Circle Of Fire And Using Latest APEXDC 1.5.0 Guide

It has been a while since i wrote a comprehensive guide for Apexdc. As the new version has just been released, Enjoy It

WHO IS CIRCLE OF FIRE​

We are a South African Hub, Nearly in running for 18mnths Which Hosts Cod Online as well as has a vast amount of content for our users to share It’s a very social meeting place, where you can chat about like minded topics as well as let loose and be yourself., We also have our own dedicated site for any topics, jokes, Cod Forums etc.

JOIN THE HUB, YOU WON”T REGRET IT

http://www.circle-of-fire.co.za



Getting up and Running with Apexdc 1.5.0 on the Circle of Fire

1. Download Apexdc 1.5.0 from These Links local links Or

7Zip Or Winzip
http://www.quickshare.co.za/files/df...0.zip.001.html
http://www.quickshare.co.za/files/oe...0.zip.002.html
http://www.quickshare.co.za/files/q9...0.zip.003.html

WINRAR FOR THIS SET
http://www.quickshare.co.za/files/c4dvwft9/ApexDC1.5.0.part1.rar.html
http://www.quickshare.co.za/files/w1co90u0/ApexDC1.5.0.part2.rar.html

Download Part’s 1 - 3. Before Extracting.
2. Once Downloaded Extract the rar files (You Will Need Winrar or 7Zip)
3. Run Apexdc Installation File, If your Firewall Asks, (Allow It)
4. If you are upgrading from 1.4.3 Select Custom Install
5. Untick (Custom EmoPacks) as well as (GeoIP)
6. Click Next
7. It will give you an option to install Driverscan Pro, I recommend No
8. Select Create Desktop Icon / Current User Only) Store settings for each windows account.
9. Once Installed Open and Run Apexdc
10. NOW For the setup

RELEVANT STEPS TO GETTING UP AND RUNNING WILL BE NUMBERED...
EXTRA OPTIONS OR EXPLANATIONS WILL DENOTED AS (a) (b) (c) etc.

In Apexdc you’ll find a Toolbar at the top. For This Manual I’ll be Working Left to Right
Following Each Option .So e.g. if you click on file, Menu drops down, explanation of each point.

a) FILE OPEN FILE LIST - Once you have downloaded someone’s file list, you can quickly open a saved List of theirs.

b) OPEN OWN LIST - This will allow you to open your own shared files, as another user would see them.
This would also be used so you can paste a magnet link of a specific file in the hub, which makes it easier for the person to download a file from you.

C) MATCH DOWNLOAD LISTS - This will search your list and compare it with another users shared files.

d) REFRESH FILE LISTS - This will auto refresh your shared file list with any new content you add.

1) E) QUICK CONNECT - This will allow you to enter the hub Address. Which Is - :
the hub.activedns.co.za:616 - - - the (Circle Of Fire) HUB

f) FOLLOW LAST DIRECT - This will auto connect you to the last hub you were redirected to.

g) RECONNECT - This will auto connect to the hub you were connected to last.

SETTINGS - REFER TO MANUAL EXPLANATION IN DIFF SECTION BELOW

VIEW TAB...

a) Public Hubs - Lists International hubs on the Hub list

b) Recent Hubs - Views The recent hubs you connected to

c) Favorite Hubs - Will show your Fav. Hubs, these will Auto Connect If The box is Ticked.

d) Favorite Users - This will allow you to see your favorite users, they will auto get a slot from you if you select them as favorite. I.e.) No Queues

E) Search - This will open the search View, Where you can specify a file you would like to find on the hub.

f) ADL search - Search using a File string

g) Search Spy - Useful to see what other users are searching for, you need to leave enabled to gather results.

h) CDM Debug - Messages (Will report errors or faults)

I) Notepad - Useful for keeping notes of anything you wish, close tab to save what you have written, and Click the icon to open again.

j) System Log - Will show you File List Refreshes etc.

k) Always on Top - Keeps Apexdc on top of all windows, in background, useful for watching a movie etc. while you are on the hub.

l) Tick boxes so as not to display diff options in Apexdc

TRANSFERS

a) Download Queue - Shows the files in queue waiting to download from other users,
You can also manage your queue by Giving high preference to files, cancelling or pausing them

b) Shows All completed downloads (CNTRL - Z) Will open the directory were they have downloaded to.

c) Upload Queue - This will show you all the files users have requested to download from you.

d) Finished Uploads - This will show all the completed files or parts of to users that have downloaded from you.

e) Network Statistics - This will show you the upload and download speed of your connection while using Apexdc

WINDOWS

These options will allow you to customize your Apexdc, as in Cascade View / Horizontal View etc.

