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English => Multiplatform => Mac OSX => Topic started by: DeeDee on November 30, 2006, 08:56:06 AM
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Hello,
It's my first post, I just downloaded the last version of amule, I am a new user of (a wonderful) Mac, I knew how to set up emule on my former PC, but it doesn't seem to work quite in the same way on Mac, or at least I don't know how to set it.
I've got an i book G4 (so no Intel...) with Mac os X 10.4. I have no idea how I am connecting on the web, all I know is that my Airport card detected a network and just connected. I can see that there is a router (firstly because I am in low ID and amule tells me that there is a router/firewall detected) and I can see its address in my network preferences. I tried to change my TCP and UDP ports on amule but I don't know how to change them on the router since I don't know where it is or how to visualize it.
If anyone understands and can give me a hand there... I can't work it out... I'd be more than grateful ! :)
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Originally posted by DeeDee
I have no idea how I am connecting on the web, all I know is that my Airport card detected a network and just connected.
This sound like someone else in your building has a wireless router that is hooked up to the internet and that router is not secured with a password so you are able to use that person's internet access.
In principle, the port forwarding you have to do for eMule on windows and for aMule on OS X is virtually identical. You need to configure your router so that the necessary ports are forwarded to your machine. This however requires physical access to the router. Given that you don't even know who's internet access you are mooching, this could prove a little tricky. ;)
So I guess you need to get your own internet access and your own router. Then you are able to configure the router however you like.
Also, using someone elses router for p2p is not exactly a nice thing to do. I used to have my router set up to be open for other people in my building, but then someone tried to use it for p2p, which made my internet access noticeably slower, so I had to lock it down.
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Thanks for your answer, I really had no idea I was using someone else's internet access since I just moved in a house where no one has an Internet access, but I'm guessing now it must be a neighbour... :( Who knows... I just thought I was maybe picking up signs from a mobile network or something... I'm gonna get my own internet access though...