Hey everyone! I'm sure most of you going into rez for the first time are excited to use DC++! You should be! Just don't get carried away with it
I believe there's an article coming out about DC soon. However, if anyone wants to download and set up the program right now, I will provide step-by-step instructions to do so. Remember, you won't be able to use the MAC hub until you are using a direct line at MAC and until it has been set up. For now, you can be ready for it, and browse around to get a feel for it.
Please check out the forum thread DC++
HERE for more information.
INSTRUCTIONS
Download it
HERE
Open the program (you'll probably want to make a shortcut for it on your desktop so you don't have to always search for it)
Under FILE>Settings go to the Personal Information tab and enter a nickname (if it is already taken when you get to MAC, you'll have to change it.
Still in Settings, go to the Downloads tab and Choose a download and unfinished download directory so you will know where your stuff downloaded. I would also suggest your limits be set to 0 to download unlimited items at the same time. If you're computer starts to slow down, don't download as much at once.
Still in Settings, go to the Sharing tab. This is the most important one. Click Add Folder. Browse through stuff in your computer and choose things which you would like other people to be able to download from you. Usually at MAC, there is around a 500mb limit, so you need to be sharing at least 500mb worth of files. You can change # of Upload slots if you'd like more or less people to be able to upload stuff from you.
Press OK and leave the Settings window.
Click the yellow star at the top. Click the NEW button in the middle of the screen. Add a nickname for the name like "MAC". Then type in the address: machub.dyndns.org
Press OK
Make sure that the box beside "MAC" is checked.
What this does, is connects you to the McMaster hub every time you open DC so you don't have to connect manually every time.
***The address might not be machub.dyndns.org this year, if it changes, change the address.
Press the normal Magnifying button at the top to search for files and double click a file for it to download!
Hope that will help you with the basics.