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eMule created in 2002 is a free file sharing application released under the GNU General Public License as open source software, created in Microsoft Visual C++. Its known for its vast users (millions) and makes it ideal for finding rare data, all be it at slightly lower transfer rates.
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eMule has remained strong through time for its ease of usability and rigid credit system to reward uploaders of data. We start our journey by downloading the software from the eMule web site HERE, which is version 0.49b at the time of writing this. Note: you want the Installer version, if you wanted the source code then you wouldn't need to read this guide.
On the initially install you should pick a language and then be prompted with the following screen:
You should now be prompted with a license agreement, just continue on this. Next components, I would suggest installing program files and ed2k links. User specific should be fine in most instances for the user permissions. Finally the destination folder and finish.
On running the eMule program you should be prompted by a welcome screen:
Next you will be prompted to enter a username:
You will notice two check boxes at the bottom of this screen, they basically mean that the software will run when your computer starts to load windows. If you want your machine to always be sharing then check these box's, otherwise leave them unchecked and you can turn on sharing at your convenience.
The next screen looks more complicated than it actually is:
The two figures here represent Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP), or in very basic terms protocols to gain connections to other computers. They run on ports that you choose, however if you use a router and they are not forwarded properly (visible to remote users) then the program will work at a reduced transfer rate. Hopefully if you click the "Use UPnP to setup ports" button then it will do it all for you. UPnP is universal Plug and Play, however some routers will not support this and you will have to do this manually, see your manual to do this.
You can then set download priorities:
These are fairly self explanatory, however the basic concept is that rare items will usually vanish quicker from the network than popular items, so these will gain priority over other items. I would suggest leaving both of these ticked.
This screen tries to mask itself from your internet service provider so that they do not know you are downloading. I would only turn this on if you have a very strict ISP, however if the software is banned you really should not be using it.
Finally the last screen of the installer, I would suggest using both networks eD2K and Kad, safe connect is up to you, however if has a greater chance of giving you a low ID. We are done click finish.
We now use the wizard to put in our computer settings. As you can see above I have picked my operating system (vista), 1-5 for concurrent downloads. This is the amount of files that you can download at once. For my connection type I selected custom and put in 20480 download for 20Mbit and 1024 upload for 1mbit. You can find this out from your ISP options, however if you don't know then a rough guess should be ok. Hit Apply and we are now ready to roll.
I just want to note that eDonkey by default minimises to the system tray, so if you think it has vanished then it is probably in the tray:
We are prompted with a list of servers to choose, I will choose the first one on the list and then hit the big yellow lightening bolt in the top left to connect. It may take a minute, however it should say connection established.
Now that we are connected, we can click on the search icon next to transfers, type in the name of what we are looking for (I typed in "linux") and then hit start to search for the related files. Please note that some of these files are copyright material, I want to avoid these when downloading. Select the file in the list that you want and hit download. I will go for a free text file.
If we now look into our transfer queue, by clicking the "Transfers" button we should see it queued in the list.
Finally, the download will finish and go into your download folder. If you want to change this you can go into Options then Directories and finally change the Incoming files Path. You can also select what you want to share with other people. There are far more options, however that should be enough to get you started, congratulations on downloading your first file form eMule.
- Those people at p2p.resourcep2p.comments
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