locoguru

darn! now I'm torn between my usual method of 'if it works, don't mess with it' and your suggestion that 11112 may not be a good idea for some reason. Guess I'll check into it further! lol

now I feel like an idiot!! But I took your advice about changing colors (not red and green, thank you) but changed color for passive mode users so they're easy to spot. Very good suggestion :)

okay... I have my fingers X'd for a MUCH earlier date, but guys, my birthday is June 24th. If I can't have it before then, it would make a nice birthday present! :D

a word about portforwarding: you actually only need to forward one port thru your router or firewall, personally I use port 11112 for both upd and tcp. I set this in connection setting for the program and I set it up in my router. Since I often host two hubs as well as op or admin in several others, I was surprised to find that this really was adequate for the program. But since I do all of this AND have been using this program successfully with those settings for several months, I am now quite confident in it. as always, [PWDC-Support] (in TGO hub) Locoguru True, your external ip is up to your provider as to how often and when it changes. Mine won't usually change as long as I'm online, but if I do shut down, my first stop when I reboot is whatsmyip.org and I enter it manually in the program. There are some other solutions but I find that the most reliable.

There is a very simple fix for the program picking up your internal ip: Simpley check the box ' do not allow hub/UPnP to override. I'm sorry you didn't see it w/ all the settings there are in this highly customizable program. But it is right there in connection settings. Locoguru

okay peeps, I love the 'window dressing' but frankly, the icon could be a square black box.... it's the guts of the program that interests me. I own a couple of hubs and am active in many more, including TGO. where I'm doing PWDC support. I'm hoping Apex DC is going to make my job easier and faster. However, it is nice to know that the mainchat screen won't blind me! Keep up the good work and don't consider this criticism Loco p.s. how do I get rid of that newbie icon??? I'm not new to any of this! lol :lol: