Ares Galaxy

**anon** · 20.05.08, 22:22

Ares Galaxy is an open source P2P 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.

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There's also an unofficial v2.0.9.3033 (attached).

Change log:
Chat:
*New* - DNS plaintext hashlink support.
*New* - Client side DNS rejoin.
*New* - Clone command /clone [name] [message].
*Mod* - Chatroom now has settings optimized for ASAX 2.0.
*Mod* - 500 connection retry attempts with a 30 second wait (was 25 attempts and 2min wait).
*Fix* - Fixed file count issue.
*Fix* - Host treated as a user (issue fixed).
*Fix* - Command flooding fixed.
*Fix* - Server now sends out socket IP rather then packet's join IP.
*Fix* - Chatroom settings fixed (it now loads your channels name from the ChatConf.txt file always).

Other:
*New* - IP display on file search/download/upload.
*Mod* - Removed Browser.
*Mod* - MediaDefender blocked.
*Mod* - Changed some default client settings.
*Fix* - Unicode name saving fixed.
*Fix* - Proxy support fixed (still needs some work, doesn't work on friends pc but does on my own).

(Original thread: [ame="http://www.peerevolution.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8010"]404 Not Found[/ame])

With this version, you can see the IPs of other users in the search results and download panel. This is good because if you see a search result with hundreds of users coming from just 2 different subnets, you know it's a fake

gokhan · 17.08.08, 15:16

Hi anon

It works alright, but there's no ares in my Vista! It opens on startup and when I shut it down and try to open it again abracadabra there's no ares.

Any idea?

Thanks

**Logitech** · 17.08.08, 15:19

You could try search for Ares in Program Files and then make a shortcut for it on the desktop.

**anon** · 17.08.08, 17:52

Originally Posted by gokhan

It works alright, but there's no ares in my Vista! It opens on startup and when I shut it down and try to open it again abracadabra there's no ares.

Check if ares.exe is still running after you close it...
v2.0.9 has this kind of issues with Vista, you can use v1.9 but it doesn't have the view user IPs thingy to detect fakes. :/

**anon** · 03.12.08, 19:28

Change log:

Code:

* New UDP chat channel list
* Improved connectivity, removal of cacheservers
* Added new skins (thanks to Daniel and George)
* Added russian translation (thanks to nis)
* Added Mouse-Middle-button click to select chat nicknames
* Fixed: nickname's unicode chars properly displayed in control panel

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There don't seem to be any important changes (maybe this improved connectivity, but old versions can still connect instantly to the network with an up-to-date SNodes.dat), so I'd say you could keep the old unofficial 2.0.9.3033 build to see other users' IPs and detect fake files. Anyway, N.Devil (the unofficial version's developer) has long stated that the Ares network is/will be dead from his point of view, and therefore most likely won't update his hack anymore.

**Butcho** · 14.12.08, 11:17

Ares 2.11

Code:

    * Improved UDP channellist, sorting by availability
    * Fixed division by zero error in thread_upload
    * Improved chatroom auto-join handshake

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**jerri** · 23.12.08, 19:38

Ares Galaxy 2.1.1.3035

Code:

· Fast multisource downloads
· Ares automatically finds more sources and downloads files from many users at once. This can increase remarkably the speed of your downloads
· Powerful library organizer
· Your shared files are organized into categories in a library section. You can sort your files by type, category and easily change your share settings. An handy quick-search feature locates your files by typing a keyword

· Built-in audio/video player
· You can preview files while their download is in progress and organize a playlist made of your favourites. Ares supports mouse drag and drop operations, now you can add files or import playlists with just one click

· Filesharing chat rooms
· You can host your chat room and join other available channels. Creating a chat channel has never been easier, now you can chat and meet new friends while you download files

link

**anon** · 18.11.09, 17:31

Ares 2.1.2

Code:

Changelog: Unknown

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**nonobeer** · 26.01.10, 20:51

i don't know , for me is ares to slow. it only connects with max 10 peers ..
is there a way to get more speed or peers ?

**anon** · 26.01.10, 20:52

The General -> Personal details -> Speed setting controls how many peers you can connect to. Choosing a faster connection type means more connections. I have set it to "DSL" and it downloads fast.

Also, make sure you limit your upload speed to 80% of the maximum, to avoid saturating it.

**anon** · 01.02.10, 23:59

First post updated with unofficial version, all old nodesets deleted.

By the way, Ares 2.1.4 is out.

No changelog, as almost always.

Download

**SBfreak** · 09.02.10, 13:51

2.1.5 is out.
Download Ares Galaxy 2.1.5 (Free) - FilePig

**anon** · 09.02.10, 17:00

Thanks, I wonder why they never post the changelog. I'm sticking with the unofficial version myself.

**SBfreak** · 09.02.10, 17:02

Beats me.I couldn't find any either.Maybe because they don't make so many changes??

But that would sound stupid.

**anon** · 09.02.10, 17:03

I'd release the changelog even if it's just a few lines regarding "bugfixes". But most of the changes are probably for the chat part of the program, which I don't use.