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Note from administrators:
Welcome back hubbers! The hub is back in full operation! Please send an email to auto_reg@umnp2p.com to register for the hub.
-mp3guru17
Introduction
This hub was created
shortly after the beginning of the 2003-2004 academic year, in response to the
increasing difficulty of connecting to public peer-to-peer (p2p) networks (such
as Kazaa, Morpheus, WinMX, and AudioGalaxy), and the significant bandwidth throttling
(reduction) for such connections. Direct Connect (DC) was selected as the
connection protocol due to the ability to maintain a private hub, and the hub
server software is moderately easy to set up and maintain.
Registration
In order to maintain exclusive
connections of UMN students, on the UMN DC network, we require that you register
a username. To do this, please send an email, from your UMN email account,
to auto_reg@umnp2p.com. PLEASE SEND ONLY ONE EMAIL. We assure you that your email
address will only be used to contact you for administrative purposes, which
includes emailing your password to you. It is critical that you use your real
email UMN email address, otherwise you will not receive your password, and will
not be able to connect.
We regretfully cannot extend our service to individuals living off-campus, or
those unable to access ResNet on a private computer. Accessing the
UMNp2p program from a public computer is strictly forbidden, because those
computers are closely monitored.
Software
If you would like, feel
free to use whatever DC client software you prefer, however, the only
instructions for connecting to the hub are those listed below. Beyond that,
you're on your own.
Download and Install the Software
The client we recommend
is DC++. It is available for download on this page.
If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 and at any point during the installation a UAC window appears, click allow. If you have not updated Windows in a while you may first be prompted to install an included windows update that is necessary for the DC++ installation to coninue. It is included in the installer linked above and you need only follow the simple on-screen instructions. After the update has been installed your computer will need to be restarted, and the install file run again. With the necessary update installed the following screen will appear. To proceed with the installation, click Next.
On the next two screens,
click Next, and on the following screen, click Install. After the installation
completes in a few seconds, click Close.
Software Setup
To run the software you
just installed, go to the Start Menu, select Programs (or All Programs), select
DC++, and select DC++.
Click File->Settings and select the Downloads tab.You need to
specify the default download directory (the place where your finished downloads
will go) and the unfinished downloads directory (the place where the files you
are downloading will go). To do this, click Browse and navigate to the location
you would like your files to go. If desired, you can click Make New Folder if
you need a new directory.
Next, click on the
Sharing tab. You need to set the folders that you want to share here. After
adding your shared folders, set your Upload slots to 2. Click OK to exit from
the Settings window.
Hardware Router Setup
This section only applies if you are using a NAT/PAT router, such as a Linksys or Netgear router. This will generally result in your computer receiving an IP address such as 192.168.1.101. While a simple guide such as this cannot cover the entire scope of possible router products, the main point that should be addressed is the fact that you need to perform additional configuration (to the router) in order to use the hub. Assuming you've followed the previous steps, the remaining procedure is generally outlined as follows:
- Find your computer's LAN address (usually of the form 192.168.x.x). You can do this by going to Start -> Run -> cmd /k ipconfig | find "IP Address"
- Log into your router's configuration utility (commonly http://192.168.1.1/)
- Forward port 23/tcp and 23/udp to your computer's LAN address, found above. (Note that some routers additionally requre the forwarding rules to be "Enabled.")