Azureus4eCS Setup Guide

This is a short description based on some screenshots so everybody should be able to follow the instructions.

If you read this file I assume you already installed the application with the supplied instos2.cmd file. This script created the desktop icons (if it was allowed to do so) and an additional startos2.cmd file which is used to start Azureus.

1. The warning...

You might see the following window before all setup steps that are described below are completed.
Do NOT install an "Core Azureus Version" Update EVER!!!
Just click on the "Cancel" or "Abbrechen" button to close the window without installing the update. It's not possible to use the regular Azureus-Updates as those can't be started with Java 1.4.x which is at the moment (2007) the most recent Java Runtime Environment available on eComStation (eCS) and OS/2.


2. Basic Azureus configuration...

To start Azureus you can click on the created Azureus Icon or by manually starting startos2.cmd from the commandline window if you have in the Azureus installation directory.

Here is the first window you'll see when Azureus is starting for the very first time. It's used to set the language for the Azureus-GUI. Just select the language you would like to use. The system should automatically choose the correct default.

After you selected your prefered language and clicked the "Next" button you'll get the following window.
Later you are still able to try other Azureus settings, so just leave the default "Beginner" selection and continue by clicking again "Next".

In this dialog you are asked about your Internet connection speed. Select a setting reflecting your current connection or something that's close to what you have. You can modify it later in more detail.
After you made your selection click the "Next" button.

Now we get to the most important setting. You have to specify a port that can be accessed from the internet. If you have an standalone hardware router (e.g. AVM FritzBox) or a computer running a dailin software with integrated NAT (e.g. ISDNPM 3.x) or some personal firewall (e.g. InJoy Firewall or the AIX based eCS Firewall) you need to open this port (range of ports in a row).

Here are example lines for the ISDNPM configuration file as I used it here.
I've opened a range of incoming ports between 7951-7999 (can be smaller) for TCP packages (2nd line) and only port 7951 also for UDP packages (3rd line). Those ports are mapped to the computer with the IP address 192.168.27.4 (if it's the same computer that's running ISDNPM you replace it with 127.0.0.1).

		# Open incoming ports (TCP=6 / UDP=17) for Bittorrent services (Azureus Test)
		MasquerEntry    : 0.0.0.0,0,7951-7999,192.168.27.4,7951,6
		MasquerEntry    : 0.0.0.0,0,7951,192.168.27.4,7951,17
	

You can check if the given port or the port you entered is working by clicking the "Test" button (you can change the port later). When you are ready continue by clicking the "Next" button.

In the following dialog you are able to specify a location where the downloaded files are stored. I recommend to create a special download location for *.torrent files like "C:\DOWNLOADS\AZUREUS\TORRENTS".
Click "Next" when you are ready.

Then you have completed the first part of the configuration. Click the "Close" button to continue.

Finally you see the Azureus main window with it's welcome screen.


3. Disabling Azureus automatic updates and plugin settings...

You should have seen the update window (see below) by now and I hope you did click the "Cancel"/"Abbrechen" button!

Finally you have to open the Azureus configuration dialog by opening the "Tools" menu and clicking on "Options..." as you can see below.

First you have to click on "Plugin" within the left tree selections (see marked text on the left). Then you'll see the screen shown below which shows all available and active plugins.

You now have to disable two of the plugins by removing the mark from the checkbox.
These plugins are:

  1. Core Patcher (level=2)
  2. and
  3. Core Updater
Below you see how it should look like when you've disabled the plugins!

Finally you also need to disable the automatic update checker.
This setting is hidden inside the "Interface" --> "Start" page. You first need to click on the + sign to see the sub-page "Start" which you need to select (see below).
There you need to disable

  1. Check for latest version when Azureus starts
  2. and
  3. Check for latest version periodically
Below you see how it should look like when you've disabled the plugins!

Now click on the "Save" button at the bottom left corner and close Azureus (File --> Exit).
When you start Azureus again it shouldn't search for updates any more and you can add torrent files using the open dialog where you can paste links to torrent files or open *.torrent files on your harddrive.

You might want to optimize other settings from the configuration like the directories specified at the "Files" section.

Have fun!!!

There might be Java NIO related problems as this is only a "hacked" version made compatible with Java 1.4.x and is using SWTSwing to get around the SWT requirement but I hope it's usable for you.
I know this version has problems when you have multiple fast downloads but I'm not sure if it was a problem with my network configuration or a problem caused by my "hack"

Please report problems using the address you can find at my website http://www.juergen-ulbts.de/ (see contact menu item).

Juergen Ulbts