eMule was one of the benchmarks and undisputed protagonist of the P2P download era in the early years of the 2000s. Through this application, millions of users from all over the world got used to sharing and downloading files through of the eDonkey networks. Although there are currently many alternatives and it no longer has the popularity of yesteryear, it is still used. In order for it to function correctly, it will be necessary to add and update its servers.
The proper functioning of the servers is essential when exchanging files and P2P downloads . That is why updating the eMule servers is a task that we must carry out with some regularity, so they must be renewed from time to time, since they can become obsolete over time or they can be used to try to add viruses or malware to our computer. Hence the importance of a regular update.
To start, it is important to have eMule installed on our computer, so if we don’t have it yet, we must download it for free from its official website . Once we install it, by default it incorporates some default servers, which we must change for some more current ones.
server list
As we have mentioned, despite the fact that eMule has its own default server list, it is important that we keep it updated, not only because they may not work, but also because they can become a source of viruses hidden through malicious files in the downloads or documents that are shared with this program. However, as this is an increasingly obsolete program, there are currently very few lists that are still up to date and working. That is why it is possible that something that works today will no longer work tomorrow.
- eMule Security / IP: 80.208.228.241 / Port: 8369
- GrupoTS Server / IP: 46.105.126.71 / Port: 4661
- !! Sharing-Devils No.1!! / IP: 91.208.184.143 / Port: 4232
- !! Sharing-Devils No.2!! / IP: 94.23.97.30 / Port: 4245
- La Cosa Nostra / IP: 94.23.97.30 / Port: 4242
A peculiarity that eMule services have is that they give priority to users , so that those who upload a greater number of files will be the ones that are allowed to download the most. Once we have a list of servers to choose from, we will proceed to see how we can add them and keep them updated.
Add and remove servers
eMule is a program that has the ability to add, remove and update your servers. To do this, when we have them installed we can try them to perform any download. Manually through a few simple steps we can make a correct configuration of the servers so that we do not have network problems or when sharing and downloading files.
To add servers manually we must click on the “Preferences” button that we find in the upper right part of your toolbar. This will open a new window where we must click on “Server” in the left column and check the “Secure connection” box. Click on Apply and OK to save the changes.
Now in the list of servers we are going to eliminate all the servers that are included and that we are not going to need. To do this, we right-click, which will bring up a context menu where we will choose the “Delete all servers” option.
Later on the right side, we must enter the IP address, port and name of the server . In the “Activate server.met from URL” section we can add “http://www.gruk.org/server.met” or “http://edk.peerates.net/servers.met” and click on the “Add List” button.
We must carry out this step with all the eMule servers that we want to have available, repeating the previous steps.
Update eMule servers
Once we have eliminated the servers that do not interest us and we have added all the necessary ones, we have two ways to keep them updated. This is something that we can do manually by ourselves or automatically, the application taking care of doing it periodically, once we have made a few small configuration options.
automatically
As soon as we have added all the eMule servers we can make them update automatically. To do this we must follow the following steps.
We click on the “Preferences” and “Server” section. Next, we mark the following options:
- Auto-update server list on startup.
- Low ID intelligent control when connecting.
- Use priority system.
- Assign high priority to manually added servers.
Next, click on the “Edit” button in the “Auto-update server lists at startup” section.
This will open a sheet of Notepad where we must enter the following address
http://sites.google.com/site/ircemulespanish/descargas-2/server.met
We save the changes and close the application. Then click on Apply and OK in the Preferences tab to exit.
Update manually
If we prefer to update eMule manually, the process is equally simple. To do this, from its main page, we go to the right of the server panel and just below the section “Update servet.met from URL” click on the “Update” button.
Subsequently, we click on one of the servers in the list with the right mouse button and within the context menu we go to the “Property” option and choose “High” .
Finally, we click on the “Preferences” icon and select “Connection” and select the “Reconnect when connection is lost” box, which we find at the bottom of the screen.
Keep the download list up to date
In order to always have the best experience when using eMule, it is important to keep it updated on a regular basis. Along with this, it is also recommended to keep security filters active to keep the list of downloads updated.
From the main window of the program, click on the “Preferences” button and click on the “Security“ option. Now on the right side, above, we check the “Filter servers” box. Later, in the Update from URL section, we introduce one of these two addresses:
http://emling.net23.net/ipfilter.zip http://sites.google.com/site/ircemulespanish/descargas-2/ipfilter.zip
Once entered, click on the “Load” button. Through these addresses, the program will take care of filtering the malicious servers so that they cannot pass viruses or malware to our computer.
Finally, click on Apply and OK to save the changes and close the Preferences window.
Problems connecting? check the ports
In the event that we have the updated list of servers and we have connection problems, it will surely be because we do not have the router ports open. To do this, we must first know what ports the program uses and then configure them. To do this we must click on the “Preferences” and “Connection” button. Here we note the numbers that appear in TCP and UDP, which are the ports used by eMule.
Later we must open our browser and put in the address 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 and press Enter to enter the configuration menu of our router. Possibly our provider asks us for a username and/or password. Once inside we must look for a section called port forwarding, virtual server or Share games and applications, where we must create a new rule or new virtual server. Here we must put the number one of the eMule ports (TCP or UDP) as the initial and final port, while in port type the TCP or UDP value. As destination IP our local IP address, as well as a name to the description.
It should be noted that each brand and model of router has an administration panel structured in a different way, so the names may vary. If we have carried out the steps correctly, we should not detect connection problems, beyond the fact that the servers are down.