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[|DRC| Wartex]

If you are direclty connected to the internet (i.e. you have external IP on your PC's network card, NOT behind a router), skype will use your connection to route other people's traffic. This will heavily load your network and CPU. To stop this, do the following:

Exit Skype.

Create a file called "nosuper.reg" and paste the following into it using notepad:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Skype] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Skype\Phone] "DisableSupernode"=dword:00000001

Save the file and then double-click on it, you will be asked if you want to add this to your registry.

Click OK/Yes and restart the computer.

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[|DRC| Zyprexa]

nice info! For what skype versions does it do?
btw, I didn't know about skype being so barefaced to abuse your bandwidth!!!
(is that also the case when it reads during a file transfer: "relayed"?)

[|DRC| Wartex]

I think starting from 3.0. When you do the file transfer and it's relayed, means it's using somebody else's bandwidth. If you are a supernode, other calls and files will be relayed via your connection.

[|DRC| psycheus]

Nice find. I don't use it that much but I don't want others using my bandwidth.
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