little crappy guide by me 
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1. read, investigate, installcomplete guides and general info on all sorts of amule based stuff is available on the user run aMule wiki PLEASE READ ALL YOU CAN BEFORE POSTING A PROBLEM WITH SPEEDcompile/install latest aMule version (2.2.2)
2. uploadAs a rule it is important that on ADSL neither the uplink nor the downlink be used at 100% capacity. Usually 90-95% is a good idea (taking into account overheads too.
if your not up to testing your own connection using 75%-90% of your 'real' upload capacity will be fine
test at
http://speedtest.net/ for example:
367 kb/s / 8 * 0.75 = 34 kB/s rounded down to 30 kB/s
upload 30 kB/s (make sure the upload in the stats tab is a straight line)
slot allocation 3 or 5 kB/s works good
IMO a stable slower upload is better then hitting your limit all the time.
3. connectionssome routers don't like udp packets, if your getting firewalled or disconnected try disabling KAD/ udp all together.
But TBH if this is happening your router is cheap and nasty get a good one.
either way I urge all people to try and connect to both KAD and ed2K with HIGHID to ensure network richness.
safe connection options for virtually everyone are;
max connections: 200
max new connecitons in 5 secs: 10
and no more then 3000 sources at one time.
most router max connections before overloading are 256 so 200 is safe.
3.1 max sourcesbasic formula on how max sources are worked out;
Number of useful sources is calculated directly from rate value. Max Connections is not relevant.
Reask is every 30 mins = 1800 secs (30x60)
Max 10 per 5 sec = 2 per sec (10/5)
Therefore max sources = 1800 x 2 = 3600then to avoid hitting the limit and wasting sources we leave a margin of error and round down to 3000 sources (maximum)
keep checking your stats to see if your hitting this limit, if so, i would stop a couple of downloads (if your having trouble that is)
Remember that the rate value is determined from your Max Connections limit where it should be set to avoid reaching. This is an inexact science but experience shows 200/10. 400/20, 500/25 etc. work well.
below are settings that can be used and the limit of 'useful sources', check that you never go above this limit if so, stop downloads until it goes below.
these are rounded down;
100/5 = 1000
200/10 = 3000
400/20 = 6000
500/25 = 80004. portsISP can limit mass data exchange on lower ports (default amule ports can be completely blocked), use high ports (above 4000) i.e. 54662, 54672 and then forward them, and allow through your hardware/software firewall
5. server list / IPfilterFirst inspect the server options
info hereI would recommend settings;
- 'remove dead server after' 10
- unticking all 'update' options (I prefer manually updating, to ensure security)
- I also like to use the 'priority system' this helps you pick priority over which servers to connect to and it which order i.e. High first then Normal ect.
all other options are up-to you, its common sense really.
5.1 obtaininghttp://edk.peerates.net/servers.php?lang=0, peerates tests each new server for spam and collects lots of useful information, read carefully to decide which servers from peerates list you want to connect to (the above list is clean , but one are two servers only index free content but are not classed as fake servers, so read all info, i personally delete the 'peerates.net' test server)
- connect to a server, eDonkey Server No1/2 have the best scores atm
5.2 updatingOnly ever update your serverlist if/when Bluetack updates there IPfilter (usually once every one/two weeks)
Check for updates at
http://bluetack.co.uk/bims/filters/then, when there's an update:
- disconnect
- update IPfilter
- update serverlist
- do an inspection (5.1)
- connect to a server