Help

Shows about Info. Apexdc Version
Reinstall Apexdc – Gives User Option To Re Install
Homepage – Opens Apexdc Forums
Donate – Dote to the development
Links – Other useful links
GeoIP Database Update – Updates I.Ps per Country

ICONS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BELOW TOOLBAR MENU

a) Public Hubs
b) Quick Reconnect
c) Follow Last Redirect
d) Favorite Hubs
e) Favorite Users
f) Recent Hubs
g) Download Queue
h) Finished Downloads
i) Upload Queue
j) Finished Uploads
k) Search
l) ADL Search
m) Search Spy
n) Network Stats
o) Open File List
p) Settings
q) Notepad
r) Shows Here Or Away, Greys Your Nick Showing Offline
s) Shutdown Pc
t) Limit (Limits your upload speed as well as your download speed)
u) Update Check
v) Disable Sounds


SETTINGS CONTROL PANEL (GEAR ICON)
SELECT TAB HEADINGS ON LEFT

2.) GENERAL

Nick – Fill in Any Nick You’d like to Use on the Hub
Email – Optional
Description - Your ISP and Your Line Speed
Line Speed – Drop Down select Closest Option to your line speed.


3.) CONNECTION SETTINGS

How are u connecting to dsl... is it using (1) ppp (DIALING your internet connection into modem)
Or (2) Username and Password for your internet connection is SAVED in modem
If its first option, make sure the points a) b) and c) are correct as per below.
If it’s Option (2) DO ALL THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS

Bind Address
Network Interface - 0.0.0.0

Select Firewall with Manual Port Forwarding
Below that is TCP – (The port no. you enter here is 60616)
Below that is UDP - (The port no. you enter here is 60616)
Below that Is TLS - (This is a secure Port Protocol Leave it as 0)
Below that Is DHT/UDP - (Leave this on 0 as well)
b) Wan I.P - Leave Blank

Tick Don’t Allow Hub / Upn To Overwrite
c) Outgoing Connection - on Direct Connect

DO PORT FORWARDING ON YOUR ROUTER FOR TCP AND UDP using same port number as entered in apex – 60616 in the Tcp and Udp Fields.
Please check www.portforward.com for a guide for your modem, If you really battle, a hub operator will help you out, so you can get started.


Bandwidth Limiting

Is NOT allowed on the Circle Of Fire Hub

DOWNLOADS

Set your default Download Directory as well as Incomplete Downloads dir.
(PLS SHARE BOTH FOLDERS) To Open your Download Dir. Use Shortcut Cntrl - z

Favorites

Set your fav/ download directories, so u can easily specify if its music / video etc. were to save.

File Preview

If you have enough parts you can preview a file

Queue

Priority Settings are set here
Auto Search Alt TTH Source 10 mins.
Don’t Begin New Segment if Overall speed = x
Manual Setting of Segments
Tick Boxes Below To Specify Diff Settings Related to Queuing

NB.** SHARING

SHARED DIRECTORIES

Tick all the folders that you’d like to share on the hub.
After Each tick, it will ask you for the Relevant Name for Each Folder Share
I.e. / Audio / Video / Game etc.

Network Share
You can also share folders across a Lan or
External HD (Please Assign Your External a Drive Letter, and Switch Drive on First before Opening Apexdc) Prevents files being hashed again.

Auto Refresh Time – Change to 15 Mins. (Will Auto Refresh Your List if more is Shared)
Max Hash Speed – 9999 (Shortcut Key For Refreshing your file list is Cntrl - E

UPLOAD SLOTS

Specify the amount of Upload Slots
I.e.) The number of Uploads From you to a user at One time.

Important Please Note
On a 384k line - Open 1 slot
On a 512k line - Open 1 slot
On a 1meg line - Open 1 - 2 Slots
On a 4meg line - Open 2 - 3 slots
On a 8meg / 10meg Open 6 - 8 slots
Small upload slots – the default is 3 and set to 512kb
Optional - allow incomplete partial downloads an extra slot No
APPEARANCE
Various Diff Appearance Settings Such As Font Size Change
User List Colours Etc...

SOUNDS

If you’d like to enable sounds, so if you get a p.m. your pc beeps etc.

TOOLBAR

You can Change or Remove certain Default Toolbar Icons.

