Sharing my Files

[John Norden]

Downloaded and installed SoulseekQt build 2024.2.1 about a week ago.

Have downloaded many files, but no-one appears to be downloading any of my library.

I have set File Sharing to D:/My Music where all mt music files are, and have set it to Everyone.
However all my music is in sub-folders of the artists. Most of these artist folders also have sub-folders for each of the artist's albums.

Does my permission of D:/My Music also include the sub-folders?

BTW, on this forum, is there a search feature to help prevent repeating posts of the same problem?

[Duke Pukem]

Hey John,

My folder structure matches yours, and people download fine, is your port open?

[John Norden]

Thanks Duke
I've now set my open ports to 60249 - 60250.
But checking the ports via Soulseek's Options, still says the port is closed.

[Duke Pukem]

Are you on Windows? Are you using VPN? Their is ss version 2024.6.30 available also.

[John Norden]

Windows 11 (64bit).
No VPN.
v2024.6.30 is not on the Downloads page.

[Duke Pukem]

v2024.6.30 is under top news story:

"New build fixes broken timers with various international locales"

I had to change Port to above 3**** about 30 times until I got an open port.

[John Norden]

Thanks Duke.
I've now installed  v2024.6.30 (64bit), altered the opened listening ports accordingly, but still Soulseek says they are not open.
I believe I've correctly followed the Open Ports instructions for my TP-Link Archer AX55.
Not sure what I'm missing.
Searching and downloading is still OK.

[MELERIX]

maybe you router does not have enabled the UPNP feature.

or maybe your ISP uses CGNAT.

[John Norden]

NAT and UPnP are enabled (with the correct ports open).

However my isp does use CGNAT.
Not sure if I can add an exception or whether I need to ask them to remove it completely.

Waiting for their response.