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The Panmasters Guide To Setting Your Connection Up - written by Smelly_Kat

1. For ON-CAMPUS people: First go www.whatismyip.com and copy you IP. Next go into DC++ and under File -> Settings -> Connection Settings select 'Active' and paste your IP into the IP box. Leave the port boxes blank.

2. For OFF-CAMPUS people: Firstly you need to log into your router, you can do this by opening your internet browser and typing your 'default gateway' address into the address bar then press enter. (You can find your default gateway address by going to Start -> Run then type 'cmd' and press enter. When the command window is open type 'ipconfig/all'. This will display all the information you need about your network including your default gateway address). Next you will need your routers username and password (the default values can be found in your router manual). After entering the correct username and password into your router you should be logged into you router.

Now for the port forwarding part.....every router is different so I can't give explicit instructions. Basically what you want to do is direct a port (the default port for DC++ is 1411, you will need this to be on TCP and UDP) to your computers network IP (for example 192.168.1.2). You can get detailed information on how to do this for your specific router at http://www.portforward.com/

Once you've forwarded your ports go into DC++ connection settings (File -> Settings -> Connection Settings) and select 'Active' and enter your external IP address into the box (you can find this at www.whatismyip.com). In the port boxes fill in the port(s) you've forwarded to your computer (for example 1411 TCP and 1411 UDP).

Alternatively, you can enable UPnP in your router instead of port forwarding. Once you've done this go into DC++ advanced settings (File -> Settings -> Advanced) and tick the 'Enable UPnP control' box. Next go into connection settings (File -> Settings -> Connection Settings) and select 'Active' and enter your external IP address (you can find this at www.whatismyip.com). Note: UPnP control is only available on the latest versions of DC++, you can get the latest version from http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/dcplusplus/DCPlusPlus-0.674.exe?download

If you have any problems have a look at http://www.twofo.co.uk/problems.php. If none of the above works for you then you will have to use 'Passive' mode which will work but you will be limited in the number of people you can connect to so only use passive mode as a last resort!