The final part of the series brings together the settings that affect reachability and source discovery. Keep your notes from the first two parts so that you can undo a change that does not help.
Use moderate connection limits
The original guide recommended a specific range of source limits. A suitable value depends on the client, computer, router and network conditions. Extremely high limits can make a modest router less reliable without helping the file you want.
Begin with reasonable defaults. Observe whether the network remains stable and whether transfers actually improve before making another change.
Allow the selected ports
Check which TCP and UDP ports eMule is using. Your operating-system rule and any router forwarding need to match those values and the correct destination computer.
A router adds another step, and two layers of routing or provider-side NAT can add more. Keep the firewall enabled and follow the port and firewall guide rather than applying a broad exception to unrelated services.
Choose a maintained server list
The old article recommended server names that belonged to its period. Familiarity is not evidence that an old address is still current. Use a maintained list and inspect an entry's address and port before connecting.
Low ping can make a server responsive, but it does not measure how quickly another peer will upload a file to you. Discovery and file transfer are different jobs. The server.met guide explains how to update the list.
Read comments without treating them as proof
Comments can help identify misleading or damaged files. Combine them with the file type, size and trustworthy publisher information. Modified clients may offer different features, but a claim that one build is universally fastest should be treated cautiously.
Share deliberately and allow time
The original author encouraged keeping completed files available for other users. That helps explain the community model, but you should share only content you are entitled to distribute and only from directories you intended to expose.
Repeatedly switching servers is not a dependable way to repair a queue or create a complete source. Inspect completeness, network status and availability first. For a practical order of checks, see why downloads wait.
English edition of the original article by Daniel. Fixed server names and one-size-fits-all tuning values have been replaced with current checks.