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'Unknown Address' when connecting to Private Hub

Asked by riobravocmd

I currently use DC++ 0.674 as that is the latest version that a private hub I use will allow. However since upgrading to a new Laptop with Vista last month I cannot connect to this hub.
I have confirmed my details with a Hub Op and entered them correctly, however everytime I try to connect I just get a message saying 'Unkown Address'.

I have tried unistalling DC++ but when I reinstall though my settings are still present. Is there a settings file I need to remove somewhere?

Can anyone advise? Thansk in advance.

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eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#1

Because of your version so old I can't give you more advice as the error message would be far more specific in a newer version. 0.674 is several years old and is not supported here long time ago.

...and here's a quote from one of our developers which you may consider...
[quote mikejj]
If the latest official version of DC++ is "illegal" in a hub, then the owners / op's are retards and that hub doesn't deserve to exist. Forget about it. Find a hub which isn't ran by idiots.
[/quote]

Anyway, can you connect to other (public) hubs? Do you have a router? Do you use active mode with UPnP to connect?

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riobravocmd (riobravo-cmd) said : 		#2

I am in Active Mode using an Actiontec DSL Gatway Router with built in Firewall. I have a port open on the Router for DC++ which matches the port I have set in DC++.

I have just tried to download the Public Hub list (http://dchublist.com/hublist.xml.bz2) but get the same message 'Unkown Address'.

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eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#3

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

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riobravocmd (riobravo-cmd) said : 		#4

Thanks, I removed from my firewall then restarte DC++. I can now download the public hub list, however whenever I try to connect to the private hub I just keep getting Connection Timeout. Is there something else I might be missing?

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eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#5

Can you connect to public hubs?

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riobravocmd (riobravo-cmd) said : 		#6

Yes I can connect to public hubs.

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eMTee (realprogger) said : 		#7

Then the hub you want to connect to is out of service or the address or the port is not ok or maybe (if its a DDNS address) your provider blocks the address. If the hub owner says its up and running, try to ask for and connect by the hub's IP address.

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