Ko e GTK-gnutella ko ha server/client ki he netiueka fakatoʻu Gnutella fakatoʻu.

Ko ha Gnutella kakato ia ʻoku fokotuʻutuʻu ke vahevahe ha faʻahinga faile ʻoku fakaʻamu ʻa e tokotaha ngaue ke vahevahe. ʻOku fakahoko ʻe he gtk-gnutella ʻa e ngaahi fehokotakiʻanga gnutella kupenga, ultra mo e Lauʻi ʻakau, faile fakakonga ʻo e vahevahe, tekeʻi ʻa e kau fakafofonga mo fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ke nau lava ʻo maʻu (PARQ).

ʻI he taimi ʻe lava ai ʻa e UDP ʻo e feʻaluʻaki, te ne fakalahi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fokotuʻu: ko e ngaahi fehuʻi ʻoku ʻikai ke maʻu, ʻulu pings mo e pongs, tufaki ʻa e tepile hase (UFF) lookups ki hono kumi ʻo ha ngaahi maʻuʻanga tokoni ʻe taha mo e teke ʻa e kau fakafofonga.

ʻOku fenapasi ia mo e ngaahi Gnutella kehe kotoa pe servents mei he kau tuʻuaki koloa kehe: te ne kau ki he netiueka tatau pea fakafetongi mo e niʻihi kehe seamlessly.