What the heck is an eD2K ‘Hash Link’ ?
eD2k Hash Links are direct links to files being
shared through P2P programs such as eMule and Shareaza. Think of them as
a *.torrent file, or even a NZB (Usenet), or Direct Download Link
(DDL). Grossly understated, a hash link is a unique keystring, or
identifier, that is attached to a file that is being shared. Whether
you know it or not, all files incorporate some form of hash link scheme
to give them a uniqueness or specific digital fingerprint. All
*.torrent files, all *.mp3s, *.ZIP/RAR files, movies, images - they
all have some type of hash function used in identifying it. Think of it
as an IP address - everyone has one and no two are alike.
Why are Hash Links so important?
As will all methods of P2P file sharing, the doors are wide open to scams, fake files, malicious code, anti-piracy groups bungling up the search results with bogus entries, blank movie files, mp3’s with no sound…the list goes on and on. Anti-P2P / Anti-Piracy groups are constantly evolving and ever-creative in finding new ways to fuck up the P2P networks. But with (eD2k) hash links, you’ll be sure to get exactly what you paid for (ha ha!) each and every time, with no surprises.
— “So, why use eD2k hash links, when you can just search eMule or Shareaza for a specific file by name? Isn’t that the same thing?“
Not at all. See, when you search for a specific file - for example “No Country for Old Men”, you’ll get search results that only match the name (or title) of the shared file. You’ll also get 42 results; when in all likelihood, there’s only one that is the proper desired file. Not only that, but the title is completely arbitrary - anyone can rename “Garfield.avi” to “No Country.avi” and share it among the eD2k network. You won’t know the difference, that is, until you download and play it! Using proper eD2k hash links solves the problem. Try to wrap your head around this: “Hash links treat files with identical content but different names as the same, and files with different contents but same name as different.” You can thank Wikipedia for that head-spin!
— “Does this make Shareaza better than Limewire?“.
Yes… but only when files are being downloaded & imported from reliable hash links. General in-program searching will yield the same amount of garbage in the results as Limewire. Being able to incorporate downloads from hash links makes Shareaza (i.e. ‘eD2K network’-compatible P2P programs) far superior to other P2P applications.
We’re not suggesting that you DON’T use eMule or Shareaza to search for files. We recommend that you search the eD2k hash link sites for it first. You’ll always get exactly what you want, time and time again.
— “WOW! With this novel innovation, you’d think that the anti-piracy groups would be attacking eD2K networks and hash link websites!”.
They did, and do. eDonkey2000 was an eD2k network that settled with the RIAA for $30 million back in 2006. But the point was moot; since eMule, aMule and Shareaza had all gained the majority of popularity among users on eD2k. You can kill the program (or network or two), but you can’t do anything about the ALL the networks and servers. eD2k hash link websites were also shut down (such as the enormously popular site sharetv.net). Anti-P2P agencies began to infiltrate the servers on the network in the grandiose idea of flooding it with fake and bogus files. While this worked (and still does) to some extent when doing in-program searching, it had a very little footprint on savvy eD2k users who are able to select the viable servers from which the files are being queried from.
Sounds Neat! How can I begin?
You’ll need an ‘eD2k’ compatible P2P program, and some websites to download the eD2k hash links.
eD2k P2P Clients
We recommend these 5 clients. (Shareaza being the easiest of them all). This is anything but an exhaustive list of eD2k-supporting clients; however, these are adware / spyware free. Use these official links to avoid any scams:
For Shareaza, after installation it will ask you if you’d like to make it the default magnet handler. It’s a good idea to say YES - when you open an eD2k link it will automatically launch Shareaza, and begin the process of downloading. This will be the message you’ll get from Firefox:
[
](/tips2/ed2k_1.gif “The Firefox message
window for eD2k files”){: rel=”lytebox”}
How It Works:
Simple! Just browse eD2k indexing sites (below) and find a link for your file! Click it, it should open a window similar to the screenshot above. This will launch your eD2k network-compatible P2P client (i.e. Shareaza) and the connection / download will automatically begin.
