ApexDC++ Connection Settings Explained
This guide as been written to explain and try to give instructions on how to
configure the various options contained in the connection settings section of
ApexDC++.
Bind Address.
This is an Advance user setting. If you are a beginner you can set this to
0.0.0.0. As said above this is normally set to 0.0.0.0 and most users do not
want to change this. However 23223t192x If you have two network interfaces you will need
to use this option, Set this to the LAN IP which is connected to the internet.
ApexDC++ will then only use
that particular network interface for all connections. If binding fails, it
will do so silently and INADDR_ANY will be used instead.
If you experience connection problems make sure that this is set to default. (default: 0.0.0.0). This feature requires a restart
Incoming connection
settings Direct Connections
This should be used if you computer is connected
directly to the Internet. With no firewall. If this is
the case you should seriously think about getting a firewall. Sunbelt Kerio
personal firewall is a good free software firewalls.
Firewall with UPnP
(WinXP+ Only)
Windows XP is the first Microsoft operating system to support UPnP. This option
is therefore disabled for operating systems before this. Universal Plug And
Play (UPnP) is a technology to allow, among other things, Internet applications
to configure home routers and gateways, bypassing the need to perform manual
port forwarding.
To take advantage of UPnP, you must have support enabled in Windows and UPnP
capable hardware (typically a broadband router using NAT traversal). If you
meet both of these requirements you should enable this setting (requires
restart). If your UPnP system is setup correctly, ApexDC++ will now
automatically create the required port mappings for ApexDC++ to operate in
Active Mode.
Please see the following page for more information on UPnP and how to enable it
https://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/s...d_02july22.mspx
Firewall with manual
port forwarding.
Select this mode if you are behind a firewall/router. You will need to specify
the external IP address of your router. Alternatively you could use the Get IP
Address button. For ApexDC++ to work properly in this mode, it requires access
on TCP and UDP listening ports, as well as outgoing access on all ports for
both TCP and UDP. First you need to set up your router to forward ApexDC++
connections to the computer which has ApexDC++ running. This process is
normally called Port mapping/redirecting/forwarding or something like that. The
following page has examples of how to perform port forwarding with many
different routers port
forwarding
You need to forward two ports, one TCP and one UDP (the TLS port can be
ignored), these can be the same port number. Select your Port(s) numbers
between 1024 - 6000 (any port is valid. However for performance reasons it is
recommended that on windows box this should be between 1000 & 6000) theses
should mostly all be free. Make sure both UDP and TCP is being forwarded. To
ensure everything is set up correctly please use the check settings button
unfortunately this is not always correct. The best way to test is to just do
something. To test that UDP is working perform a search (use something common
like film), if you receive
results udp forwarding is working. if you can download
one of the results then tcp forwarding is working, i generally try to get a
file list as this is small and normally doesn't need you to queue.
For information on the TLS port please see this guide
Don't allow hub/UPnP to override.
This option dose exactly what it says on the tin. i.e.
If enabled ApexDC++ will only use the settings which you have entered. If this
is not enabled your UPnP device can/will change these settings dynamically to
try and attempt to get the best performance.
Update IP on Startup.
Again this one is pretty self explanatory. if this is
enabled the Get IP Address button is press when apex is started/run
Firewall (passive,
last resort)
Select this mode if none of the previous options apply or work. This mode
carries some limitations:
. only 5 results per user will be returned in response to searches
. you will not be able to download from other passive users
For best performance you should try to enable Active mode with one of the
methods above.
Outgoing connection
settings Direct Connection
If you are not using a socks 5 proxy or do not know what one is you should
choose this setting.
SOCKS5
Select this mode if you want to make outbound connections through a SOCKS
proxy. The caveats for Firewall (passive) mode also apply here. SOCKS5 proxies
are not the same as HTTP proxies. ApexDC++'s SOCKS5 support does not include
GSSAPI.
Socks IP
This is the IP, not host name, of your SOCKS5 server.
Port
The port that your SOCKS5 server runs on. The default
is 1080.
Login
Login name for the SOCKS5 proxy; may be required.
Password
Password for the SOCKS5 proxy; may be required.
Use SOCKS5 server to resolve host names
Enable this to use the SOCKS5 proxy, instead of the
local name server, to resolve host names.
Related Guides: Dynamic
IP's with ApexDC++
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