DC++ Guide

This guide will explain a few things about DC++. Click on the screenshots to enlarge.

When you first open your DC++ client, it should look like this.

Select File > Settings...
You should now see a screen like this.

In the white box next to where it says 'Nick (Required)' you should insert a nickname of your choice.

The 'E-Mail' box does not require any input from you, but some hubs like to know it, so you can put a fake one in there if you don't want to have your real email exposed.

You can customize the description or leave it blank. If you leave it blank your description in a hub will have the version and client type in that box.

If you have a firewall that will block DC++ from searching for files in hubs, you will need to enable 'Passive Mode' to get around this. The downside to that is you can't have two passive users downloading from each other. Passive users will only have the ability to find files from users without a firewall.

Click on the 'Downloads' tab.

This is where you select your download path. Select a folder or drive you wish to have all your downloads from DC++ downloaded to. You can also select a path for all your partially downloaded files, leave blank just to use your default download path.

If you don't want all your download bandwidth eaten up, you can use the bandwidth throttle feature to limit the amount of incoming data.

'Public Hubs list' is where you insert your hub list URL, I've used this sites own hub list as an example. It fetches all the hubs in the servers list and downloads them to DC from this URL. You may use a proxy server for this process.

Proceed to the 'Sharing' tab.

Here you have to select your sharing directories by clicking on 'Add Folder' which is located near the bottom.

At the bottom where it says 'Upload Slots', I recommend you open 3. This means that the maximum files uploading at the same time is 3. Most of the good hubs require at least 3 open for you to enter.

You're now ready to start downloading! This guide has shown you how to set up your DC++ client for sharing your files and downloading.

'DC++ Guide: Part 2' explains more about other features DC++ has to offer. Click below to continue.

DC++ Guide: Part 2