I would like to run DC++ using Starlink as my ISP.
I need a TCP and UDP port to do that, but Starlink does not support port forwarding.
Googling showed remote.it as a workaround, but I’ve been struggling with it.
I was able to install the program, but need better instructions on how to get the ports set up.
Specifically, what IP addr and port number(s) to tell DC++ to use.
I set up TCP & UDP services, but it said there was no service running on the ip addr:ports I provided.
If I set DC++ connection settings as if Starlink allowed port forwarding, the remote.it services would turn green. But it would fail when I changed DC++ settings to 127.0.0.1 and remote.it ports.
Tried to follow Google AI instructions on how to do this, but no joy.
Would appreciate any assistance or guidance to get this accomplished.
This is not a good fit for remote.it, remote.it is for securely remotely accessing your private stuff behind starlink not providing public access ports for the random internet.
User stuartj is partially correct in his assessment of DC++.
I say partially because many users are passive due to it being extra work to go active.
Passive users can u/l or d/l only to/from active users, significantly reducing their user pool.
“Serious” DC++ users are active – going passive is a limp-along solution.
Also, I found several articles on using remote.it to set up TCP/UDP ports.
So apparently (hopefully!) it *IS* a fit if I can just figure out how to do it.
I am using the Remote.it Application on Windows 11.
I set up the TCP and UDP services following on-line instructions.
I would normally connect DC++ as follows:
My IP addr: 192.168.1.169
TCP port: 1406
UDP port: 1407
The resulting remote.it local endpoints were:
bobs-hp-laptop-tcp-for-dc.at.remote.it:1406
bobs-hp-laptop-udp-for-dc.at.remote.it:33000
I then changed the DC++ connections to:
IP addr: 127.0.0.1
TCP port: 1406
UDP port: 33000
No joy – no search results in DC++, which means Active is not working
Both remote.it connections say … Idle - Connect on demand
Am I missing a step to connect the services?
Remote.it will target a machine/ports inside, so the question is who is on the other side of your link? Its not the public internet, this just creates a endpoint from one local network to another local network. There is actually no public accessible space here.
Its starlink port forwarding in the sense you can access your stuff behind starlink, but this is a secure tunnel that endpoints on your local network, it doesn’t off public access to your internal starlink network.
bob, lots of people used to do this but it was abused so hard that was removed from most products, I know mulvad vpn removed theirs. But it is possible Proton VPN still has their port forwarding feature.