LLC.
Why did users confuse 5510 with "corrupt file" or "copyright block"? Because of timing. When the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) began poisoning the network, they flooded it with fake files. Those files would hang, time out, and often resolve to a generic 55xx connection failure. 5510 became the garbage can error code for "This download ain't happening, buddy."
LimeWire 5.5 moved away from the clunky look of the early 2000s to a more streamlined, dark-themed UI.
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