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Problem with DC++ after upgrading my Internet speed

Asked by Lazlo Hapag

Yesterday I upgraded my Internet package from a download speed of 12 Mbps to 32 Mbps. The upload speed was similarly increased from 512 kbps to 1 Mbps

DC++ abruptly stopped finding any files when I searched for them.

Every other aspect of the Internet seems to work fine. I can surf the net and visit any web site with no problem.

I can use other P2P file sharing progs (specifically ShareAZA). But I cannot find any results when I do searches for files using DC++

The upgrade in my Internet package included switching to a wireless modem with a built-in router. Specifically the modem/router is a Cisco DCP3825. It has four internet connections on the rear of which I am only using one.

I'm afraid that I know virtually nothing about routers and I suspect that something has gone wrong with the addresses that are specified to the Settings portion of DC++ and those adresses need to be changed.

Someone said something about "Port forwarding" or some such thing?

I'm afraid that is the best help that I can give you. Can anyone please help me?

FYI. I deal with the cable company in my area. I may be able to provide some additional info because the installer left me a booklet called "Getting Started" and it has some info re trouble shooting.

Can anyone here help me out?

UPDATE:

I followed the advice I got and began to go throught the guide. Since I hadn't previously known anything at all about networks, routers or firewalls, my inital approach was to try to see if the Windows Firewall was blocking DC++'s incoming search results. This would mean I would have to adjust the Windows Firewall to allow DC++ to "go through the firewall".

I made a few attempts to force the Windows Firewall to allow DC++ to work through the Firewall and I think that is working OK. But it still doesn't explain why ShareAZA continues to operate OK.

As I understand it, my next step is to ensure that I change the router settings now to accomodate DC++.

I will let you know how that works out, althought I suspect that means the same thing as enabling the Windows Firewall to allow DC++ to operate through the Windows Firewall.

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Best eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#1

Have you already help yourself out with the basic connectivity documentation included with DC++? (Help menu/Get started or http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/webhelp/get_started.html ) Start with the connectivity part and chances are you easlily solve the problem yourself...

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Lazlo Hapag (3739lazlohpg) said : 		#2

I have not managed to help myself out yet. But I will try your suggestion
right away immediately and I thank you very very much. Yes indeed!

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:10 AM, eMTee <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Your question #188008 on DC++ changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dcplusplus/+question/188008
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> eMTee proposed the following answer:
> Have you already help yourself out with the basic connectivity
> documentation included with DC++? (Help menu/Get started or
> http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/webhelp/get_started.html ) Start with
> the connectivity part and chances are you easlily solve the problem
> yourself...
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dcplusplus/+question/188008/+confirm?answer_id=0
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Lazlo Hapag (3739lazlohpg) said : 		#3

I entered a comment by editing my original post. Oops! I take it that is not the correct way to do that.

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Lazlo Hapag (3739lazlohpg) said : 		#4

Thanks eMTee, that solved my question.

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Lazlo Hapag (3739lazlohpg) said : 		#5

I am going to reply to this email in order to update my question. I'm
really not sure if this is the correct way to do this. But here goes.

I got it working. Thanks very much to eMTee. I got it working by following
his or her advice.

I studied the info re Windows Firewalls and got it to work by changing the
Firewall Information to be the same as ShareAZA. I'm still unsure about
several things.

One is that there are two entries for DC++ in the Windows Firewall list of
exceptions.

The first is named "DC++" and the second is named "DCPlusPlus" and I don't
understand the difference. However, the ShareAZA program has a checkmark in
both the Home network and the Public network and so I changed bot lines
(DC++ and DCPlusPlus) to have checkmarks in both Home and Public networkds
and then it worked fine - meaining I could get the results of a search and
that is something I could not previously do.

So, thank you for your help and I hope this info will be of help to other
peple who have the same problem that I did.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:10 AM, eMTee <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Your question #188008 on DC++ changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dcplusplus/+question/188008
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> eMTee proposed the following answer:
> Have you already help yourself out with the basic connectivity
> documentation included with DC++? (Help menu/Get started or
> http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/webhelp/get_started.html ) Start with
> the connectivity part and chances are you easlily solve the problem
> yourself...
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
>
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dcplusplus/+question/188008/+confirm?answer_id=0
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/dcplusplus/+question/188008
>
> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>

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Lazlo Hapag (3739lazlohpg) said : 		#6

I replied to eMTee's email and assumed it would appear in this thread. But it did not and so I will post it here anyway.

I got it working. Thanks very much to eMTee. I got it working by following his or her advice.

I studied the info re Windows Firewalls and got it to work by changing the Firewall Information to be the same as ShareAZA. I'm still unsure about several things.

One is that there are two entries for DC++ in the Windows Firewall list of exceptions.

The first is named "DC++" and the second is named "DCPlusPlus" and I don't understand the difference. However, the ShareAZA program has a checkmark in both the Home network and the Public network and so I changed bot lines (DC++ and DCPlusPlus) to have checkmarks in both Home and Public networkds and then it worked fine - meaining I could get the results of a search and that is something I could not previously do.

So, thank you for your help and I hope this info will be of help to other peple who have the same problem that I did.

However, I would still very much like to understand why there are two entries for DC++ but only one for ShareAZA.

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:10 AM, eMTee <email address hidden> wrote:

Status: Open => Answered

eMTee proposed the following answer:

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eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#7

If you dig inside more to the DC++ docs you'll find an entire FAQ dedicated to this problem. ( http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/webhelp/faq_unblock.html ) There is even another one about the same topic here in Launchpad which I've just linked to this post...

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eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#8

eMTee suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #103: “My DC++ is probably blocked by a firewall. How can I unblock?”.