Ive decided to not use the Tas DC++ hub
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 9:53 am
Unfortunatly for me, i am a victim of continual corrupt downloads with the DC++ software.
It seems files i download have a 50/50 chance of being corrupt.
Im not going to debate the reasons as the reasons dont really matter unless i can find a definite answer.
Though i will say this, If no other file sharing program does this, i say its DC++ fault. Now I could disable all firewalls (which i have for weeks) i could disable network shares, i could disable anitvirus and all the rest that could be doing it, but if i have to do that to share my files with others, then id rather not share.
Seeing especially, its only DC thats having the prob, now without, i can run my firewall and not have any probs.
I know i am not the only one this happens to, and im sure its really annoying to have to download everything twice or worry if its corrupt or not.
For now i am going to try Porksters shareaza, as its got serveral users there already and it works. The multisource is good, I have seen it in action and would be a huge bonus if there were more users.
Phil did try a Emule hub, which seems to work ok, except for some users behind a LAN. Though i never had any trouble.
Im sure its all just a little time to sort out bugs.
if you want to try emule on phils server. you will need emule plus http://www.emule-plus.com and you will need to add his server to it.
there is no chat at the moment, though you can add users to your favourites and PM them. there is also a built in IRC client, but there is no IRC server running at the moment.
I am currently logged into both shareaza and emule for now, sharing 12kb/s each so its up to you guys if you want to change over. Honestly i think DC++ is way behind the rest, without a good corruption handling system and no multi source.
instructions for emule
1. download and install, keep this seperate to your regular emule client.
2. open you address.dat file in notepad and remove everything.
3. once you start emule, go to the servers section and remove all. then add the "nstashub.no-ip.org" on the standard port 4661.
setting it to static and high priority.
4. In preferences/server you can uncheck "remove dead server after"
remove "auto update serverlist at startup", "update serverlist when connecting to servers and clients and then check the " reconnect on loss" and the "autoconnect to servers in static list only and "autoconnect on startup"
5. Under preferences/directories. select your download location for finished files under "incoming files" then select your temp files location.
make sure these are difference to your normal emule settings.
you can select your normal emule temp directory to be shared in the "shared directories" list. This will allow others to download parts of files you are downloading.
6 under preferences/directories "see my share" select "everybody".
the rest of the settins are up to you.
You need to make sure you use a fresh installed client, so you dont corrupt sources with external sources.
IN the latest Alpha of the standard emule client there is a basic IP blocking. which you can use if you not sure. though i dont think its needed. this should be in the next verion of emule plus anyway.
this setting is pasted in the "IPfilter.dat" and as far as i can gather is set like this.
000.000.000.000 - 210.15.194.255 , 000 , everyone
210.15.197.000 - 255.255.255.255 , 000 , everyone
thats it.
let me know your thoughts please.
It seems files i download have a 50/50 chance of being corrupt.
Im not going to debate the reasons as the reasons dont really matter unless i can find a definite answer.
Though i will say this, If no other file sharing program does this, i say its DC++ fault. Now I could disable all firewalls (which i have for weeks) i could disable network shares, i could disable anitvirus and all the rest that could be doing it, but if i have to do that to share my files with others, then id rather not share.
Seeing especially, its only DC thats having the prob, now without, i can run my firewall and not have any probs.
I know i am not the only one this happens to, and im sure its really annoying to have to download everything twice or worry if its corrupt or not.
For now i am going to try Porksters shareaza, as its got serveral users there already and it works. The multisource is good, I have seen it in action and would be a huge bonus if there were more users.
Phil did try a Emule hub, which seems to work ok, except for some users behind a LAN. Though i never had any trouble.
Im sure its all just a little time to sort out bugs.
if you want to try emule on phils server. you will need emule plus http://www.emule-plus.com and you will need to add his server to it.
there is no chat at the moment, though you can add users to your favourites and PM them. there is also a built in IRC client, but there is no IRC server running at the moment.
I am currently logged into both shareaza and emule for now, sharing 12kb/s each so its up to you guys if you want to change over. Honestly i think DC++ is way behind the rest, without a good corruption handling system and no multi source.
instructions for emule
1. download and install, keep this seperate to your regular emule client.
2. open you address.dat file in notepad and remove everything.
3. once you start emule, go to the servers section and remove all. then add the "nstashub.no-ip.org" on the standard port 4661.
setting it to static and high priority.
4. In preferences/server you can uncheck "remove dead server after"
remove "auto update serverlist at startup", "update serverlist when connecting to servers and clients and then check the " reconnect on loss" and the "autoconnect to servers in static list only and "autoconnect on startup"
5. Under preferences/directories. select your download location for finished files under "incoming files" then select your temp files location.
make sure these are difference to your normal emule settings.
you can select your normal emule temp directory to be shared in the "shared directories" list. This will allow others to download parts of files you are downloading.
6 under preferences/directories "see my share" select "everybody".
the rest of the settins are up to you.
You need to make sure you use a fresh installed client, so you dont corrupt sources with external sources.
IN the latest Alpha of the standard emule client there is a basic IP blocking. which you can use if you not sure. though i dont think its needed. this should be in the next verion of emule plus anyway.
this setting is pasted in the "IPfilter.dat" and as far as i can gather is set like this.
000.000.000.000 - 210.15.194.255 , 000 , everyone
210.15.197.000 - 255.255.255.255 , 000 , everyone
thats it.
let me know your thoughts please.