Id Changed

[fkdup74]

went to vegas for a couple days for new years,
so the pc was off of course (dont leave it on when i cant monitor it :P )
when i re-connected to emule my id was different
still a good id, thanks to figuring out system config,
but it never changed before after a shutdown (for cleaning and such)
is this normal? :unsure: (still an emule n00b :P :lol: )

[Arathorn]

ID doesn't matter, as long as it is high. Your info is stored in your userhash.

[fkdup74]

cool, no biggie then :)
i mean, im still gettin a sh*tload of users on queue and uploading,
and decent downstream too, but was still curious, thanks :)

[gildan2020]

Originally posted by Arathorn@6 January 2004 - 06:07
ID doesn't matter, as long as it is high. Your info is stored in your userhash.
what about overnet?
where can i find it?


thx,
gildan2020

[fkdup74]

the proggie or your id?
if you want the program, google :P
if you mean your id, find someone using overnet and ask em,
just do a search for 'overnet' in the forum and see whos using it,
and pm em :)
i use emule and am happy with it, dont have overnet

[Samurai]

How do I find out my ID? I'm currently using emule and I keep getting messages in my log regarding my 'lowid' although I've disabled it's usage in my settings / preferences page. What's the best way to increase my ID? I must have uploaded 8GB and downloaded 1GB since the beginning of 2004.

[fkdup74]

for me, shutting down the windows firewall did the trick
im sure it can be configured to get a good id,
but i prefer sygate anyway, easier to allow for program access and all that :)

i think uploads will always be a little more than d/l's cause emule
seems more built for integrity than speed
with my id high, the most ive seen it spike up to on d/l's is maybe 100 kb/s
generally stays between 10-40 kb/s depending on sources
while im givin a steady 20 kb/s upload, if im feeling generous ill bump it to 30 :P

[Samurai]

I'm currently using Sygate Personal Firewall Pro at this very moment. To be honest I don't see the point in shutting it down, to gain better d/l speeds. A firewall is just a gateway and it opens the door when a program wants to use it. I may just reinstall the damn thing if no one else has any other ideas.

[fkdup74]

not sygate <_<
the feckin windows firewall,
its enabled by default, and its messin up your id,
(unless youve disabled it already)
if you got sygate pro, which is probably the best f/w out there,
why do you need windows f/w?
try it and see....

or at least get in there and tweak your settings (in the windows f/w)
not sygate, but windows :)

[Samurai]

Why would I have a piece of sh*t software software like Windows Firewall enabled on my PC?? That was like the first thing I disabled when I bought the damn thing. I don&#39;t believe it&#39;s the firewall that&#39;s causing the lowid. I believe it&#39;s a setting in eMule itself. I&#39;ve already disabled the &#39;lowid&#39; checkbox and i&#39;m still getting the:


You have a lowid. Please review your network config and/or your settings

Any ideas?

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by Samurai@6 January 2004 - 10:26
Why would I have a piece of sh*t software software like Windows Firewall enabled on my PC?? That was like the first thing I disabled when I bought the damn thing.
if you would&#39;ve said that earlier it would&#39;ve saved some confusion <_<
was just stating what did the trick for me

and you&#39;ve tried conecting with and without the
&#39;enable smart lowID check on connect&#39; selected?

what ports are you using?

and are they opened in your firewall?

wait a few and ill post some screenshots of my settings if ya want.........

[fkdup74]

this is whats working for me

edit

[Samurai]

Ok thanks for the screenshots... I&#39;ve changed whatever settings were different from yours, to match.

My ports were changed however, to 4999 TCP and 5000 UDP as I&#39;ve heard amongst P2P users that ISP&#39;s are blocking traffic through the 4662 & 4672 ports. There used to be a minor warning when using eMule using the default ports to change it, stating that very reason.

I&#39;ll let you know on any increase in speed, and/or the &#39;lowid&#39; situation. Sorry about the confusion earlier re: windows firewall. I was under the assumption no one used it :rolleyes:

Samurai :ph34r:

[Arathorn]

Also read this for info about LowID: http://www.edonkey2000.com/documentation/lowid.html

[fkdup74]

Originally posted by Samurai@6 January 2004 - 15:00
re: windows firewall. I was under the assumption no one used it :rolleyes:

Samurai :ph34r:
:lol: :lol: :lol:
not if theyre smart :P (which wouldnt include me :lol: )
i havent had any problems with the default ports

hope that helps :)
oh yeah, and speed is gonna kind of accumulate,
you got to start it up and forget it,
after a while you&#39;ll be gettin good speeds
maybe not klite speed, but you shouldnt have to worry about corruption :)
i&#39;ll take that trade off any day

(before i shut down for a defrag & cleanup,
i was gettin about 50 kb/s, not too bad, sometimes up to 90-100 kb/s,
then i restarted and had to wait a while for speed to pick up again)
right now im at about 22 kb/s after 4 hrs (but less d/l&#39;s though))