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False High ID?
« on: July 03, 2006, 04:36:43 PM »
Is it possible to get a False high ID? when I installed Amule, I connected with Low IDs and got DL rates of 20+ kB/s, recently, with no changes made in compy/router setup, Amule has started getting High IDs, but my DL rate has plummeted to ~1kB/s, and often times clients will transfer miniscule amounts to me before dropping me off their queue list.  All in all it seems that I was getting many times the performance with a Low ID than I am with a High ID. I should mention that I still fail the TCP test on the Amule wiki page, so I doubt that I should be getting a High ID.

In a related matter...I need help passing the TCP test on Amule wiki, lol..I *think* I have everything set up right, but still no luck..any detailed steps would be appreciated, as I'm not the best at networking stuff.

I have:
WinXp Home, Using the winXp firewall
Linksys WRT54GS Router (Firmware v1.05.2)
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Re: False High ID?
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2006, 05:37:22 PM »
Some server give you a high-id even though you aren't reachable from the outside of your network. this way the other clients don't try to contact you over the server, with the result that you aren't reachable at all.

no idea though why such hacked server exists, probably to give newbies the illusion of good conditions and prevent them to join other servers.
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Re: False High ID?
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2006, 05:49:07 PM »
I'm currently connected to Donkey Server No 2, and get high IDs on several different servers, so I don't think thats the problem =/
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Re: False High ID?
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2006, 08:09:14 PM »
DS2 is ok, so you have HighID
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Re: False High ID?
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2006, 03:40:30 AM »
Any ideas on my sudden performance drop then? One file I'm DL'ing for instance is 2.45g in size...the first 2.3g I Dl'd in about 3 days, with a Low ID...with a High ID, I've gotten about .8g in the last week.  This file has hundreds of sources, and I my UL is higher then my DL for session ratio...I've been logged on for several weeks.

Also, why do I always fail the TCP test from amulewiki?
« Last Edit: July 04, 2006, 03:52:00 AM by Guru »
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Re: False High ID?
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2006, 11:10:12 AM »
As for the test you need to check several things:
- What is the port forwarding setup of your Linksys router?
- Does the firewall block any incoming TCP or UDP traffic?

Without at least a bit more detailed information troubleshooting is quite a challenge.
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