NOTE: Some files will take some time to
connect to other users in the network, this is normal. Other times you
may be placed in a “queue” sequence for files that are less popular -
this all depends on who’s sharing it (and how many).
eD2k link indexing Websites
Good eD2k links are similar to private BitTorrent sites - the files are hand-picked and sorted through manually. This takes a tremendous amount of work to keep a current listing, especially when adding new material daily. We tip our hats to the ones who do it well - it’s you guys who keep eD2k alive!
BAD eD2k sites (with POPUPS)
www.shareprovider.com
- Sometimes all this work comes with a price, as in the case with
shareprovider (someone suggested they should change their name to
popup-provider, instead) - 2 popups per download? - they must be
making a killing! We hate selling our souls for popups almost as much as
we hate the RIAA. Well, not quite. But they’re still viciously annoying.
Better to tolerate 2 popups than a movie file that won’t play, we
suppose! They have a few sister sites such as ishareMUSICS.com, ishareVIDEOS.com and
ishareGAMES.com. Keep reading - there are
better alternatives to finding eD2k links…for shame…Next, please!…
http://www.shareheaven.net/ - Another site with criminally vulgar popups. Why we
list these, I’ll never know. Oh yeah, so you’ll know where NOT to visit
for your eD2k links.
tvunderground.org.ru/
- Another site with inane popups. Not bad content, though - and well
categorized.
GOOD eD2k sites with NO POPUPS
mpc-donkey.ert.pl -
This site is deathly slow and doesn’t have a search (just an
alphabetical browsing scenario). Also contains only music - but there
are many! (and the eD2k links are by album, not song - which we enjoy).
It’s likely you’ll find something here that you can’t anywhere else.
www.dead-donkey.com -
Contains a big list of horror movies only. Good list, though! They also
have a sister site for SCI-FI movies - scifi.dead-donkey.com.
forum.phantomp2p.co.uk/portal.php - Phantom P2P is an eD2k link indexing site, and a
pretty darn good one at that! Requires registration before you can
access the links. After signing up, you’ll immediately be able to login
(at the bottom of their homepage).
www.sharevirus.com -
(Closing soon?) Great forum-style website with constantly updated
content. No account required, just browse the forums by topic and select
a file. (TIP: eD2K links are at the bottom of the posts). Most of
the movies are proper “scene” releases (and they leave in the release
group name to verify - a nice touch!). These guys have a high
alexa ranking, with little surprise!
www.hanger.org.uk -
Another forum-style website for eD2k links. Requires registration to
access the links.
www.p2ptv.co.uk -
Just an INSANE amount of television shows here! (Although most of the
content is not current, give it a shot if you’re looking for something
not found on BitTorrent sites). TV shows are available for download in
series’, not episodes!
PsyReactor.com - Good
site for eD2k Psy/trance music links! PsyReactor rocks!
While not easy to get into (invite only), it’s worth it once
you see what it has to offer! Categories include Vinyl EP’s, Ambient,
Electronic, PsyTrance from 2003 - 2008 (current), oldies, home made
mixes and more!
forum.hell-spawn-inc.com/ - Yet another fabulous eD2k site. Requires registration
before any of the links are accessible. The total number of topics
in the forum is over 30,000 which gives a rough idea of how many links
there are!
www.overnetworld.com
- 1000’s upon 1000’s of eD2k movie links, including 988 full DVD-R
movies! Requires registration.
www.shareforce.org -
Amazingly fabulous eD2k site in forum-style (requires registration).