WINDOWS


Tick Favorite Hubs, Leave all others un ticked

Window Options

Diff. Options to Open P.M in own window
Open P.M from Bots in Separate window
Open P.M from the hub in separate window

At The Bottom Personal Preference

TABS on top Selected



LOGS


Here you can enable personal log files for diff parts of the hubs goings on,

SECURITY

Here you can set TLS (Protection)
Untick

TO BE CTD ... 2nd Post

Pt . 2

ADVANCED

Auto away on Minimize (Tick)
Auto Follow Directs (Tick)
Clear Search Box after Each Search (Tick)
Remove Forbidden Files (Kazza etc. (Tick)
Install Url Handler (Tick) allows you to follow links in the hub posted
Install Magnet Url Handler (Tick)
Don’t Delete File Lists on Exit (Tick)
Automatically Disconnect Users Who Leave the hub (Tick)
Don’t Send Away Messages to bots (Tick)
Accept Custom User Commands from hub (Tick)
Use Cntrl for line history (Tick)
Ask For magnet Action (Tick)
Use Fast Hashing Method (Tick)
Allow NAT Transversal for passive users (Tick)
Save Settings window state (Tick)
Auto Switch Search Type to TTH (Tick)

WINAMP ANNOUNCE MESSAGE (Explained in more detail Below)

This will display Your Song title in the hub if you type type /winamp or, for other players : /w or /itunes or /wmp or /mpc in the main chat
eg. /me Is Dancing To %[title] %[album] # %[percent] @ %[bitrate] :music:

RADIO SERVICE STREAMING
Listen to BAPH CoF Radio :music: http://thehub.activedns.co.za:8000/cof2.ogg add .m3u at the end of url to download playlist file or Cptn Chaos http://thehub.activedns.co.za:8000/cof.ogg

EXPERTS ONLY

WEBSERVER – Very Limited at Present
However if you forward a port you can axcess your download queue in your browser
Basic web interface.

Here you can set your socket read buffer and write to disk buffer as well as the buffer or chunk size, to be written at a time.

Search History, Pm History, Max Compression / Download attempts per second / Search interval
Plus extras can be set here.
I Recommend default settings for all.

User Commands

This Will Be specified by Ptokax Hub Soft

Fake Detector

Numerous options, to see if a user is Hiding Share / Numerous Conn Timeouts etc.
Display Cheats in Main chat.
If you get a message saying Cheating User found, 10 x timeout (Pm ops with Username, so we can sort out his connection issues)

CLIENTS – If you have multiple diff. versions of Apexdc running (For Dev.’s)
PARAMS – Set Diff Parameters for Users
ACTION AND RAW - I’ve yet to find out (lol)

ICONS AND WHAT THEY MEAN
thanks Phrozin Smile




1/8th megabyte = 1 megabit == 128 kB/s = 1024 kilobits

1.1 Warning Icon - 5 kilobits (0 <1> 640 kB/s)

2.1 Modem / ISDN
2.2 Cable / DSL
2.3 Wireless
2.4 LAN (T1) / LAN (T3)

3.1 Admin / OP
3.2 Red Mine - User has uploaded at constant 100kB/s or above
3.3 User is on a LAN
3.4 Question Mark - No connection info

4.1 Green Check - You have communicated with the user. Can appear over any user (exchanged file lists)
4.2 Red Wall - User is passive or not connectable
4.3 Dimmed Icon - User is away. Can appear over any other user icon
4.4 User is using Net Limiter

The user icons, that are pale, are users who are in Away Mode;
The user icons, that are without a green tick, are users who you haven't downloaded their ( hub users ) sharelist
These user icons, that do have a green tick, are users who you've downloaded/or checked their ( hub users ) sharelist

PLUGIN SUPPORT

Download Latest Plugins
http://www.quickshare.co.za/files/4t...ugins.rar.html

To Install In Apexdc Click Settings / Plugins ... Install From There, and configure.

The Plugins are 32 bit as well as 64 bit Version's.

MediaPlayers.dll - Plugin enables your client to have a media playbar, on the top right, To control Audio playback from winamp / foobar etc Vol UP / Vol Down / Play / Stop / Pause / Skip are featured.
I use it quite a lot my playlist in foobar is on random, so instead of minimizing apexdc, changing track to next random song, in foobar, i am able to do that in Apexdc Smile

DISPLAY Music for the Soul : Depeche Mode - Walking in my Shoes at 128kbps

Users can customise media information message to be displayed. Click
File > Settings > Advanced > bottom right, customise the Winamp box. To announce media information, type /w

For other players to announce in the main chat, you need the media player plug-in.

Latest plugins that are compatible with ApexDC++ 1.4.3 can be downloaded from our downloads page

Installing these plugins, allows you to announce the song you are playing in the main chat, as well as allow the control of specified media players direct in Apexdc++ via a media toolbar:

Media players supported and tested is as follows:
1. Native windows media player v9+
2. Foobar2000_v1.0.1 with added foo_winamp_spam.dll-plugin(this will emulate it as winamp)
3. Winamp
4. The KM Player (extra notes below)

Plugin required - MediaPlayers.dll
Available in both 32bit and 64bit.

