@Lord of the Rings
The error.log below (from 2019-04-09):
Code:
java.io.IOException: bad domain name: '' at 18
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.readName(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.JmDNS$SocketListener.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
java.io.IOException: bad domain name: '' at 18
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.readName(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.JmDNS$SocketListener.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
java.io.IOException: bad domain name: '' at 18
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.readName(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.JmDNS$SocketListener.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
java.io.IOException: bad domain name: '' at 18
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.readName(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.JmDNS$SocketListener.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
java.io.IOException: bad domain name: '' at 18
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.readName(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.JmDNS$SocketListener.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
java.io.IOException: bad domain name: '' at 13
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.readName(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.DNSIncoming.<init>(Unknown Source)
at javax.jmdns.JmDNS$SocketListener.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
As I am typing these lines I have turbo-charged connection (as shown in the screen-shots uploaded above). I still cannot get why version 5.6.5.0 connects while version 5.6.6.0 does not connect (on my machine).
For the time being I have no time for port forwarding.
I have Windows 8 and I have disabled all updates long time ago so no update should have caused the problem.
As for Ares- I have read that the non-SourceForge versions are adware (bundled installers).
If I have anything new to say I will post here again.
Thank you for all your help.