Thousands of links in every conceivable category, including Hi-Def
movies, Lossless audio, ebooks, audiobooks, console games and other
specialties.
eD2k-it Forums - And
another great eD2k site. Dozens of categories from which to choose
(including lossless music, HD movies, PC & console games, apps, TV
shows, eBooks, audiobooks - to name a few); many are “proper” scene
releases that include the official NFO file.
sharethefiles.com/forum/ - GREAT eD2k indexing website! Thousands of eD2k
movie links wonderfully broken down into categories, including over
1,500 High-Definition / HD / Blue-Ray movies! Films are just the
beginning of the action on sharethefiles - it’s a vast EMPIRE of just
about everything in every category of copyrighted content! Go! Go NOW!
eD2k link Search Engines
These websites are Search Engines for eD2k links. In our opinion, we prefer to use the above ‘private’ forums in the above list for obtaining eD2k links, but these can also be resourceful for finding obscure items. If you’re serious about getting the latest movies, games etc. - stick to a proper eD2k forum with hand-picked content.
NOTE: As is the case with most search
engines, the sites listed below are normally unable to index files found
in ‘private’ or ‘registered-access’ forums (where the actual GOOD
eD2k links are) so search results are limited to public domains.
www.emugle.com - eMugle is a Google-style
search engine for eD2k hash links. If you’re searching for movies or
large files, it’s a good idea to try to use the advanced search
options to narrow down the results by size. In our tests, this did
little to help find particular (English) movie files that existed on
many of the good eD2k indexing sites above. On a sidenote, you can
import their eD2k serverlist into your eMule / aMule program for your
own searching. Just enter the path of their serverlist into eMule, and
click the ‘add servers‘ button to the left (see below):
www.peerates.net - Another good source for
google-style eD2k searching. Also has a nice list of eD2k
servers. Probably has the best eD2k search
engine around - some results were shown from eD2k-it.com.
www.figator.com - no popups, no-frills, just
generic searches with more than 75 million files in the database. For
this site, enter a search and click on the [details…] link, then
the [CACHE] link, then the [URI] link - this should now
launch your eD2k /magnet handling P2P client (Shareaza). NOTE: For
search results, we found it to be very scarce in the movie department,
but great for music. We searched for “Rambo IV” and it came back with
only ONE movie result, and it was in French.
And here’s an eD2k link to the database list from the now-defunct sharetv.net website.
Honorable Mention:
http://xtrememule.com/forum/ - Offers a GOOD list of viable eD2k servers that can be instantly imported (and connected to) within Shareaza. Simply click the link - it will launch Shareaza (or your default eD2k/magnet handler) and automatically connect. This improves search results immensely. Click your Networks icon to view your connections.
NOTE: We’re aware that
certain eMule releases already contain the same serverlists (so this is
basically the same thing), but this is a good, easy alternative to add
eDonkey servers to Shareaza without any fuss.
ADVANCED: If you prefer,
you can disconnect from the Gnutella2 and Gnutella1 after you import an
eDonkey server into Shareaza. While this will limit your search queries
in Shareaza, it will also give you BETTER results. Enabling only a
viable eDonkey server will drastically improve the results and filter
out most of the garbage that floats around decentralized P2P networks
such as G1 and G2. Try it both ways, and see which way you prefer - you
can always turn them back on with a click!
peter Says:
Can I use Azureus to download meta movies off the ED2K network ?
sharky Says:
No, not unless they’re ‘Azureus’ Magnet links that are posted there. Traditional eD2k links won’t work in Azureus.
Midnight Oil Says:
Hello, the hash link sites are very helpful for locating files, the thing is you didn’t mention one VERY popular site http://www.verycd.com It is an enormously popular Chinese edonkey link site, and they offer tens of thousands of movies, (along with other warez of course), Though the site is written in Chinese, you can still search there, no registration required, and download to your heart’s content.
Iamjustaguy Says:
G2 indexing site, best used with Shareaza. Using only an ED2K client is just plain bullshit, there is just as much crap floating around that network as there is any other. PeerWeb provides hash links for verified releases on the G2 network.
michaelwtw Says:
Can anyone please tell me what has happened to this site? I’ve been using it for a number of years now and find it one of the best movie sites, but all I get now is the following:
Forbidden
You don’t have permission to access / on this server.
Apache/2.0.52 (Unix) PHP/4.3.10 Server at http://www.findhash.com Port 80
Hope someone can help, thanks, M.
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