Extract files to ApexDC++ install folder (win7(x64):C:\Program Files\ApexDC++\)

After extracting the plugins, install them : File > Settings > Plugins

Extra notes:

For Foobar, install the appropriate plugin <in>. Use winamp settings - foobar plugin emulates this.

If plugin is installed correctly you will now have a Media Player Plugin.
Click on it and select the 'config' tab.

In settings you will get 3 players that u can use and announce what you are listening to.
There is an extra setting 'Media Bar Settings' - tick to get the media toolbar in Apex and select your player (foobar users please select winamp if you have the 'foo_winamp_spam.dll' plugin installed in your Foobar player (see notes under foobar folder).

KM Player (additional settings)
VIP note - when you install KM Player, an option to “install winamp plugin” would appear. If this setting was NOT selected during install, you need to reinstall KM Player and select the winamp plugin support.

LuaPlugin.dll - Plugin used so Apexdc is more compatible with lua programming language.

BOTS AND SCRIPTS

Enhancements are present on the hub

DEMONKNIGHT - He Is our main Hub Bot - Any new releases that users have posted, or any important information, that is sent will appear via a Demonknight tab, To Obtain Your Allowed Commands Pm +help to Demonknight

SERIES BOT - By typing +next followed by a space and any series name and enter, will bring up results, to when the next Episode of the series will be aired, same can be done with +last followed by space and series name.

USER ACTION BOT - Right Click a nick, or the hub tab in main chat, then select User Actions > Attack (For a bit of Fun)
There are also DO" Actions eg. Baphomet Gulps Down An Ice Cold one, by selecting "Beer" in Do Commands.
Insults / Modern / Medieval / Can Be Directed at a user.
SPELLS - If you not careful and misbehave, we can cast a fun spell on you,
anything from a chicken to a crazy frog!!

Hub Commands entered in Main chat

/r- shows your personal ratio on the hub

/w - shows the song you currently listening to

/g and search string - opens browser and search with google

/h - shows you the commands available to you

/i imdbq (where imdbq is name of the movie or series) - search from IMDB database

/showjoins - enable/disable show joins & parts in mainchat

/away msg (where msg is your personal message) - enable/disable away mode

/ut - Shows Hub Uptime

/stats – Shows your stats Your Pc uptime etc

HOW TO ADD A NEW RELEASE

File > Open Own List (A folder listing of your files will open)
In folder on the left find file you want to post a new release of. In right hand window, right click file and select copy > select copy magnet link to Clipboard.
In main chat tab and right click The Hub Tab. Select User Commands
Select DaemonKnight and a new menu will pop up. Select Get Req/Release Command.

A message in main chat will state Req Commands been sent to Client.
Right Click The Hub Tab again and Select User Commands. At the bottom below DaemonKnight, select Request/Releases. Select Add New Release - pop up will give options as to what type of release. Select type and box will open where you paste your magnet link copied earlier.
Done

Please rename the files you are releasing with the Int. Standard Release Name's

And Finally...

If you get a PM from Daemon Knight, MOTD (message of the day) and Admin or one of the Ops, please read it and follow the instructions and advice. We would like you to think of it as a rule book. We value your input so any suggestions to improve the hub would be welcomed. PM an Admin or Ops.



WRITTEN AND COMPILED BY BAPHOMET

http://www.circle-of-fire.co.za

thehub.activedns.co.za:616


JOIN THE HUB, YOU WON”T REGRET IT

Website :-
http://www.circle-of-fire.co.za

Hub Address :-
thehub.activedns.co.za:616

Thanks Moogle!

Seems, the seacom break has been restored, lots of users have been reconnected on the hub, so now is a perfect time to join, 52Tb's* usually on line, Mw2 Server for the killing type, and a lot of fun to be had by all.

Come on folks, invite your friends and their friends and their friends friends and make the hub even bigger and better than before. Come join us if you haven't done so yet. We are currently running at 70TB for the month and month end isn't even in sight yet.

Have look, see what we are all about, from social interaction in main chat to our dedicated gaming chat room where anything gaming related can he debated to our Modern Warfare 2 AlterIW server being online most nights, simply search for COF MW2 Server.

Have a look let us know what you think and let our friendly OPS help you with setting up for the use of the hub

Catch you on the hub,
Cpt_Chaos

Good day I would like to know if there are still dc++ servers available in SA

PurpleSnow said:

Good day I would like to know if there are still dc++ servers available in SA

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