I've downloaded and installed aMule 2.3.1 on:
1) an older machine running OS X 10.4.11 (8S165) PPC (Tiger)
2) a newer machine running OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) Intel (Snow Leopard)
My DSL modem is a 2Wire 27000HG-D purchased from "Quest - CenturyLink"
DSL Speed Test:
Download Speed: 1254 Kb/s
Upload Speed:504 Kb/s
Latenency: 118ms
User's DNS: eskimo.net
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Under OS X 10.4.11 (8S165) PPC (Tiger), users can create and set specific port rules within the OS X 10.4.xx built-in Firewall, in Preferences.app (aka System Preferences), under (Internet and Network) Sharing > Firewall, using the "New" button. In the Port Name popup, I've set the following:
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Specify a port on which you would like to receive networking traffic.
Other ports can be specified by selecting "Other" in the Port Name
popup. The enter the port name and a number (or a range or series
of port numbers) along with a description.
Port Name: Other
TCP Port Numbers: 4661, 4662, 4665, 4672, 25600
UDP Port Numbers: 4661, 4662, 4665, 4672, 25600
Description: aMule
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In the online DSL settings page, I created rules:
Quest Modem Configuration 2Wire 27000HG-D
Security
Applications
Some Internet applications require certain ports to be forwarded.
Choose LAN Device
(I entered the ID)
2. Select a category on the left, then the application you would like to forward to the selected device.
Category Available Rules
User-defined (I created the rule)
These are the rules I created and added:
Rule Name Protocol Port Start Port End Port Map
aMule TCP TCP 4662 4672 4662
Rule Name Protocol Port Start Port End Port Map
aMule UDP UDP 4662 4672 4662
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In aMule.app (version 2.3.1)
under
Preferences > General
I added my Nick
under
Preferences > Connection
I've got:
Bandwidth limits
Download 256 kB/s
Upload 11 kB/s
Slot Allocation 2 kB/s
Ports
(checkbox checked) Standard TCP Port 4662
UDP port for server requests (TCP+3): 4665
(checkbox checked but grayed out)Extended UDP port (Kad / global search) 4672
(checkbox unchecked and grayed out) Enable UPnP for router port forwarding
UPnP TCP Port (Optional): 50000 (numbers there, but grayed out)
Bind local address to IP (Empty for any)
Max sources per downloaded file: 300
Max simultaneous connections: 500
(checkbox checked) Auto connect on startup
(checkbox checked) Reconnect on loss
Networks
(checkbox checked) Kademilia
(checkbox checked) ED2K
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Under Networks
I've got:
ED2K
Servers (
http://www.srv1000.com/azz/server.metKad
Nodes (697)
http://download.tuxfamily.org/technosalad/utils/nodes.dat---
However, I'm getting:
"ServerSocket.ccp(415): Warning: You have received LowID" and "KAD: Firewalled"
and a really slow connection.
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Under OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) Intel (Snow Leopard), in Preferences.app (aka System Preferences), under Sharing , there is no Firewall Port configuration Port Name popup (Part of Apple corporate's idea of "Let's simplfy things even more?"); There is, in Preferences.app, under Security > Firewall, a button called "Advanced", that I selected "aMule.app" in and then selected "Allow incoming connections".
I've set up aMule under OS X 10.6.8 pretty much the same as under OS X 10.4.11 (although, maybe I should use a different Nick?). aMule.app has had zero success in making connections under OS X 10.6.8
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It would appear that the way to go, might be to see if I can resolve the "ServerSocket.ccp(415): Warning: You have received LowID" and "KAD: Firewalled" issues on the PPC machine with OS X 10.4.11?
Or maybe the issues are with the 2Wire 27000HG-D (although I didn't see any specific issues listed for 2Wire 27000HG-D and aMule) or how things are routed with DSL via "Quest - CenturyLink" and Eskimo North (although bit torrent and other programs don't seem to have a problem)?
- Jazz2Blues