5. What! the Search still isnt working?

Okey! so now you have done your Registering  and got a tag but still you cannot search !


Which just frankly drives you crazy and make you wanna slap someone :D


This could be a problem because of following  reasons:


1. The Firewall


Turn off your firewall for god's sake!


2. Passive Mode = Bad , Active Mode = Good

Active mode and Passive mode are two different connection methods that determine how you connect to other users, in order to download files.

Passive mode is the simplest mode to use and should work under almost all circumstances. This simplicity comes at a price though. Passive mode has limitations in connectivity (passive users cannot connect to other passive users) and also causes strain on hubs as all passive mode communication must go through the hub. This mode is therefore a compatibility mode and should only ever be used if you cannot use active mode.

Active method is the "standard" way of connecting to others but depending on your network topology, it may be difficult to enable. This will be covered in a later section.

for a more detailed explaination, Please follow this link

If you are NOT behind a router:

• Select the Direct Connection radio button in ApexDC++ connection settings
• Allow ApexDC++ in your software firewall (it should have prompted you when launched)
• Test active mode by searching/ obtaining file-list and downloading. 

 Try and mimic this screen shot





If you are behind a router:

• First you need to use portforward.com to look up your router's model number, which should help you forward ports for ApexDC++
• Specify a different port for TCP, UDP and TLS (Select a number between 1024 - 65535). If you wish, TCP and UDP can utilise the same port, but you must ensure the router forwards both TCP and UDP.
• When you have forwared the ports above on the router, open up ApexDC++ and go to Settings -> Connection settings. Select "Firewall with manual port forwarding". In the port fields, enter the port number that you are forwarding on the router.
• Press "Get IP Address" to automatically insert your IP. Please note: If you're IP changes, you're best checking the "Auto-update IP" feature
• Restart ApexDC++ and you should be able to connect properly.

Try and mimic this screenshot:







For a different guide to port forwarding you can also see :


Softwareking's  Blogspot.

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